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JOEL A. MASSELINK
e-mail: jmasselink@clarku.edu
133 Theresa Circle http://students.clarku.edu/~jmasselink
Whitinsville, MA 01588 mobile phone: +001 (774) 573-9446
EDUCATION:
Master of Arts, Geographic Information Science for Development and Environment
Clark University, Worcester, MA; Expected May 2009
• Final Project: Internship, USAID - Central African Regional Program for the Environment (CARPE)
• Curriculum: GIS and Remote Sensing Methods and Practice, Quantitative Modeling, Climate Science
and Global Environmental Change, Image Time Series Analysis, Sustainable Development Planning
• Awards: Eugene Melder Fund for Travel to Africa Award, Clark University, Spring 2008
Bachelor of Science, Geographic Science, Concentration: Applied Geographic Information Science
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA, 2005, Final Major GPA: 3.6
• Curriculum: Spatial Analysis, Remote Sensing, Cartography, Environmental Sustainability
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Software Tester, 2008 – present
Clark Labs, Worcester, MA
• Test and debug beta version of IDRISI GIS and Image Processing software.
CARPE Intern, 2008
USAID, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Designed landscape maps for Congo Basin Forest Partnership 2009 State of the Forest.
• Learned CARPE landscape program, monitoring protocol, and USAID management system.
GISDE Lab Manager, 2007 – 2008
Clark University, Worcester, MA
• Maintained lab, managed technical issues, and facilitated inter-program communication.
GIS Intern, 2007 – 2008
Tighe & Bond, Worcester, MA
• Developed GIS of utility networks for industry leader in municipal GIS services.
GIS Specialist / Database Manager, 2006-2007
NAEVA Geophysics, Inc., Charlottesville, VA
• Provided GIS services for UXO remediation and safety management activities.
• Managed database and GPS data for geophysical survey and remediation operations.
GIS Consultant, 2005
World Harvest Mission, Bundibugyo, Uganda
• Developed GIS of rural clean water sources with water engineer and district water staff.
Earth Team Volunteer, 2005
USDA NRCS, Harrisonburg, VA
• Created flood maps of Shenandoah Valley for federal and state clientele.
GIS Intern, 2004
Observera, Inc., Chantilly, VA
• Developed prototype geodatabase for geologic intelligence; funded by NGA.
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Whitinsville Christian High School Whitinsville, MA, January 12, 2009
• “Tropical Forest Biodiversity; Examples from the Congo Basin”, for Ecology class.
Clark University Worcester, MA, October 31, 2008
• Featured speaker at Department of International Development, Community, and Environment Open
House; presented “USAID’s Central African Regional Program for the Environment”.
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School Marlborough, MA, May 21, 2008
• “Geographic Information Science”; supported by Perkins IV grant for non-traditional employment.
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES / TRAINING SEMINARS:
1 st scGIS pilipinas GIS Training Seminar Palawan, Philippines, 2007
• Lectured and trained GIS users in GIS management and ArcGIS Desktop software.
31 st WEDC International Conference Kampala, Uganda, 2005
• Presented “GIS for Rural Water Supply Management” in Water Supply symposium.
GIS for Rural Water Management Training Seminar Bundibugyo, Uganda, 2005
• Trained Directorate of Water Development and water engineer staff with GIS software.

APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• GIS / Image Processing Software: IDRISI, ArcGIS Desktop, ERDAS Imagine
• Databases: MS Access, MySQL, MS Excel
• Programming: Visual Basic for Applications, PHP
• Experienced with practical remote sensing methods, time series modeling, and raster analysis.
• Experienced with vector analysis, spatial statistics and database management.
• Experienced with digitization, collection, and manipulation of spatial data from many sources.
• Familiar with conservation land use planning objectives in areas with biodiversity of global importance.
ORGANIZATION AFFILIATIONS:
• Association of American Geographers, 2008 – present
• National Geographic Society, 2004-present
• Society for Conservation GIS Member, 2007-08
• Founding Member of the Geography Club, James Madison University, 2004