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Dusty Pilkington501 E 18th Ave Apt # 97Ellensburg, WA 98926pilkingtongeography@801-920-3638EDUCATIONM.Sc. Resource ManagementCentral Washington University, December 2018B.S. (Cum Laude) Environmental GeographyWeber State University, June 2014THESISTwo Post-Glacial Fire Records at the Wildland-Urban Interface, Eastern Cascades, WashingtonAdvisor: Dr. Megan WalshPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCEGIS Technician/Planner I, Kittitas CountyApril 2016- PresentReviewed, performed environmental analysis under the Washington State Environmental Policy Act, and made recommendations to legislative authorities on land use applications. Applied Python ESRI script tools to automate workflows, updating geodatabases with new land use permit records.Worked with ESRI Spatial Analyst tools to determine suitable solar power sites for discussion at meetings with industry and public. Developed python script tool using arcpy.mapping module to auto-generate maps of land use projects for interdepartmental and interagency review. Maintained County Zoning Data and performed mapping and analysis to generate Kittitas County Solar Power Production Facilities Overlay Map. Zoning and Solar Overlay layers can be viewed here. Applied ESRI Data Driven Pages to generate presentation materials for Board of County Commissioners solar energy hearings. Wrote python script to update zoning and land use acreage totals as part of annual Comprehensive Plan Update. Tasked with day to day management of County Zoning GIS layer and SDE versioning. Performed scoring analysis with Python script to facilitate Kittitas County Public Benefit Rating System parcel assessment pursuant to the Washington Open Space Taxation Act. Coordinated two intern team to build a 28,000-record geodatabase of parcel history assessments for groundwater permitting during Washington Department of Ecology v. Campbell Gwinn court decision compliance effort. TEACHING EXPERIENCEWinter, 2016Teaching Assistant, Geography 308- Weather and Climate, Central Washington UniversityWinter, 2016Teaching Assistant, Geography 303- Introductory GIS, Central Washington UniversitySpring, 2016Teaching Assistant, Geography 107- Our Dynamic Earth, Central Washington UniversitySpring, 2016Teaching Assistant, Geography 387- Biogeography, Central Washington UniversitySpring, 2015Teaching Assistant, Geography 387- Biogeography, Central Washington UniversityFall, 2015Teaching Assistant, Geography 107- Our Dynamic Earth, Central Washington UniversityFall, 2015Teaching Assistant, Geography 330- Airphoto Interpretation, Central Washington UniversityWinter, 2015Teaching Assistant, Geography 430- Remote Sensing of the Environment, Central Washington UniversityGUEST LECTURESWinter, 2016Geography 308- Weather and Climate, Central Washington UniversityWinter, 2016Geography 303- Introductory GIS, Central Washington UniversitySpring, 2016Geography 107- Our Dynamic Earth, Central Washington UniversityFall, 2015Geography 330- Airphoto Interpretation, Central Washington UniversityWinter, 2015Geography 430- Remote Sensing of the Environment, Central Washington UniversityFELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS2014-2016 Graduate Assistant Fellowship, Department of Geography, Central Washington UniversityWorked with Dr. Megan Walsh (Central Washington University, Geography) to reconstruct the fire history at numerous sites across the Pacific Northwest, inferring linkages between climate, human activities, and fire magnitude and frequency from the Post-Glacial period to the present.2015Central Washington University Graduate Student Research Activity Fellowship, $3500Awarded competitive summer stipend facilitating master’s thesis research. Collected sediment cores at Green and Campbell Lakes, Okanogan County, Washington. 2016Braden-Dodd Memorial Graduate Fellowship, $8002015Kittitas County Audubon Society Tuition and Research Scholarship, $25002015Central Washington University Master’s Research Activity Fellowship, $3822015Nancy Hultquist Scholarship, $5002015Student Travel Grant, from Central Washington University, to Association of AmericanGeographers Annual Meeting, 2015, Chicago, Illinois, $4002014Student Travel Grant, from Weber State University, to Association of AmericanGeographers Annual Meeting, 2014, Tampa, Florida, $7002013Undergraduate Fellowship: Innovative Urban Transitions and Aridregion Hydro-sustainability (iUTAH). Advisors: Drs. Joanna Endter-Wada and Douglas Jackson-SmithSelected to participate in iUTAH, a National Science Foundation funded research initiative into water sustainability. Performed Geographic Information System based water-related land use analysis of three Utah watersheds. Characterized water-related land uses contributing to water quality along three Utah rivers.2014 Student Travel Grant, awarded by iUTAH to attend National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Louisville, Kentucky, $1,0002013Weber State University Geography Department Scholarship, $9002010Weber State University Arts and Humanities Department Scholarship, $1000SELECTED POSTERS AND PRESENTATIONS“The Land Use Mapping Tool: The Arcpy Mapping Module in a Land Use Planning Context”. (Accepted) Lightning Talk scheduled for presentation at the Washington Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (WAURISA) Conference. Tacoma, WA May 23rd, 2019“Cobbling Together the Story of the Sinlahekin Valley: Prehistoric Land-Use Patterns in North Central Washington State”. Lauren Walton, Brandon McIntosh, Dusty Pilkington and David Harder. Presentation given at the Society for American Archeology 84th Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM, April 11th, 2019“Python Batch Parcel Assessment Under Washington's Open Space Taxation Act and Kittitas County's Public Benefit Rating System” Poster presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, April 4th, 2019“Two Holocene Fire Records at The Sagebrush Steppe/Ponderosa Pine Ecotone in The Wildland-Urban Interface, Green and Campbell Lakes, Okanogan County, WA”. Paper presented with preliminary results at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts, April 8th, 2017 “Two Holocene Sagebrush Steppe Fire Records at the Wildland-Urban Interface, Eastern Cascades, WA”. Symposium of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE), May 18th, 2016. (Outstanding Presentation Award)“Two High-Resolution Macroscopic Charcoal Analyses from Campbell and Green Lakes, Eastern Cascades, Washington”. Poster presentation with preliminary results at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. April 1st, 2016. “Holocene Fire History of Green Lake, Eastern Cascades, Washington, Determined Using HighResolution Macroscopic Charcoal Analysis”. Poster presented with preliminary results at the Northwest Scientific Association Conference, April 2nd, 2015, Pasco, WA"Optically Stimulated Luminescence Derived Drought Chronology at Bobcat Rock Shelter, Snake River Plain, Idaho". Paper presentation given at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, April 10th, 2014, Tampa, Florida"Characterizing Water-Related Land Use Differences Across Urban River Reaches”. Poster given at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, April 4th, 2014, Louisville, KentuckyPUBLICATIONA. King, Z. Bjerregaard, M. Booth, S. Clugston, M. Dittmore, S. Fossett, D. Pilkington, P. Sawatzki, and C.K. Trentelman. 2015.?“Behaviors, Motivations, Beliefs, and Attitudes Related to Bottled Water Usage at Weber State University.”?The Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 91:191-211.VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCEThe Nature Conservancy Land Acquisition Project2019- PresentApplied ArcGIS parcel digitization tools to verification of Nature Conservancy Land Acquisitions in Douglas and Grant Counties in comparison to legal descriptions. Geospatial Analysis Project- Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, WA Archeological Sites2019Applied QGIS to build spatial database of 31 archeological sites with attributes including slope, elevation, projectile point source material, and land cover. Performed statistical analysis of spatial patterns and analyzed site locations for clustering near water sources. Thorp Mill – Annual Dinner and Auction Survey Visualization and Analysis2018- PresentApplied Tableau software to visualization and analysis of survey data collected at Thorp Mill Annual Fundraiser Auction. Continued work will include comparison of year to year data after the May 2019 Auction. Field Assistant-Snake River Plain, Idaho2012Assisted Dr. Julie Rich in collection of field samples for optically stimulated luminescence dating. Developed drought chronology at Northern Shoshone rock shelter site on the Snake River Plain, Idaho. PUBLIC SERVICEVolunteerJune 2017 – July 2017Elementary School Construction ProjectBoane, Mozambique- Taught English classes and performed construction work while building elementary school in low-income community. Vice PresidentSept. 2015 – June 2016Cultural and Environmental Resource Management Association (CERMA)Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington Facilitated public education campaigns for awareness of environmental and cultural resource issues. Coordinated public outreach events. Club Senator Sept. 2014 – June 2015Cultural and Environmental Resource Management Association (CERMA)Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington Represented CERMA in the Central Washington University Associated Students of Central Washington University Senate. No Poor Among UsMay 2014Women’s Center Construction ProjectBoane, Mozambique –Taught English classes, performed construction and landscaping work in low income community while building facility dedicated to a women’s health and education. Habitat for HumanityApril 2011 Home Construction ProjectPittsburgh, CA- Volunteered for Weber State University alternative spring break project to build homes in low-income community.TECHNICAL SKILLSENVIArcMap/ArcGIS ProQGISESRI ModelbuilderPyCharmArcpy.mappingGeodatabase andSDE ManagementESRI Data Driven PagesTableauData VisualizationERDASStructured Query LanguageUS TIGER/LINEShapefiles/Feature ClassesPortfolio available on professional website: ................
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