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Amy Dunn

 Amy Dunn
Brachiosaurus altithorax skull replica at the Field Museum Chicago, IL
Map Production Coordinator
New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
801 Leroy Place
Socorro NM 87801-4796
575-835-5501
(575) 835-6333 fax

I am one of the GIS Technician/Cartographers within the Geologic Map Production Group at the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. I will be working with data collected by the field geologists and using ArcGIS, Adobe Illustrator and Global Mapper to update legacy quadrangles and produce geologic maps for the USGS STATEMAP program and other Bureau publications. I have a BS in Geology from Michigan Tech and a graduate certificate in GIS from Northwest Missouri State. 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.

Updated Feb 2022.

Education

  • 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

Experience

  • New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech
    • GIS Technician/Cartographer Dec 2018–Present
  • 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.

Memberships

Geologic Society of America

New Mexico Geological Society

American Association of University Women—Socorro Branch

GIS and Cartographic Projects