Linda W. Parrish
Cartographer/GIS Specialist
Department of Geography (1990 – Present)
216D Pearson Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
(302)831-8272
parrishl@udel.edu
Linda Parrish is the GIS and cartography specialist for the
Department of Geography. As a professional member at the University
of Delaware since July 1990 she performs many responsibilities for the
Department. Linda instructs GIS classes, develops and publishes web GIS sever
applications, and supports, implements, and formulates solutions for faculty
and graduate students in their GIS activities.
Education
BA Geography, University of Delaware, Newark,
Delaware
Received: 1984
Concentration: Cartography/Graphic Arts
Specific technical expertise and skill sets:
- 12 years of experience in the Geographic
Information System field
- Proficient
with ESRI ArcGIS software, ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server
- Highly
skilled in data management,
mapping and layout design
- Practiced in varying analysis methods
- Experienced
creating and serving web map applications over internet
- Fifteen years of experience with
cartography, drafting, print design and production
- Proficient
with Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop (highly), Illustrator
(highly), InDesign (intermediate), and Flash (modest)
- Provide academic contributions to teaching
- Courses
taught, “Introduction to Geographic Information Systems”
- Workshops
taught, “Cartography in ArcGIS, Cartographers Responsibilities”
- Basic knowledge of Information Architecture
for the Web
- Ability
to hand code HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Familiarity
with application servers including Apache/Tomcat, WebSphere
- High Quality written skills
- Highly
Skilled with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Access,
PowerPoint and FrontPage
- Demonstrate excellent oral and interpersonal
skills and creative problem solving skills with proven good judgment.
- Possess the ability to manage multiple projects autonomously
while working within a team structure and deliver exceptional quality
service to all clients.
Featured
Portfolio
Produce
prototype web application the “Basin Viewer”, for ‘The Delaware Estuary
“Watershed-to-Ocean” Observing System” (DEWOOS)’, January 2008.
Designed and coordinated 1832
Map of Rhineland. Brophy, James M., Department of History, University of
Delaware, Newark, DE 2006.
Map “Wanderlust: The travels of
John Frederick Whitehead and Johann Carl Buttner in Europe prior to their
emigration to America, page 9. Grubb, Farley and Klepp, Susan E. Souls For
Sale, The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, Pennsylvania.
2006
Assisted
in development and implementation of ‘The DEOS Interactive Visualization and
Analysis System (DIVAS) Prototype’ poster at the 21st
International IIPS Conference, The American Meteorological Society 85th
AMS Annual Meeting, Jan. 10 -14, 2005.
Designed and coordinated cover art and photography in, ‘75 Years of Geography
at the University of Delaware’, John R. Mather, Mar. 2004.
Produced seven maps for ‘Journeys of Characters in Danan, China’, Tina Lu, Aug.
2003.
Produced and coordinated many maps and figures for ‘Philadelphia: Transforming
Tradition in the 21st Century’ A Pathways in Geography Resource Publication,
Peter W. Rees, Joint Meeting of the National Council for Geographic
Education and the Pennsylvania Geogrphical Socienty, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, Oct. 16-19, 2002.
Produced eight maps for ‘Silk Weavers of Kyoto, Japan’, Tamara Hareven, May,
2002.
Produced and coordinated maps and photography for ‘Arkose 'Brownstone'
Tombstone Weathering in the Northeastern USA’ T.C. Meierding, Stone Decay
Its Causes and Controls, Bernard J. Smith and Alice V. Turkinton, Proceeding
of Weathering 2000, An international symposium held in Belfast, June 26-30,
2000.
Coordianted and created figures and maps in ‘Marble Tombstone Weathering and
Air Pollution in North America’, T.C. Meierding, Annals of the Association
of American Geographers, Vol.83, No. 4, Dec. 1993.
Last updated February 17, 2008.