Nik Anderson

Current Position Address

niklasjanderson@gmail.com
GIS Specialist S7665 County Road G
niklasanderson.weebly.com
Ho-Chunk Nation Augusta, WI 54722
(715-306-0134)
Summary of Qualifications
Extensive leadership and self-motivation skills, including leadership training and growth

Exceptional public speaking ability and experienced in how to make effective visual aids

Educated in geomorphic processes, geographic thought, GIS, and implementation of geospatial technology

Experienced in working with a team for research, planning, and task force purposes

Education
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire (UWEC) Eau Claire, WI
Degree: Bachelor of Science Graduation: May 2016
Major: Environmental Geography Major GPA: 3.25/4.0
Geospatial Certificate with an emphasis in Geospatial Information Systems (GIS)
Relevant Experience
GIS Specialist Ho-Chunk Nation June 2016-Current- Black River Falls, WI
Operated under the Division of Natural Resources and Division of Realty
Implemented geospatial technology within the government and created web mapping applications
Provided mapping services for wildlife, forestry, lands, agriculture, and prescribed burn projects
Completed GIS analysis projects and created cartographic product to help others make better decisions

Natural Resources Intern-Dunn County Summer 2015-Menomonie, WI

Worked closely with county conservation department, WDNR, and USDA-NRCS
Implemented GIS to more efficiently manage over 5000 acres of cropland
Identified invasive species and native prairie plants
Cartographer- City of Eau Claire 2015 Deer Survey Spring 2015-Eau Claire, WI
Generated new deer survey zone maps and digitized zones from 1993 survey
Collaborated with former DNR biologist on implementation of maps
Ran data analysis from survey and presented results
University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Student Rod and Gun Club Eau Claire, WI
President Spring 2014-Current
Carried out day to day administrative duties and delegated tasks to executive board
Lead multiple hunting and fishing trips and presided over all meetings
Collaborated with community members to coordinate volunteer experiences at local banquets
 Field Skills and Experiences
Soil Prole Description, Soil Health
grapherU Surveying (Topcon Total Station, Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
practices HiPer, Tesla, Laser Level) Mission Planning, Applications

Tree Coring Prescribed Burns Fish Shocking

Trimble Juno, ProXR GPS Kestrel meter Waterfowl Banding

Invasive Species Control Stream Velocity measurements Landowner relationships

Various conservation practices Topographic/Terrain Survey Work in rugged terrain, streams

Clinometer, Stereoscope Secchi Disk, D.O, meter, etc. Plat Books

Software Prociency
ESRI( ArcMap, ArcScene, Arc Microsoft (Word, Excel, ArcGIS Online (WebApp Builder
Catalog, ArcCollector) Powerpoint, Publisher, Outlook) Story Maps)

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop Google Earth ERDAS Imaging

Website Design PyScripter SPSS, GeoDa

Trimble Pathnder ArcGIS Administrator PLSS Legal Description

Relevant Courses
Physical/Environment
Geomorphology, Conservation of the Environment, Environmental Hazards, Soils and the
Environment, Weather and Society, Land Use Issues and Problems, Environmental Geology, Water
Problems and Water Solutions , Climatology, Fluvial Processes, Hawaiian Geographies
Geospatial Tech
GIS 1, GIS 2, GIS 3, Cartographic Design, Computer Mapping, Remote Sensing, Geospatial
Workshop, Quantitative Methods, Unmanned Aerial Systems, Geospatial Field Methods

Certificates
13 Certificates from Environmental Services Research Institute
Geospatial Certificate with Emphasis in GIS (UW-Eau Claire)
FFT2- Wildland Firefighter Type 2 (NWCG Red Card)

References
John Sippl John Dunn Joe Hupy Christina Hupy
USDA-NRCS DNR Wildlife Biologist UW- Eau Claire UW- Eau Claire
District Conservationist dunnjc@charter.net Geography Department Geography Department
John.sippl@wi.usda.gov 715-225-9404 hupyjp@uwec.edu hupycm@uwec.edu

715-232-2614 715-836-2316 715-836-3313