1. Melissa Northey 5086 SE 47th
Terrace Rd. Ocala, FL 34480
(352) 362-6082; melinorth@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
Utilize my 17 years of GIS expertise in systems integration, project management, data analysis, database management,
programming and web site administration; to continue making positive contributions and enhancements in the GIS field.
EXPERIENCE
Alachua County Property Appraiser’s Office – Gainesville, FL
GIS Programmer Analyst, October 2011 to present
Design, write and maintain programs using Python to automate the distribution of organizational GIS data from SDE
to ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Server hosted on an Amazon EC2 server. Configure, design and program maps and
applications on ArcGIS Online as well as ArcGIS Server. Support GIS users throughout several County organizations in
GIS uses, practices and services.
Key Accomplishments
 ESRI Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award – July 2015, San Diego, CA
 Assisted in conversion of GIS database from Oracle to SQL Server.
 Share organizational GIS data in ArcGIS Online by way of hosted features, tiles, maps, and applications.
 Administer ArcGIS Server in Amazon EC2 environment.
Marion County Board of County Commissioners – Ocala, FL
Senior Programmer Analyst, Information Technology Department (GIS Division), November 2002 to September 2011
Analyze, plan and form procedures for GIS needs throughout an organization spanning more than 20 departments.
Manage the GIS Division and GIS projects. Design, write and maintain programs using ArcIMS, HTML, Javascript and
Visual Basic. Support GIS users throughout the organization in GIS uses, practices and services.
Key Accomplishments
 Project Lead for upgrade/migration of SharePoint 2003 to MOSS 2010.
 Presented “Interface by Audience” at URISA’s GIS-Pro 2010 Conference, September 2010.
 Planned and coordinated a GIS Day Event for Marion County held at the Public Library, November 17, 2010.
 Created spatial views linking tabular data from other systems to a geographical location, enabling advanced
analysis across systems.
 Aided in the design of a SDE database that includes over 100 layers.
 Created several public and internal interactive mapping web sites using ArcIMS.
Started with Marion County in August 1996, began working in GIS in 1999.
EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
AS in Information Technology, December 2012
College of Central Florida, Ocala, FL
GISP (Geographic Information Systems Professional)
CompTIA A+ Certification
Technical Courses
Do it yourself GeoApps ; The Location Advantage; Going Places with Spatial Analysis; SharePoint Server; Project
Management Fundamentals; Microsoft Project I & II; Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL; Creating and Managing
Geodatabases; Introduction to ArcIMS; Database Design for Building GIS Applications with VB.
SKILLS SUMMARY
 ESRI’s ArcGIS Online for Organizations, ArcGIS Pro, and Open Data.
 ESRI’s ArcGIS 10.3 Server Suite: ArcGIS Server; ArcIMS; and ArcSDE.
 ESRI’s ArcGIS 10.3 Desktop Suite, ArcInfo Level; ArcGIS Maps for Office.
 Amazon Web Services including: EC2, S3 and RDS.
 Programming Languages: Python; ColdFusion; Visual Basic; HTML, XML and JavaScript.
 Windows Server 2012 R2; SQL Server 2012; Windows 10; Microsoft Office, Project, and Visio 2016.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
 Track Leader (e-Government) for URISA 2003 Annual Conference Committee
 Past Steering Committee member for Florida ESRI User Group (FEUG)
 Member of both URISA National and FL URISA