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Employment
Larry has established himself as a solid team builder and player in the GIS, 3D, visualization, and realtime simulation software environment
He is currently a technical writer at MultiGen-Paradigm, Inc., in Plano, Tex, where is write documentation for Creator Terrain Studio, a large-area database generation tool. His current set of docs include: getting started, release notes, user's guide, online help. He also wrote the MPI Glossary and MetaFlight User's Guide. He uses FrameMaker, Paint Shop Pro, Visio, and Mif2Go to create his final products. Larry has been at MPI since 2001.
Geographic Information Systems Projects
Larry is a relative newcomer to the exciting and quickly expanding world of GIS and has been reading and learning more about the subject. His particular interest is in using GIS to create history-oriented analysis projects. One of his first maps was showing Italians in Texas in 1900, a look at the counties who had Italian immigrants in 1900, when the arrived in those counties, what their primary occupations were, and where they came from in Italy. Here's what it looks like:
He also did a comprehensive look at earthquakes in Oklahoma from 1882–2004. Here's a sample of some of that data:
He earned his GIScience Certificate from Louisiana Tech University in 2006.
Continuing Education
- 2006
- Electoral Geography with Kenneth Martis, VerySpatial
- 2006 ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award to Mark Ericson, Environmental Science Instructor, Santa Fe Indian School, ESRI
- Getting to Know Spatial Analyst, ESRI
- Hands On GPS, REI
- GPS 101: The Fundamentals, REI
- Creating and Publishing Maps with Autodesk Map 3D 2007, Autodesk
- Working with ArcPad 7, ESRI
- Introduction to Map 3D 2007, Autodesk
- Podcast on Impact and Future of Blogging, Podcasting, and New Mapping Technologies, VerySpatial
- Podcast interview with Chris Bradshaw and Joey Wilson of Bradshaw Consulting Services on ArcPad and Mobile GIS, VerySpatial
- Podcast of a brief overview of the history of GIS, VerySpatial
- Podcast interview with ESRI Education Rep, Ann Johnson, at AAG 2006, VerySpatial
- Podcast Interviews from ESRI Dev Summit 2006 with Scott Morehouse, Clint Brown, and David Maguire, VerySpatial
- Venture All Stars featuring ESRI Podcast Show, Venture Blogcast
- Extend the Workplace: Enable Mobile Workers to Work Virtually Anywhere, Anytime, Sprint
- Introduction to ArcGIS Schematics, ESRI
- Virtual Earth Madness, Microsoft
- GIScience Certificate Program, Advanced GIS, Louisiana Tech University
- 2005
- MSN Virtual Earth Tips Tricks and Hacks (Level 200), Microsoft Developers Network
- Making Better Map Layouts with ArcGIS, ESRI
- Mobile Business Intelligence—The Next Critical Competency, Sybase
- Location-Based Services and Windows Mobile, Microsoft Developer Network
- GIS on a Shoestring, NMGIC
- Survey of Free and Inexpensive GIS Software, NMGIC
- 2004
- GIScience Certificate Program, Louisiana Tech University
- Introduction to GIS
- Data Integration in GIS
- Spatial Analysis of Geohazards Using ArcGIS 8 (ESRI)
- ArcGIS 9 Seminar, ESRI
- GeoDa, Word Workers
- GIS and Business Intelligence for the Enterprise, ESRI
- What Is ArcGIS?, ESRI
- Advanced Terrain Construction with CTS, Word Workers
- Colour Basics for GIS Users, Word Workers
- Anthropology, Space, and Geographic Information Systems, Word Workers
- Getting Started with ArcObjects in ArcGIS, ESRI
- Mapping the News, Word Workers
- 2003
- Managing Natural Resources with GIS, Word Workers
- Introduction to MapServer, MapServer
- GIS: What's the Big Picture, NMGIC
- GIS in Site Design, Word Workers
- How to Lie With Maps, Word Workers
- Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, ESRI
- City of Fremont: Changing Practice of Local Government, MapInfo
- A Place in History: A Guide to Using GIS in History, History Data Service
- Understanding Map Projections, ESRI
- Geographic Information Systems and Science, Word Workers
- Homeland Security System, MapInfo
- Modeling Our World: ESRI Guide to Geodatabase Design, ESRI
- LADBM, MultiGen-Paradigm
- The GIS Book, ESRI
- Creator and VSG/Vega Prime Light Point Integration, MultiGen-Paradigm
- Competitive Products: LBI and GIS Products, Word Workers
- Past Time, Past Place: GIS in History, ESRI
- GIS for Everyone, ESRI
- How Vancouver Delivers GIS Information Online, Autodesk
- Introduction to Creator Terrain Studio v1.1, MultiGen-Paradigm
- Introduction to MultiGen-Paradigm Creator v2.6, MultiGen-Paradigm
- 2002
- Researching the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Online, Preservation Dallas
- 3D Modeling and Rendering, Richland College
Software Knowledge
Here's a table showing Larry's expertise in GIS software:
Table 1. Geographic Information Systems
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(1=Basic Understanding; 5=Expert)
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| AGIS |
1 |
| ArcGIS Desktop: ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox, ArcScene |
3 |
| ArcExplorer |
5 |
| Creator Terrain Studio |
3 |
| GeoDa |
1 |
| GeoSurf |
3 |
| Global Mapper |
1 |
| Import 71 |
5 |
| MapInfo ProViewer |
5 |
Memberships
Larry is an active member of several professional GIS organizations:
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