Japheth (Jay + Fifth) Hurlbut

Career Roadmap

Goals

  • Become a GIS Analyst
  • Earn an ESRI GIS Professional Certificate
  • Become proficient with Python, SQL, Javascript
  • Learn to how to use LIDAR

Steps Towards Goals

  • Steps to become a GIS Analyst
    • Apply for GIS Analyst jobs
    • Build a profile with GIS analyses
    • Join meet up GIS groups and contribute
    • Network at GIS conferences or at work
    • Strengthen programing language skills and geoprocessing capabilities
  • Steps to Earning an ESRI GIS Professional Certificate
    • Get the ESRI GIS Professional Certificate Book
    • Go to the ESRI user conference to learn new products, techniques and other information
    • Save enough money to take the test
  • Steps to become proficient with Python, SQL, Javascript
    • Get the ESRI GIS Professional Certificate Book
    • Go to the ESRI user conference to learn new products, techniques and other information
  • Steps to become proficient with Python, SQL, Javascript
    • Review class notes on the computer languages within the MASGIS
    • Take classes at community colleges
    • Build products utilizing the computer languages when building products and analysis
  • Steps to learn to how to use LIDAR
    • Complete the "Making Spatial Decisions Using GIS and Lidar: A Workbook"
    • Take the ESRI online training courses
    • Learn where the free online LIDAR repositories reside