Resume (PDF)
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.S. in Cartography/GIS (Honors), Anthropology, and a Certificate in Archaeology
Anticipated Graduation: Spring 2022
Dean's List: Fall 2018-Present
Grade Point Average: 4.0
Senior Honors Thesis: Mapping Presidential Elections: An Empirical Analysis of Effective Design Techniques
Cartographic and Development Experience
Software Development Intern
United States Geological Survey, 2021-Present
Use JS, HTML, and CSS to develop interactive web maps and applications to meet needs of USGS scientists
Update current USGS interactive maps and applications for mobile use and address accessibility concerns
Conduct user tests using wireframes and prototype applications to improve UI/UX design
Teaching Intern
UW-Madison Department of Geography, 2021-Present
Assist in developing lecture and lab content for Intro to Cartography and Interactive Cartography courses
Teach lab section on use of GitHub and remote collaboration, preparing students for the workforce
Meet with students to debug code, reinforce cartographic design principles, and brainstorm projects
Co-Author for Interactive Cartography Textbook
University of Wisconsin-Madison Cartography Lab, 2021-Present
Collaborate with academics and other students to design an open-source interactive cartography reference manual to teach cartography, graphic design, HTML/CSS, GitHub, and JavaScript to a general audience
Cartographic Technical Writer
UN Geospatial Team and UW–Madison Cartography Lab, 2020-Present
Use the book Mapping for a Sustainable World to create GIS training materials and reference guides for a broad audience
Collaborate with other members of the UN Geospatial team to improve materials
Student Cartographer
University of Wisconsin-Madison Cartography Lab, 2020-Present
Create maps for diverse clientele using ESRI and Adobe software, OSM, Excel, and other tools as needed
Problem solve with clients to produce quality maps
Collaborate with other students and designers
Graphics Journalist
The Daily Cardinal, Fall 2020-Present
Collaborate with other student journalists to create visual stories using ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator, Tableau, and R
Follow guidelines of journalists to create supplementary graphics to assist with stories
Education Intern
Green Bay Botanical Garden, 2020
Implement the use of maps and graphics in all-age educational programs
Create scientific maps and graphics using Adobe Illustrator and QGIS
Use plain language to communicate science in Facebook Live videos
GIS Field Assistant
Swartkrans Paleoanthropology Field School, 2019
Gain real-world field experience in the physical sciences, including data cataloguing and cleaning
Use of total station technology to accurately record geographic information for future study
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Dr. Sarah Clayton and Dr. John Hawks, Anthropology, 2019-2020
Collaborate with non-cartographers to process data for maps created in QGIS and Adobe Illustrator
Synthesize archaeological field data for future research, with an emphasis on student-driven data analysis
Other Scientific/Sci-Comm Experience
Curation Intern
University of Wisconsin-Madison Departments of Anthropology, Geology, and Zoology, 2019-2020
Cross-reference databases to update catalogue records for fossils, rocks, modern bones, and casts
Edit database records for consistency; plan outreach materials to communicate science to a broad audience
Program Assistant
GreenHouse Learning Community, Fall 2019-Present
Research and plan environment and sustainability-related events for first-year students
Collaborate with other program assistants in event implementation
Foster community to create long-term relationships
Collections Intern
Neville Public Museum, Summer 2019
Plan exhibits for long-term public view
Prepare historical collections for storage with an emphasis on data collection (condition, location, history)
Collaborate with other staff to catalogue consistently
Publications
Houtman L, and R.E. Roth. 2021. Mapping for a Sustainable World: QGIS technical supplement. The University of Wisconsin Cartography Lab. Available from: github.com/uwcartlab/MappingSDGsTechnicalSupplement
Awards
Letters and Science Honors Mark Mensink Senior Honors Thesis Grant
2021-2022 Academic Year
Senior Honors Thesis: Mapping Presidential Elections: An Empirical Analysis of Effective Design Techniques
Hilldale/McPherson Eye Research Institute Undergraduate Research Grant
2021-2022 Academic Year
Senior Honors Thesis: Mapping Presidential Elections: An Empirical Analysis of Effective Design Techniques
Department of Geography Kohn Award
Spring Semester 2021
Tutorial: Mapping for a Sustainable World: QGIS technical supplement
Barbara Bartz Petchenik Award
First Place, Undergraduate Level, Spring 2021
Human Evolution in the East African Rift Valley
Barbara Bartz Petchenik Award
Second Place, Undergraduate Level, Spring 2020
Wisconsin's 2020 Democratic Primary: The Effect of COVID-19 on Voter Turnout
Skills
Web Development and Cartography
JavaScript (including Leaflet and D3 map librairies)
HTML/CSS/SCSS
FrontEnd Frameworks (Bootstrap, Vue)
ESRI Suite (ArcGIS JS API, ArcGIS Pro, AGOL, StoryMaps)
Mapbox (GL JS and Studio)
QGIS
Git/GitHub
Data Visualization and Analysis
Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
R and RStudio
Tableau
Blender
Microsoft Excel
Python