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Joanne Skidmore

MSc in Atmospheric Science from Colorado State University (2004), BSc in Bioenvironmental Sciences from Texas A&M University (1998), Geospatial Data Analyst at I-cubed: information integration & imaging, LLC (2006-09).

Headline: Entrepreneur
Website: http://comingsoon!
Skills: Business, Engineering, French, Languages, Management, Russian, Spanish
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Groups: Global Social Venture Competition 2011, Global Social Venture Competition GSVC 2012, Harvard Pitch for Change 2010, [INACTIVE] Global Social Venture Competition 2009-10
Interested in: Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup
Tags: colorado, east africa, solar energy
Schools: Colorado State University, Texas A & M University System

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: I-cubed: information integration & imaging, LLC
Position: Geospatial Data Analyst
Time period: October 2006 - June 2009
Description: Worked on DataDoors Network Operations team to manage daily live imagery processing system
Configured imagery layer stacks for map streaming service using MapServer environment
Worked with other analysts to properly ingest proprietary geospatial data into DataDoors database
Customized and manipulated satellite imagery, aerial photography, vector and raster datasets
Served as team lead in DataDoors system administration of users, orders, clients, accounts
Created imagery mosaics of world metropolitan areas from ortho-rectified satellite footprints
Managed external imagery order fulfillment and distribution

Employer: Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON), Earth-Oriented Science Division (EOS)
Position: Assistant Research Scientist
Time period: January 2004 - June 2005
Description: Worked to improve estimates of CO2 seasonal cycles in atmospheric transport model
Worked to determine surface CO2 sources and sinks with inverse modeling of satellite data
Published research: Evidence of systematic errors in SCIAMACHY-observed CO2 due to aerosols. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions, May 2005

Employer: Colorado State University, Department of Atmospheric Science, Biocycle Research Group
Position: Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Time period: January 2001 - December 2003
Description: Conducted research related to global carbon cycle and inverse modeling
Developed computer programming skills in FORTRAN and IDL graphical software
Assisted with lectures, exams and homework for graduate student course in Climatology
Delivered oral and poster presentations at professional conferences and workshops

Employer: Kansas State University, Department of Biology
Position: Ecological Extraction and Separation Technician
Time period: September 1999 - July 2000
Description: Worked with researchers of the Long Term Ecological Research Site at Konza Prairie Natural Area
Collected field data and conducted laboratory work with water and plant samples

Employer: US Department of Interior, National Biological Service
Position: Dendrochronology Research Technician, Global Change Research Project
Time period: September 1995 - September 1996
Description: Responsible for all aspects of tree-ring dating and fieldwork in 15 coniferous research transects
Conducted research on the correlation of ecotone growth disturbance patterns and global climate

EDUCATION

University: Colorado State University
Time period: 2004
Degree: Atmospheric Science, MSc

University: Texas A & M University System
Time period: 1998
Degree: Bioenvironmental Sciences, BSc

Joanne's Startups (1)

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  • Latitude Alliance

    Latitude Alliance manages distribution channels for social entrepreneurs who have products to sell in emerging markets.