Job Placement

Earning your MGIS degree from the University of Minnesota will benefit your career and give you the opportunity to make a real difference in your chosen field. Whether you use your GIS knowledge to empower communities, plan urban transportation systems, chart evaculation paths, help the environment, increase market share, or pioneer new software applications, as a MGIS graduate, you'll always be in the company of your field's brightest minds and top achievers.
We provide a complete listing of our graduates and their current positions on this page.
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Mohsen Ahmadkhani | May 2023 | Doctoral candidate, Geography Department, University of Minnesota |
Alexander Danielson | May 2023 | GIS Specialist, City of Minneapolis |
Jake Ford | May 2023 | Job search in progress |
Rob Hendrickson | May 2023 | GIS Analyst, Community Air Monitoring Project, City of Minneapolis Health Department |
Diego Osorio | May 2023 | GIS Technician, U-Spatial, University of Minnesota |
Erik Sauer | May 2023 | Job search in progress |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Cole Anderson | May 2022 | Geospatial Analyst, Taskar Center for Accessible Technology, University of Washington, Seattle; Researcher, IPUMS, University of Minnesota |
Emily Cavazos | December 2022 | GIS Consultant, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota |
Gene Cheng | May 2022 | GIS Technician I, GeoComm, Remote |
Michael Felzan | May 2022 | GIS Analyst, RESPEC, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Tom Glancy | December 2022 | Independent GIS Consultant; Chief Technology Officer at Blue Door Quilting, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Douglas Griep | May 2022 | GIS Analyst, Sentera, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Mary Heise | December 2022 | GIS/Data Analyst Consultant, Environment and Health Site Solutions Division, Ramboll Group |
Ali Hossaini | December 2022 | STEM Optional practical training |
Megan Marsolek | December 2022 | Imagery Scientist, Department of Defense, Springfield, Virginia |
Andrew Whalen | December 2022 | Photogrammetrist/remote sensing analyst, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, St. Louis, Missouri |
Rongxuan Zhu | May 2022 | Research Analyst, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Amber Benbow | December 2021 | Business Analyst, Lions Gift of Sight, University of Minnesota |
Liang-Ting (Ryan) Chen | August 2021 | Analyst, Material Production Center, Ministry of Defense, Taiwan |
Nicole Dunn | May 2021 | GIS Consultant, Environmental Management Resources Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Maisong Francis | December 2021 | GIS Consultant, Environmental Resource Management Group, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Cecelia Issac | May 2021 | GIS Analyst, Andlinger Center for Energy & the Environment, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey |
Maggie Mills | May 2021 | Doctoral Candidate, Geography, Environment & Society, University of Minnesota Twin Cities |
Adam Null | May 2021 | GIS Developer, Boone County, Columbia, Missouri |
Lucas Rosen | December 2021 | Visiting Research Fellow, USDA-GEMS, St. Paul, Minnesota and Brookings, South Dakota |
Andrew Van Eps | May 2021 | UAV GIS Specialist and Project Manager, Sentera, Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Yijing Zhou | May 2021 | Master of Science Candidate in Computer Science, University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Meric Birol | February 2020 | GIS Technician, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Zhuo Chen | May 2020 | Professional technician, Pudong New Area Construction, Land Affairs Center, Shanghai, China |
Anders Hopkins | May 2020 | Geospatial analyst and manager, US Geological Survey, St.Paul, Minnesota |
Sarah Jones | January 2020 | Administrative Manager, Energy Management, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Xiaoran Li | May 2020 | Independent GIS consultant, Tianjin, China |
Kuan-Jui Lin | July 2020 | Survey Engineering Officer, Ministry of National Defense, South Korea |
Megan Luick | May 2020 | Geology Resource Assistant, MobilizeGreen/US Forest Service, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Travis Ornsby | May 2020 | Geospatial instructor, Esri, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Emily Ruetz | May 2020 | Programs Associate, National States Geographic Information Council, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Hannah White | May 2020 | Data management specialist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Alysha Alloway | December 2019 | Digital Transformation Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton, Richmond, Virginia |
Carly Anderson | May 2019 | Geospatial Analyst and Manager, Visible City, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Han Bao | May 2019 | Doctoral candidate, Geoinformatics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa |
Ryan Bowe | December 2019 | Quality Control Team Lead, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Discipline, Woolpert, Dayton, Ohio |
Whitney DeLong | May 2019 | Conservation Easement & Support Analyst, Lands and Minerals, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Kathy Dooley | May 2019 | Educator, Destination SPACE (Satellite Program for Aerospace-Centered Education), Asheville, North Carolina |
Brynn Johnson | December 2019 | GIS Developer, Minnesota IT Services, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Jasper Johnson | May 2019 | Artificial Intelligence Senior, Mitre Corp., Arlington, Virginia |
Alison Link | May 2019 | Geospatial data analyst, Volpe Center, US Department of Transportation, Boston, Massachusetts |
Anna McGraw | May 2019 | Geospatial Analyst II, Sentera, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Hitomi Nakamura | May 2019 | Geospatial Specialist, SWCA Environmental Consultants, Denver, Colorado |
Venkateswara Navuri | May 2019 | GIS Solutions Engineer, 3-GIS, Decatur, Alabama |
Young Shin Park | December 2019 | Research Fellow, CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program, United States |
Elise Rosengren | May 2019 | GIS Analyst, Environmental Working Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Coleman Shepard | May 2019 | Safety Data Fellow, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C. |
Galen Sjostrom | August 2019 | Transportation Program Specialist, Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Nicholas Stoterau | May 2019 | GIS Technician, ProWest, Minnesota |
Lauren Strug | December 2019 | GIS Programmer, California Center for Sustainable Communities, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) |
Erik Thorkelson | December 2019 | GIS Analyst, SRF Consulting Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Michael Wethington | May 2019 | Doctoral candidate, Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University, Long Island, New York |
Jiateng Xu |
May 2019 | Product Engineer, Research & Development Center, Esri, Beijing, China |
Zhiwei Yan | May 2019 | Master of Science candidate, Data Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Jake Arndt | May 2018 | Geospatial Imagery Data Scientist, Geographic Data Science Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee |
Rebecca Barney | May 2018 | Cartographer, Marine Chart Division, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Silver Spring, Maryland |
Kevin Ehrman-Solberg | June 2018 | Doctoral candidate, Department of Geography, Environment and Society, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Tobias Fimpel | May 2018 | GIS Analyst, Enterprise GIS, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Travis Fried | May 2018 | Research Analyst, World Research Institute, Washington, D.C. |
Jacob Hartle | May 2018 | Support Analyst, Educational Support Services Department, Esri, Redlands, California |
Lewei He | May 2018 | Geographer/GIS Professional, Kaart Group, San Francisco, California |
Nicole Helgeson | December 2018 | GIS Developer, WSB Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Rachel Hoveland | May 2018 | Data Analyst, Pheasants Forever, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Melisa Larsen | December 2018 | Independent GIS Consultant, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Cara Leitheiser | July 2018 | Web GIS Specialist, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee |
Chris Mavis | May 2018 | Hennepin County Surveyor, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Dorothy Shreve | December 2018 | GIS Analyst, Lowe Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia |
Megan Sisko | December 2018 | GIS Analyst, Minnesota Geospatial Information Office, MN.IT, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Frank Wagner | September 2018 | Cartographer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bloomington, MN |
Meng Wang | December 2018 | GIS Analyst, Newmark, San Jose, California |
Peter Wiringa | May 2018 | Computing Geospatial Analyst, U-Spatial, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Boxuan Xia | December 2018 | GIS Technician II, CBRE, Chicago, Illinois |
Josh Zoellmer | May 2018 | Geologist, Kraemer Mining and Materials, Burnsville, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Issa Al Hinai | December 2017 | GIS Deputy Manager, Muscat Municipality, Oman |
Grant Cooper | December 2017 | Bridge Data Specialist, Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Fartun Dirie | May 2017 | GIS Analyst, GIS Office, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Adam Gardner | June 2017 | GIS Specialist, City of Blaine, Minnesota |
Grace (Johnson) Cooper | August 2017 | Doctoral Candidate, Department of Geography, Environment and Society, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
Ethan Mooar | May 2017 | Realty Specialist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bloomington, Minnesota |
Jeremy Moore | March 2017 | President and Owner, Elevate GIS Solutions, Minneapolis MN and Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
Jeff Reinhart | May 2017 | GIS Application Developer, MN-IT Services, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Dylan Richardson | December 2017 | Software Engineer, Mongo DB, Minnesota |
Andrea (Samuelson) Borich | May 2017 | Groundwater Information Specialist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Mitchell Schaps | May 2017 | GIS Applications Developer, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Rachel (Stobb) Mitcavish | May 2017 | Defense Solutions Senior Product Engineer, Esri, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Julieann Swanson | June 2017 | Associate Transportation Planner, Public Works Department, City of Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Colleen Anderson | January 2016 | Cartographic Technician, Volk FieldUSGS, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin |
Sara Austin | December 2016 | Project Manager and Visualization Coordinator, Antea Group, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Sarah Belcher | May 2016 | GIS Instructor, Esri, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Robert Cahalan | December 2016 | GIS Manager, Midwest Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Michael Clementz | May 2016 | GIS Analyst, Tennant Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Andrea Eglinton | May 2016 | GIS Specialist, Wright County, Minnesota |
Daniel Heins | May 2016 | UAS Coordinator, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities |
Geovanna Hinojoza | May 2016 | Doctoral student, University of Alcala, Madrid, Spain |
Katrina (Marklevits) Stroud | May 2016 | Wildlife Biologist/GIS Specialist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Stephen Peyton | May 2016 | Frontend Engineer, Arcadia Power, Washington, D.C. |
Devon Piernot | May 2016 | Platform Configuration Engineer, Esri, Eagan, Minnesota |
Carl Reim | December 2016 | Principal Transportation Planning Analyst, Hennepin County, Medina, MN |
Sharvari Sangle | December 2016 | Senior GIS Developer/Data Engineer, SRF Consulting, Loma Linda, California |
Teran Smith | May 2016 | GIS Technician, US Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Kent Treichel | December 2016 | Assistant Director, Tax Research, Minnesota Department of Revenue, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Christopher Anderson | May 2015 | Web Application Developer, RESPEC Consulting and Services, Roseville, Minnesota |
Christopher Brink | May 2015 | GIS Production Specialist/Journeyman Cartographer, East View Geospatial, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Jason Dally | April 2015 | GIS Technician, CenterPoint Energy, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Yiren Ding | August 2015 | Graduate Student, Computer Science, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts |
David Hill | August 2015 | Student Program Advisor, Student Unions & Activities, University of Minnesota |
Shoumith Jeyakumar | May 2015 | GIS Support Analyst, Esri, Redlands, California |
Thomas Krumel | May 2015 | Assistant Professor of Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota |
M. Taylor Long | May 2015 | User Interface Designer, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York |
Ryan Mattke | May 2015 | Head of the John R. Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota |
Maureen McFarlane | December 2015 | GIS Applications Specialist, Barr Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Agata Miszczyk | May 2015 | Senior Solutions Engineer, Commercial - Logistics, Esri, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Joseph Mueller | May 2015 | GIS Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Andrew Nelson | December 2015 | Senior Geospatial Developer, Zartico, Denver, Colorado |
Joshua Orness | May 2015 | Buyer Analyst, nVent, Champlin, Minnesota |
Paul Paddock | December 2015 | Emergency Management Services (GIS), FEMA, Bloomington, Minnesota |
Kathryn Purdham | May 2015 | GIS Coordinator, Nobles County, Minnesota |
Andrew Reicks | May 2015 | GIS Specialist 2, CDM Smith, Chicago, Illinois |
Jennifer Reinke | December 2015 | Developer, Carmichael Lynch, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Kathryn Stinebaugh | May 2015 | Epidemiologist, Tuberculosis Control Unit, Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Andrew Walz | May 2015 | GIS and System Engineer, LuminFire, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Kyle Wikstrom | May 2015 | GIS Solutions Engineer, Pro-West & Associates, Walker, Minnesota |
Yiqun Xie | September 2015 | Assistant Professor, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Corey Betchwars | June 2014 | Geologic Information Specialist, Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota |
Ben Gosack | May 2014 | GIS Analyst, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, MN |
Tyler Kaebisch | December 2014 | Project Manager of Geospatial Services, Ayres Associates, Madison, Wisconsin |
Teresa Lewandowski | May 2014 | Web Application Developer, SetSight, Minneapolis, MN and LewiCool Consulting, LLC, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Yiwen Li | May 2014 | GIS Specialist, Montana Tech/Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Butte, Montana |
Yuanyuan Luo | December 2014 | Automation Engineer, Oculus, Seattle, Washington |
Fukhrudin Maalim | May 2014 | Research Fellow, National Center for Food Protection and Defense, University of Minnesota |
Chris Martin | December 2014 | Technical Account Manager, Hasura, Boston, Massachusetts |
Michael Moore | May 2014 | Web and GIS Engineer, LuminFire, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Andrew Munsch | December 2014 | GIS Analyst, University Services, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis |
Stephen Palka | May 2014 | Application Support Specialist, MN.IT/MnDOT, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Benjamin Post | June 2014 | Senior Software Engineer, Polaris Industries, Minnesota |
Jessica Sweet | May 2014 | GEOINT Analyst, Maritime Division, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC |
Molly (Wynia) McDonald | May 2014 | GIS Coordinator, City of Bloomington, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Gayatri Alapati | December 2013 | GIS Developer, VNuIT, San Diego, California |
Joshua Dunsmoor | December 2013 | GIS Programmer/Developer, Freeport-McMoRan, Phoenix, Arizona |
Mark Ellefson | December 2013 | Channel Survey Specialist, Stream Habitat Program, Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Stephen Gazdik | December 2013 | GIS Analyst, WSB, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Kari Geurts | December 2013 | GIS and IT Specialist, Forestry Division, Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Kris Johnson | December 2013 | Research Scientist, Natural Resources Research Institute, Duluth, Minnesota |
Brad Johnston | December 2013 | GIS Specialist, Carver County, Minnesota |
Patrick Liddle | June 2013 | GIS consultant, Durham, North Carolina |
Karen Majewicz | November 2013 | CIC Geospatial Project Metadata Coordinator, Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota |
Chris Matthews | December 2013 | Director of International Market Analysis, Best Buy, Richfield, Minnesota |
James McLees | January 2013 | Principal GIS Analyst, Scott County, Minnesota |
Mike Mommsen | December 2013 | Senior Software Engineer, DroneBase, Atlanta, Georgia |
Jane Mueller | December 2013 | GIS Director and 911 Coordinator, Beltrami County, Minnesota |
Weber Pires de Sa Junior | December 2013 | Business Development Executive, ENGEMAP Group, Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Stephen Shurson | December 2013 | Landscape Architect, Three Rivers Park District, Plymouth, Minnesota |
Matthew Swanson | December 2013 | Retired Hydrogeologist/Imagery & Geospatial Analyst, Minnesota |
Matt Taraldsen | May 2013 | Supervisory Meteorologist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency/MNIT, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Lucas Winzenburg | December 2013 | Editor-in-Chief, The Backpacking Journal, Berlin, Germany |
Qiushi Zhang | December 2013 | GIS Analyst, Wuhan City, China |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Jason Andersen | June 2012 | Web Developer, First Bank, Denver, Colorado |
Patrick Baldwin | December 2012 | GIS Specialist, Flat Rock Geographics, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Ben Butzow | May 2012 | GIS Application Developer, MnDOT Office of Transportation Management Systems, MnIT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul |
Tom Chambers | June 2012 | GIS Analyst, Optum Health, Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
Keith Erickson | January 2012 | Geospatial Software Engineer, Digital Globe, Golden, Colorado |
Craig Hanson | July 2012 | GIS Analyst, Data Transfer Solutions, Orlando, Florida |
Cole Kelleher | December 2012 | Cartographer and Support Coordinator, Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Michael Lau | July 2012 | Senior Product Engineer, ArcGIS Pro Scene Layers Teams, ESRI, Albany, New York |
Anthony Monsour | July 2012 | Principal GIS Analyst/GIS Developer, Scott County, Minnesota |
Alphonce Nicholaus | June 2012 | GIS Consultant, African Wildlife Foundation, Washington, D.C. |
Sean O'Brien | May 2012 | Business Operations Specialist, U.S. Bank, Twin Cities, Minnesota |
Jane Onorati | May 2012 | GIS Services Coordinator, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Youseng Park | June 2012 | Independent GIS Consultant, Seoul, Korea |
Chad Sigler | May 2012 | Investigator, Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms (ATF), St. Paul, Minnesota |
Roscoe Sopiwnik | May 2012 | Senior Environmental Scientist/GIS Specialist, Leonard Rice Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Daniel Sward | May 2012 | Facility Information Services Manager, University Services, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Zach Tagar | November 2012 | GIS Project Manager, Israeli Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel |
Zeb Thomas | August 2012 | GIS Data Systems Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Norine Wilczek | December 2012 | GIS Specialist, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Roseville, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Justin Bakken | May 2011 | GIS Senior Consultant, Environmental Resource Management (ERM), Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Jessica Campbell | May 2011 | Chief cartographer, Midwest Region, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Oregon |
Kelly Carpenter | May 2011 | GIS Specialist, Barr Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Cat Geason | May 2011 | Independent GIS consultant, Minnesota |
Tim Gladhill | December 2011 | Community Development Director, City of Stillwater, Minnesota |
Jason Gottfried | August 2011 | Senior Mobility Planner, HNTB Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Heather Hegi | May 2011 | GIS Technician, City of Golden Valley, Minnesota |
Daniel Hess | May 2011 | Independent GIS Consultant, Minnesota |
Nhu Hoang | May 2011 | E-4 Specialist, United States Army |
Thomas Juntunen | June 2011 | GIS Specialist, Polar Geospatial Center, Minneapolis, MN |
Don Kilberg | December 2011 | Senior State Program Administrator, Minnesota Dept. of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Kathryn Klatt | June 2011 | Environmental Data Technician, de maximis Data Management Solutions, St. Paul, Minnesota |
John Koenigs | December 2011 | Help Desk Representative, Cityworks, Azteca Systems, West Bend, Wisconsin |
Vikrant Krishna | March 2011 | Technical GIS Manager, National Grid Renewables, Bloomington, Minnesota |
Neha Kulkarni | August 2011 | Maps Team, Apple, San Francisco Bay Area, CA |
Matthew Lindholm | December 2011 | Admissions Director, Lake Area Discovery Center, Minnesota |
Molly Martin | May 2011 | Data Steward & App Developer, GIS Section, MNIT Services, MN DNR, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Bennett Morris | May 2011 | Geospatial Data Engineer, Built Environment Characterization Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee |
Ashley Nepp | May 2011 | GIS Lab Instructor, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Noel Peterson | May 2011 | Senior Software Development Engineer, Professional Services, Esri, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Claire Porter | April 2011 | Remote Sensing Specialist, Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota |
Kerry Ritterbusch | May 2011 | Data Quality Assurance Analyst, Dohmen Life Science Services, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Prakash Singh | January 2011 | Lead Software Engineer Digital Catalyst, Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco, California |
Kody Thurnau | December 2011 | Research Specialist/GIS Coordinator, Minnesota Housing, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Maggie Voth | May 2011 | Project Manager/Biologist, WEST Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Brian Behling | September 2010 | Senior Software Engineer, Frontsteps, Denver, Colorado |
Kyle Chester | December 2010 | Account Manager, Electric, Gas and Utilities, ESRI, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Brendan Dischinger | May 2010 | Senior GIS DBA, ASRC Federal Vistronix, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas |
Tony Drollinger | September 2010 | Senior Operations Specialist, Esri, Minnesota |
Alyssa Erickson | May 2010 | Analytics and Quality Improvement Strategy Manager, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Michael Foster | December 2010 | Carto Curaton Manager, Apple, Cupertino, California |
Sara Franck | March 2010 | Independent GIS Consultant, Minnesota |
Kami Gish | June 2010 | Business Analyst, Delta Airlines E-Commerce Team, Delta Global Staffing, Minnesota |
John Hackett | January 2010 | GIS Analyst, Minnesota Department of Transportation, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Drew Hanson | May 2010 | Associate Planner/GIS Analyst, Puget Sound Regional Council, Seattle, Washington |
Eric Hanson | December 2010 | Senior IT Specialist-GIS, Hennepin County |
Brad Herried | December 2010 | Senior Cartographer, Apple Maps, Apple, Cupertino, California |
Yaling Huang | May 2010 | Independent GIS consultant, Minneapolis, MN |
Jenny Immich | May 2010 | GIS Analyst, City of Boulder, Colorado |
Tim Jacobson | December 2010 | Engineering Manager, Frontier Communications (Remote) |
Chiu-Yi Liu | August 2010 | Project Manager, Lidar Technology Co. |
Mark Magnuson | July 2010 | Doctoral candidate, Karlstads universitet, Sweden |
Erik Olson | March 2010 | Fish and Wildlife Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service |
Greg Schulz | December 2010 | Principal GIS Analyst and Solutions Engineer, Cushman and Wakefield, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Brian Udell | January 2010 | Geospatial Manager, Sentera, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
David Zehavi | June 2010 | GIS Data Analyst, Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Nathan Aamot | May 2009 | Senior GIS Technical Lead, Optum Technology, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Clay Austin | December 2009 | Senior Software Engineer, KBR, Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
Thomas Goerger | December 2009 | Product Engineer, TransUnion, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Chacko Jacob | December 2009 | Vice President of Global Technology and Business Development, Farmers Edge, Calgary, Canada |
Rachel Jordan | December 2009 | Independent GIS Analyst, Montana |
Michael Kasel | December 2009 | Senior GIS Analyst, AudaExplore, Eagan, Minnesota |
Len Kne | April 209 | U-Spatial Director, University of Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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David Bryson | May 2008 | Senior Solutions Engineer, CartoDB, Denver, Colorado |
Elizabeth Fairley | May 2008 | Geospatial Data Seward & Metadata Custodian, Geospatial Agency, Washington DC Metro Area |
James Gonsoski | November 2008 | GIS Specialist, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, Minnesota |
Kim Gorman | December 2008 | Senior Project Manager/Operations Manager, TetraTech, Bloomington, Minnesota |
Justin Hansen | May 2008 | GIS Specialist, WSB & Associates, Minnesota |
Kevin Horne | December 2008 | GIS Analyst, Minnesota Population Center, University of Minnesota |
Erin Kees | April 2008 | Program Manager, Ancillary Programs Group, Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
James Lind | May 2008 | GIS Specialist, Barr Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Andrew Miller | December 2008 | Engineering Analyst, Dakota Electric Association, Farmington, Minnesota |
Anne Morris | January 2008 | Remediation GIS Analyst, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Andres Munoz | August 2008 | GIS Consultant, United Nations, Madrid, Spain |
Babajide Odulana | September 2008 | GIS Analyst, City of Memphis, TN |
Nicole Paripovich | June 2008 | Communications and Project Management, GIS Centre for Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland |
Zhuo (Joe) Song | January 2008 | Software Development Manager, Amazon, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Jason Thyen | August 2008 | GIS Coordinator, Maine Turnpike Authority, Portland, Maine |
Yongli Xu | August 2008 | Independent Consultant, West Lafayette, Indiana |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Sara (Dolan) Sanchez | December 2007 | Product Engineer, ESRI, Redlands, California |
Jacqueline Hamilton | January 2007 | Geologic Information Specialist, MN Geological Survey, Minnesota |
Ingibjorg Jakobsdottir | June 2007 | Senior Consultant, FTI Consulting, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Ryan Koehnen | December 2007 | Senior Software Engineer, de maximis Data Management Solutions, Inc., Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Tami Maddio | May 2007 | GIS Coordinator, IT Dept., City of Eagan, Minnesota |
Eric Marquardt | September 2007 | Senior GIS Consultant, Optum, Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
Jason Menard | March 2007 | GIS Data Analyst, Lake Superior Consulting, Bloomington, Minnesota |
Nishi Mishra | December 2007 | Principal Consultant, Locana, Seattle, Washington |
Lawrence Peters, Jr. | February 2007 | Pension Account Technician, Alews Retirement Solutions, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
Jesse Reinhardt | December 2007 | GIS Manager, GIS Office, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
Ralph Rye | December 2007 | Computer Software Professional/Consultant, Duluth, Minnesota |
Damon Sather | July 2007 | Senior GIS Analyst, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), Chicago, Illinois |
Lise Schmidt | April 2007 | Attorney, St. Paul, Minnesota |
Tom Swanson | December 2007 | Chief Enterprise Architect, Office of Innovation and Technology, City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Rebecca Vick | January 2007 | Healthcare Analyst, Research Data Assistance Center, School of Public Health, Twin Cities, Minnesota |
Paul Wickman | December 2007 | Product Director, Telecommunications, VertiGIS, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Mark Andrle | January 2006 | GIS Specialist, City of New Brighton, New Brighton, Minnesota |
Sarun Apichontrakul | October 2006 | Researcher, Geo-Informatics Center for the Development of NE Thailand, Khon Kaen University, Thailand |
Julie Beitler | May 2006 | Engineering Coordinator, CenterPoint Energy, Minnesota |
Thomas Breed | January 2006 | Software Development Engineer, Amazon Corporation, Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minnesota |
Rebecca Colwell | May 2006 | GIS Manager, Will County, Joliet, Illinois |
Hugh Dittrich | June 2006 | Senior GIS Analyst, U.S. Navy, California |
Jessica Fendos | May 2006 | GIS Supervisor, LOGIS, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Karl Hillstrom | June 2006 | GIS Specialist, Minnesota Department of Agriculture |
Eric Myott | May 2006 | GIS Analyst, Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity, University of Minnesota |
Vinay Nangia | October 2006 | Team Leader and Senior Hydrologist, International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat Prefecture, Morocco |
Ganapathy Narayanaraj | September 2006 | Visiting Scientist/Associate of the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, MCZ Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Crystal Phillips-Mustain | February 2006 | GIS Manager, City of Palm Bay, Florida |
Jim Platt | January 2006 | Conservation Data Node Manager, The Nature Conservancy, Minnesota |
Chad Riley | June 2006 | IT Manager, GIS & Software, Carver Co., Minnesota |
Jake Schwietering | May 2006 | Engineering Coordinator, CenterPoint Energy, Minnesota |
Jeff Walsh | May 2006 | Chief Technical Officer & Founder, Whirrx, Cottage Grove, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Cheyee Chen | November 2005 | Senior GIS Analyst, City of Irvine, California |
Jon Michael Engels | June 2005 | GIS Software Engineer, SSP Innovations LLC, Lakeville, Minnesota |
Peter Giencke | December 2005 | GIS Specialist, Google Inc., Mountain View, California |
John Mackiewicz | March 2005 | Senior GIS Project Manager, WSB & Associates, Minnesota |
Manjula Nandiraju | January 2005 | Business Intelligence Administrator, University of Maryland Community Medical Group, Baltimore, Maryland |
Bryan Pittman | December 2005 | GIS Specialist, WSB Engineering, Golden Valley, Minnesota |
Jindong Wu | October 2005 | Assistant Professor of Geography, California State University, Fullerton |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Andrea Bergman | May 2004 | IT Supervisor, MN-IT Services partnering with the MN Department of Natural Resources (Ecological & Water Resources and Enforcement Divisions), Minnesota |
Robert Bowen | June 2004 | Professor of Physiology, Truett McConnell University, Georgia |
Marcelle Caturia | July 2004 | Geographer, U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center, Denver, Colorado |
Hsin-Fang Chang | August 2004 | GIS Analyst, Academia Sinica, Taiwan |
Jeffery Coate | April 2004 | GIS Administrator/Web Developer, 3M Transportation Safety Division, Minnesota |
Jessica Deegan | August 2004 | Grant Compliance Manager, City of St. Paul, Minnesota |
Stephan Dunning | February 2004 | Senior Program Director, Optum Labs, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Richard Morey | October 2004 | Assistant Director (Retired), Surveying and Mapping Section, Office of Land Management, Minnesota Dept. of Transportation |
Brian Mueller | September 2004 | GIS Analyst, Bureau of Land Management, Montana |
Viju Thomas | Project Manager, AGCO Corporation, Newton, Kansas | |
Matthew Vavra | August 2004 | GIS/Natural Resources Specialist, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Colorado |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Geoffrey Holden | December 2003 | Forest GIS Coordinator and Resource Information Manager, USDA Forest Service, New Mexico |
Shane Pittman | September 2003 | Supervisor, Spatial Data, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, British Columbia |
Michael Plante | September 2003 | Lead Hydrogeologist, Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota |
Sanjay Rane | August 2003 | Head of Information Management & Analysis Unit, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Gaziantep, Turkey |
Xiaoting Sun | October 2003 | Independent GIS Consultant, Minnesota |
Suteera Wiseskul | February 2003 | GIS Specialist, National Pollution Control Agency of Thailand |
Fei Yuan | July 2003 | Professor of Geography, Mankato State University, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Nathan Heinert | December 2002 | Senior Forecaster/Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Bismarck, North Dakota |
Wesley Hellevik | February 2002 | Technology Coordinator, City of Waseca, Minnesota |
Fuad Hudali | December 2002 | Head of Information and Operations Services Unit, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Regional Office for the Syria Crisis, Jordan |
Amy Jeu | September 2002 | GeoScience College Laboratory Technician & Adjunct Lecturer, Dept. of Geography, Hunter College, New York |
Vijay Nangia | July 2002 | Senior Director, Advanced Analytics and Supply Chain Monitoring, Indigo, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Joel Nelson | June 2002 | Information Technology Specialist – GIS, Soil and Landscape Analysis Lab, Dept. of Soil, Water, & Climate, University of Minnesota |
Karin van Ewijk | December 2002 | Data Scientist, Lim Geomatics Inc., Ottawa, Canada |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Dax Bennett | February 2001 | Ryan Media, Minnesota |
Jay Bennett | July 2001 | GIS Programmer/Analyst, Center Point Energy Minnegasco, Minnesota |
Brian Fischer | May 2001 | Vice President and Senior GIS Project Manager, Houston Engineering, Minnesota |
Wei-Hsin Fu | June 2001 | GIS Specialist/Lab Instructor, Carleton College, Minnesota |
Blaine Hackett | June 2001 | Director of GIS Business Development, RESPEC Consulting, Roseville, Minnesota |
Andrea Swansby | August 2001 | Director of Information, Financial planning firm, Wisconsin |
Nancy Wiens | May 2001 | GIS Specialist, Center Point Energy Minnegasco, Minnesota |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Victor Barnett | May 2000 | GIS Specialist for Computer Aided Dispatch & NG 9-1-1 Data, Ramsey County, Minnesota |
Shandy Bittle | May 2000 | State GIS Specialist, USDA/NRCS, Nebraska |
Todd Brenningmeyer | May 2000 | Professor, Design & Visual Art Program, Art History, Maryville University, St. Louis, Missouri |
Aimee Donahue | June 2000 | Independent GIS Consultant, North Branch, Minnesota |
Peter Henschel | May 2000 | GIS Supervisor, Carver County, Minnesota |
Daphne Karypis | June 2000 | Impact & Communications Technology Manager, American Refugee Committee, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Jeffrey Matson | June 2000 | GIS Project Coordinator, Minneapolis Neighborhood Information System, Minnesota |
Sandra Paddock | June 2000 | Information Technology Consultant, Pearson VUE, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Jason Seifert | August 2000 | GIS Coordinator, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Juneau, Alaska |
Brian Sorbel | June 2000 | GIS Specialist, National Park Service, Alaska |
Sathyan Srinivasan | January 2000 | Senior Program Manager, Intel Corporation, Chandler, Arizona |
Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
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Sonja Johnson | December 1999 | Web Analyst/Project Manager, US Bank Corporation, Minnesota |
Aaron Timbo | December 1999 | Senior Cloud Engineer, Smart Things, Minneapolis, Minnesota |