PELAGIC GEOMATICS LLC

Geomatics Consultant for the Maritime Sector

GIS | GPS | Remote Sensing

Maritime Archaeology | Cultural Resource Management

Professional Qualifications

Professional Certifications

  • GIS Professional (GISP), GIS Certification Institute (GISCI)
  • Certified Mapping Scientist (CMS- GIS/LIS), American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
  • Certified Mapping Technologist (CMT- Remote Sensing), American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
  • Remote Pilot Certificate- sUAS (drone rating, FAA)
  • Meets the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards (36CFR Part 61) for Architectural History and History

Education

  • Master of Professional Studies in Geographic Information Technology (M.P.S.), Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2011
  • Graduate Certificate in Remote Sensing, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2009
  • Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH, 2007
  • Master of Arts in Preservation Studies (M.A.), Boston University, Boston, MA, 1995
  • Bachelor of Arts in History (Ancient, B.A.), Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 1993

Additional Courses

  • Global Positioning System, Hocking College, Nelsonville, OH, 1998
  • Wooden Boat Surveying, International Yacht Restoration School, Newport, RI, 2002
  • Professional Photography Course, New York Institute of Photography, New York, NY, 2012

Professional Experience

GIS Director (2010 – 8/2025), Goodwin & Associates, Inc., Frederick, MD. A cultural resource management (CRM) company (terrestrial and maritime archaeology, architectural history, historic preservation)

  • Supervised a team of seven GIS specialists and provided support and GIS training for six marine archaeologists and geoscientists
  • Provided geomatics support for maritime archaeology projects associated with offshore wind farms, offshore pipelines and coastal restoration projects- including high resolution geophysical surveys (side scan sonar, multibeam echosounder, magnetometer, and subbottom profiler data)
  • Acquired, processed, analyzed, managed and mapped spatial data related to cultural resource management compliance projects for energy, communication, utilities, transportation, construction and military sector clients
  • Conducted terrain, imagery and spatial analysis for archaeology projects, including viewshed and predictive models
  • Improved performance and efficiency via spatial database design, data modeling, scripting, and WebGIS development
  • Provided GPS and field data collection support for field crews and conducted lidar scanning projects
  • Developed and implemented geographic information systems for clients and provided on-site training
  • Assisted law enforcement agencies with analyzing satellite imagery for successful cold case investigations

Adjunct Instructor (2018 – Present), University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD.

  • Developed and taught the following hybrid courses within the GIS graduate program: Introduction to Satellite Image Analysis, Geospatial Technology for Cultural Resource Management, Geospatial Technology for Field Data Collection

Adjunct Instructor (2010 – 2016), Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

  • Developed and taught the following online courses within the remote sensing graduate program: Remote Sensing for Archaeology, Introduction to Photogrammetry and GPS, and Introduction to Radar (Synthetic Aperture Radar- SAR) and Lidar

GIS and Remote Sensing Specialist (2007 – 2009) Cultural Site Research and Management, Inc., Baltimore, MD.

  • Analyzed spaceborne imagery (multispectral, hyperspectral, synthetic aperture radar) for an experimental project within the NASA Space Archaeology Program
  • Conducted remote sensing processing, analysis and visualization of satellite and aerial imagery (single-band, multispectral, hyperspectral, radar, lidar) for archaeological research and compliance projects
  • Created maps for museum exhibits and park trailside interpretation displays

Cultural Resource Management Consultant (2002 – 2006), Freelance, Columbus, OH.

  • Conducted historic architecture surveys pertaining to NHPA Sec. 106 compliance, which entailed GPS field data collection, GIS, documentation, photography and archival research

Underwater Preserves Coordinator (2000 – 2002), Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Columbus, OH.

  • Developed a plan, process and guidelines for establishing underwater preserves (cultural, natural and recreational resources) within Ohio’s Lake Erie waters
  • Designed, wrote and published- Ohio Maritime History Resource Guide: Lake Erie
  • Created a database of shipwrecks within Ohio’s Lake Erie waters

GIS Project Assistant / GPS Technician, Ohio Historic Preservation Office, Columbus, OH.

  • Assisted with the implementation of an enterprise GIS for the Ohio Historic Preservation Office for research and planning purposes (Ohio Historic Inventory and Ohio Archaeological Inventory)
  • Created features and attributes for archaeological sites, historic buildings and districts (attribute codes/domains, geocoding and delineating features)
  • Performed QA/QC workflows ensuring accuracy and precision of archaeological and historic site coordinates (spatial reference systems, coordinate transformations, digitizer and GPS)