Philippe M. Tousignant
Pmtousy1@gmail.com ● 802.881.5729
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dedicated professional with over five years of experience in environmental research and policy, sustainability, geographic information systems, human security, and spatial sciences. Trained in data analysis, management, visualization, and project and disaster management.
SKILLS
Applications: ENVI, ArcGIS (Model Builder, Online, Pro, Collector, Field Maps, Scenes, Story Maps, Drone2Map), Google (Drive, Forms, Maps, Suite), MS Office, Python, Spatial SQL, R.
Hardware: Windows PC, Eos 100 Arrow, DJI Phantom 4 Pro
Languages: French
WORK EXPERIENCE
Science Communications Intern Herndon, VA
United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation June 2024 to Present
· Facilitate working group proceedings to further USGIF’s mission to build the community, advance the tradecraft, and accelerate innovation
· Record attendance and participation metrics Excel to track the progression of each working group according to each respective charter
· Assist with the planning, preparation, and delivery of events in the DMV area
· Monitor email communications regarding working group invites and requests for participation
· Write and record meeting minutes to share with the membership on Microsoft Teams
Geospatial Production Analyst Remote
Geo NXS Solutions, Geo Owl LLC March 2023 to June 2023
· Utilized ArcGIS Pro modeling software to collect culture, hydro, and transportation features according to length, scale, and other qualifiers for use in quality control and assurance
· Evaluated accuracy of collected data to determine boundaries and modify features
· Met with supervisor weekly to discuss accuracy of individual work and team responsibilities
· Studied land cover, utilities, hydro, and urban area features to verify recent images
Lab Technician Westborough, MA
Alpha Analytical, Department of Volatile Organic Compounds April 2018 to August 2019
· Familiarized myself with Standard Operating Procedures necessary for successful testing
· Calibrated instruments to meet specific EPA standards before running tests
· Performed hazardous elements analysis on water and soil samples and reported the results to chemists
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Technology Project Management September 2023
· I initiated a project by developing project plans and financial budgets, estimating project costs and benefits, developing investment appraisal methods, and using authorization, monitoring, and control processes
· Developed project plans and financial budgets by estimating project costs and benefits, developing investment appraisal methods, and using authorization, monitoring, and control processes to provide a mutual aid system for a town
· I designed a local mutual aid system to notify persons of new shipments of supplies to the food shelf
· Facilitated 50 donations and distributed to 50 families in need
· Appraised project management methodologies, efficiency, and efficacy and calibrated accordingly
USC Wrigley Institute Santa Catalina Island, CA
Catalina Island Field Excursion January 2022
· Environmental Land Cover project included learning about field equipment, going in the park to collect data, and visualize the vegetation types
· Collaborated with a team of 5 to conduct multi-stage research on Catalina Island shrubbery, grasslands, and bushes
· Collected geospatial data from Catalina Island spanning 5 acres for project
· Created data visualization to show the distribution of land cover types
· This was a teamwork exercise with multiple stages. Results showed a mixture of shrubbery, grasslands, and bushes and the results were presented in a report and a presentation at the Science Center
· Wrote and presented research report findings to an audience of 15 at the Wrigley Science Center
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Human Security and Disaster Management September 2022
· Exercised data management through a commonsense ontology to store data layers in proper places. I demonstrated analytical skills through the transformation of the data using tools such as “reclassify” and “raster calculator” to assign weight and importance to a given data set
· Employed analytical skills by extracting census data through the open data portal and used as data layers to share results on a risk index for the city of Los Angeles
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Spatial Programming and Customization, Spatial Data Acquisition April 2024
· Extruded 2D features into 3D to get a bird’s eye view of Los Angeles in 3 Dimensions
· Studied LiDAR data for a tree canopy cover project to understand the location of vegetation mass in the profile
· Rule and exception creation to follow a geodatabase schema
EDUCATION
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
Master of Science, Human Security and Geospatial Intelligence May 2024
Queen’s University Kingston, Ontario
Bachelor of Science Honors, Environmental Science December 2021
Certificate, Geographic Information Systems & Science (GIS)