Amy Dunn

I am one of the Map Production Coordinators within the GIS Services Group at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. I provide technical GIS and graphic design support to Bureau staff and collaborate with field geologists in the Geologic Mapping Program to update and digitize legacy maps and produce new geologic maps for the USGS STATEMAP program and other Bureau publications. The map production process includes using ArcGIS to perform QA/QC on the GIS data and initial cartography and using Adobe Illustrator to produce final cartographic products. I also manage our compliance with modern data model and digital cartographic standards and keep up-to-date with current literature and technology useful for the dissemination of geologic information. I have a BS in Geology from Michigan Tech, a graduate certificate in GIS from Northwest Missouri State, and will soon earn an MS in GIS from the University of Arizona in May 2025. I grew up in Michigan and have also lived in South Dakota and Colorado. My husband's job as a paleontologist for the Bureau of Land Management in Las Cruces brought us to New Mexico in 2017. Outside of work, I enjoy playing with our cats, playing board games, reading, hiking, crafting, camping, and traveling.

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• University of Arizona
  • Masters in Geographic Information Systems Technology, expected graduation May 2025
• Northwest Missouri State University
  • Graduate Certificate in GIScience, 2012
• Michigan Technological University
  • B.S. in Geology, 2010
    • Geology Club Vice President
    • Huskies Pep Band, clarinet
• Mid Michigan Community College
  • Associates in Science, 2007

• New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech
  • Map Production Coordinator June 2023–Present
  • GIS Technician/Cartographer Dec 2018–June 2023
• Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District Office
  • GIS Volunteer, Feb 2018–Present
    • Worked with a range specialist to edit and update spatial data for range improvement projects on various grazing allotments.
    • Collected GPS data and photos for a road inventory for Organ Mountains - Desert Peaks and Prehistoric Trackways National Monuments.
• Traffic Operations, City of Rapid City, South Dakota
  • GIS Intern, Jul 2011–Jun 2015
    • Collected GPS data on traffic signs for a sign inventory geodatabase.

Geologic Society of America

New Mexico Geological Society

American Association of University Women—Socorro Branch

• NMBGMR, 2022, Geologic Map Database of New Mexico, adapted from Geologic Map of New Mexico, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, 2003, scale 1:500,000: NMBGMR OF-GM 304, File Geodatabase, scale 1:500,000
• Kelley, Shari A. and Rees, Shannon, 2022, Geologic Map of the Taylor Well 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Doña Ana County, New Mexico: NMBGMR OF-GM 302, scale 1:24,000
• Bauer, Paul W., Kelson, Keith, I., Aby, Scott B., Helper, Mark A., and Mansell, Mark M., 2021, Geologic Map of the Picuris Mountains, Taos and Rio Arriba Counties, New Mexico: NMBGMR OF-GM 294, scale 1:24,000
• Koning, Daniel J., Jochems, Andrew P., Hobbs, Kevin M., Pearthree, Kristin S., and Love, David W., 2020, Geologic Map of the Paraje Well 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Socorro County, New Mexico: NMBGMR OF-GM 286, scale 1:24,000
• Koning, Daniel J., Pearthree, Kristin S., Jochems, Andrew P., and Love, David W., 2020, Geologic Map of the San Marcial 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Socorro County, New Mexico: NMBGMR OF-GM 287, scale 1:24,000
• Jochems, Andrew P., Kelley, Shari A., and Seager, William R., 2020, Geologic Map of the Tortugas Mountain 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Doña Ana County, New Mexico: NMBGMR OF-GM 280, scale 1:24,000
• Rawling, Geoffrey C., 2020, Geologic Map of the Cañoncito School 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: NMBGMR OF-GM 280, scale 1:24,000
• Cikoski, Colin T., 2019, Geologic Map of the Kitchen Cove 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Eddy County, New Mexico: NMBGMR OF-GM 276, scale 1:24,000
• Jochems, Andrew P. and Koning, Daniel J., 2019, Geologic Map of the Black Hill 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Socorro County, New Mexico: NMBGMR OF-GM-274, scale 1:24,000
• Rawling, Geoffrey C., 2004, Geologic Map of the Angus 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Lincoln County, New Mexico: NMBGMR OF-GM 95, scale 1:24,000.