1. Samuel J. Berger
Sam.Berger1992@gmail.com • (443) 244-7345
12730 Penn Shop Road, Mount Airy MD 21771
Education
University of Maryland - College of Behavioral and Social Sciences College Park, MD
B.S. Geographic Information Sciences August 2012 - December 2015
Relative Coursework
v Digital Cartography
• Advanced cartographic techniques for quantitative thematic mapping, map design
and generalization.
v Spatial Analysis
• Analytical interpretation of thematic domains such as terrain analysis, land
suitability modeling, demographic analysis, and transportation studies.
v Population Geography
• Methodical interpretation of population change and growth; utilizing the concepts of
demographic perspectives, future trends, and population issues.
v Computer Programming for GIS
• Proficient application programming principles to manipulating spatial data within a
Geographic Information System.
v Urban Development
• Identification of spatial patterns caused from cultural and social differences;
emphasizing on the interaction of people and their social institutions.
v Geoscience Statistical Analysis
• Utilizing R-Studio to statistically analyze qualitative and quantitative spatial data.
Work Experience
National Center for Smart Growth Research & Education College Park, MD
Under Graduate Research Assistant November 2014 – April 2015
v Collaborated with the National Capital Park and Planning Commission to digitize
Montgomery County’s commercial and residential building permits.
v Manipulated database formatting for ArcMap import.
v Constructed address locator utilizing ESRI’s ArcToolbox.
v Processed attributes associated with permits into ESRI shapefiles.
v Concatenated string attributes for geocoding permit locations.
Ijamsville Services Ltd. Monrovia, MD
Assistant Manager, Team Leader September 2010 – July 2012
v Led a team of up to eight computer technicians throughout diagnoses and repairs of
commercial and personal computer systems.
v Designed and implemented technology training courses tailored to the request of the
clientele.
v Assisted in the migration and optimization of the off-site data redundancy server.
Skills
Geoscience Software & Programming Languages
v ArcGIS: Geospatial database management and manipulation system.
v ENVI: Satellite imagery based map construction and analysis.
v R/R Studio: Quantitative and qualitative statistical analysis.
v Python: Geospatial data manipulation and querying through arcpy.
v Minitab: Advanced statistical analysis and visual representation.
v Adobe Creative Cloud: Advanced graphical manipulation and design.