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Career Summary
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Six years of experience solving problems using a quantitative approach to Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
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Education
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University of California
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Santa Barbara, CA
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Institute for Computational Earth System Science (ICESS)
M.A. Geography, 1998 to 2001
Degree emphasis in Modeling, Measurement, and Computation specializing in Geographic Information
Systems (GIS). Solved problems in the earth sciences using numerical and statistical methods. Developed
a wildfire prediction model using the C programming language.
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Post-baccalaureate coursework: C Programming; Object-Oriented Programming with C++;
Remote Sensing; GPS
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Lafayette College
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Easton, PA
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B.S. Geology, 1991 to 1995
National Science Foundation (NSF) Excel Scholar program participant. Performed undergraduate research
in the field of geothermodynamics. Summer research position in aqueous geochemistry at the New Jersey
Geological Survey.
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Work Experience
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January 2000 to Present
Graduate Student Researcher
Institute for Computational Earth System Science (ICESS)
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Santa Barbara, CA
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Programmed over 300,000 lines of ANSI-compliant, cross-platform, well-documented code
in C. Processed and analyzed data. Developed automated image feature extraction techniques. Installed Apache
web server and developed website featuring research results and source code.
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For more information visit hfire.net.
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April 1999 to December 1999
Programmer
GeoInSight International, Inc.
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Ojai, CA
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Designed and developed GeoMap, a client-side mapping application which extends components
in the Java Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) to request and display dynamically generated map images from an internet
map server. Used ColdFusion to execute server-side SQL database queries. Automated data entry from Excel
spreadsheets into MS Access database using Java.
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For more information visit GeoInsight's product page.
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Winter 1998
Contract Programmer
United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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Los Angeles, CA
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Designed and developed a standalone application using Java and the Java Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT) user interface to
browse, display, and search HTML content from a CD-ROM.
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Fall 1998
Contract Programmer
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
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Topanga, CA
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Developed ArcView extension using Avenue programming language to facilitate identification of sensitive species locations
during maintenance of culverts in Topanga, CA.
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January 1997 to March 1999
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technician
National Park Service
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Thousand Oaks, CA
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Created and maintained new and existing spatial databases using ArcInfo and ArcView. Improved organization-wide access to
spatial data with maps, customized applications written in Avenue, and staff training. Collected and differentially corrected ground-based GPS
data and imported into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database.
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June 1996 to January 1997
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Coordinator
Heritage Conservancy
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Doylestown, PA
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Installed, configured, and operated organization's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) lab.
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January 1996 to June 1996
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technician
National Park Service
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Milford, PA
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Interned in the park Geographic Information Systems (GIS) lab. Developed an agricultural permit
monitoring application using ArcInfo. Created MS Access relational database containing permitting information and merged
with a spatial database of agricultural field locations.
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Skills and Certifications
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- C programming: scientific computing, ANSI library, gdlib, gsl, make
- Java programming: AWT, Swing, servlets, JSP
- Sun Microsystems Certified Java Programmer for the Java 2 Platform
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) experience: ArcInfo, ArcView, Avenue
- Client-side Website Content Developer: HTML, JavaScript
- UML data modeling: TogetherSoft, class diagrams, object interaction diagrams
- Web server Installation and Maintenance: Apache, Tomcat, Microsoft IIS
- Relational database: Microsoft Access, SQL
- UNIX: SunOS 4.1.3, Solaris 2.x
- IDE preference: Metrowerks CodeWarrior for C development
- IDE preference: Forte for Java development
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Contact Information
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761 Wilcox Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90038
telephone: (805) 558-7722
email address: morais@about.com
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