P. Christopher Campbell's Resumé

P. Christopher Campbell
#308, 210 Willett Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
B3M 3C6
phone: (902) 209-0786
email: christopher.campbell@ns.sympatico.ca

Education
1995-1997 College of Geographic Sciences, Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia
Cartography: Digital Mapping Program
Cartographic Technologist Diploma received May 16,1997

1991-1995 Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Bachelor of Arts Program
Major in Geography, Degree received May 8, 1990

Computer Skills

Operating Systems

Mapping & GIS

Graphics & Publishing


Windows 2000 Professional
Windows XP
DOS 6
UNIX (Solaris)

ArcView 8.3
ArcView 3.2
ArcView Spatial Analyst
ArcView 3D Analyst
Touratech QV
PC Arc/Info 3.1.2
Arc/INFO 7.1.4
Pathfinder Office 2.51
PC-GPS 3.6d2

CorelDRAW! 10
Corel Photo-Paint 10
Adobe PhotoShop 7
Adobe Illustrator 10
Adobe Pagemaker 7
Adobe Acrobat 5.0
Adobe Distiller
MS Office XP

Databases & Spreadsheets

Programming

Web Design

MS Excel
DBase IV
Quattro Pro

Arc/Info (AML, SML)
DOS

Netscape Navigator
Internet Explorer
HTML

 

Relevant Coursework

University

College

Continuing Education

Principles of Cartography
Computer Mapping and GIS
Remote Sensing of the Environment
Statistical Methods for Geographers
Geography of Canada
Field Techniques & Research Methods
Physical Geography
Transportation Geography

Cartographic Theory
Cartographic Design
Map Production and Imaging
Graphics
Math/Statistical Cartography Remote Sensing
Thematic Map Major Project
Topographic Map Major Project
GIS Applications Major Project

 

 

Recent Employment History

April 2002 to Present Regional Director, Nova Scotia, Trak Map Concepts, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Duties broaden to include attracting new clients and developing new projects. Acquiring and managing data sources. Meeting with customers and clients. Monitoring sales of products and insuring customer satisfaction of product and service.

April 1999 to April 2002 Cartographer/GIS Specialist, Trak Concept de Cartes, St-Donat, Qc
Using primarily ESRI's ArcView and its extentions, created bathymetric and thematic tourism maps for general public use. Responsible for researching, designing, and creating projects, as well as maintaining the accuracy of the charts, and updating them as necessary. As needed, some field work performed using hand held GPS units. Responsible for printing and quality control, data maintenance and organization. Also, designing graphics for advertisers using CorelDRAW, Corel Photo-Paint, and Adobe Illustrator.

Jan-Feb 1999 Cartographer, Whale Creek Digital Mapping, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Short term contract: Performed reprographics duties that included photo negative retouching, data updating, data conversion, text placement, and accuracy checks. Project involved updating a series of 1:250000 sheets of NE Africa for the US government.

Sept 1998 Plotting and Scanning Services, Wade Atlantic Company, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Short term contract: Responible for plotting customer AutoCAD plot files, and creating GIF and JPG files for customers through scanning.

Aug 1997-Mar 1998 GIS Technical Assistant, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing, Truro, Nova Scotia
Contract postion: Using Arc/INFO (v 7.1.4), and responible for digitizing agricultural areas at 1:250000, create and maintain associated database where necessary, as well as data correction, dat projection, and transformation. Performed plotting of the thematic sheets, photocopying, and data verification. Strong knowledge of AML and HTML programming.

Last updated January 5, 2004.