TRACEY VAN GUNDY

Yerington, NV 89447 (775) 225-0727 tracey.vangundy@gmail.com

Relocating to Nashville, IN

GIS SPECIALIST & DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
A creative and flexible technical professional with a solid track record of adding value to top organizations.
Possesses an extensive array of specialized technical abilities, including database management tools,
programming languages, and software.
Expedites and improves processes by quickly learning new software, technical, and organization-specific
skills, serving as a versatile employee who seamlessly transitions among projects.
An energetic, positive, and communicative people person with a background in management, public
speaking, and authoring scientific papers and presentations.
Collaborates effectively with diverse teams, motivating individuals to complete projects on time.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Attention-to-Detail Problem Solving Project Management Data Management Communication
Report Generation Public Speaking Leadership Synthesis of Complex Information Collaboration
SQL C++ XML JSON C# SDE Geographic Information Systems
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

QUATERRA RESOURCES, Yerington, NV
Digital Drafting & Database Administrator, 2008-2009 & 2011-2014
Bolstered database effectiveness by developing creative solutions for incorporating spatial data into numerous
GIS platforms, including Geosoft Target, Mapinfo, Global Mapper, MaPublisher, and ArcGIS.
Facilitated the success of multiple copper exploration projects by providing import, quality assurance/quality
control, and drill hole database administration services.
Ensured database accuracy by liaising with geologists, engineers, geophysicists, and senior management to
review the availability and user-friendliness of data, maps, and other deliverables.
Key Accomplishments:
Saved time and improved accuracy by combining MaPublisher with Adobe Illustrator to create, maintain, and
update maps and export them to other GIS programs.
Improved the professional appearance of final products while reducing process complexity by developing a
software combination for editing elaborate cross-sections.
Consistently cut costs, reduced time, and bolstered performance by synthesizing software.

MAGMA ENERGY, Reno, NV
Geospatial Modeler, Database Coordinator, 2009-2011
Enabled successful exploration projects by creating and maintaining maps and 3D models of geothermal
exploration and development throughout the US and Chile using Geosoft Target and Oasis Montaj.
Improved access to information by providing digital drill hole data for dozens of geothermal wells.
Key Accomplishments:
Maximized production by collaborating with exploration manager to emphasize patterns across geophysical
wireline logs, leading to the creation of a reservoir geological model and a poster that won the Best Poster
Award at the International Annual Meeting and Geothermal Energy Expo in 2010.
Guaranteed data accessibility by maintaining geologic/geophysical databases.
Contributed to process improvement while preventing data loss by assisting with design and data migration to
new SQL relational database.

G.I.S. LAND SERVICES, Reno, NV
Land Technician, 2007-2008
Positioned clients to meet their goals by creating/editing mining claim, land status, and geologic/soils maps
using ArcGIS, MapInfo, Global Mapper, and AutoCAD 2004.
Fostered effective decision-making by compiling and proofreading land status and other reports.
Key Accomplishments:
Enabled data interpretation by providing georegistration of images, data, projection, and coordinate
transformation using standard and local coordinate systems.
EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Geophysics, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, Graduating August, 2014