Urban Planning || GIS & Cartography || by Chris Jongkind

Chris Jongkind – Hon. BA Geography, Urban Planning, & GIS/Cartographic Specialist

chrisjongkind@hotmail.com · other contact info appears here on hard copy

Career Objectives

Enthusiastic junior planner and GIS cartographer, experienced in education and tourism, with a particular interest and strength in urban & transportation planning/mapping.

Personal Profile

  • I have the flexibility to either work autonomously or as an efficient part of a team.
  • I have an intense personal interest in urban planning topics and rationale, particularly high-rise development, public transit, and compact urban form.
  • I have enthusiastically studied and mapped several transit systems, and would be eager to contribute in any way to such a project. I am also familiar with international transportation systems such as those in Japan and Hong Kong, as seen at http://tokyosubways.chrisjongkind.com.

GIS, Cartographic, Planning, & Computer Skills

  • Solid knowledge base of urban planning rationale, cartographic and GIS concepts, spatial perceptions, graphic/geographic software, and the ability to pick up new software skills quickly.
  • Extensive architectural/urban development Internet research experience, as an editor for Emporis.
  • Regular use of Adobe Photoshop, ArcGIS (ArcMap/ArcCatalog/ToolBox), Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Office/Windows, Dreamweaver, CorelDraw, AutoCAD.
  • Moderate use of ArcView, ARC/INFO, AML, SQL, Microsoft Access, JavaScript, VB.NET, MicroStation J, HTML, Adobe PageMaker, Macromedia Flash, PCI OrthoEngine/Focus, MDS, HEAT, Oracle/TOAD.
  • Beginner use of IDRISI, Trimble Pathfinder Office, C++, Java, XML, MicroStation GeoGraphics, ColdFusion.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

  • Having taught English, I am experienced with the coordination and discipline of all ages, in addition to the immense language barrier presented in such a position.
  • I have over ten years of experience in customer service & resolution.
  • I have developed effective and sensible communication skills through my extensive time spent in various Asian and European nations.

Education & Professional Development

Urban and Regional Planning Technologist diploma, Fanshawe College, Sept 2002 - April 2003 + Sept 2005 - April 2006

  • Including Subdivision Design, Remote Sensing, Ecological Planning, Site Planning, Land Use Planning, Municipal Government & Planning, Rural Planning, Real Property Law, Modern Architecture, Site Engineering, Land Development Economics, Community Planning & Design, with a mark of A or A+ in all.
  • CACPT member 2005-06, and my Subdivision Design plan was selected for presentation at the 2003 annual CACPT meeting in Toronto.

GIS – Cartographic Specialist post-graduate diploma, Sir Sandford Fleming College, Sept 2005 - August 2005

  • ESRI Virtual Campus Course: Learning ArcGIS 9.
  • Extensive GIS and cartographic training in this renowned post-graduate program.
  • Certificate of academic achievement every semester (A average or higher).

Honours Bachelor of Arts Geography degree, University of Western Ontario, Sept 1996 - April 2000

  • Core courses in GIS, Remote Sensing, Advanced Quantitative Analysis, several courses in human geography, and a minor in anthropology.
  • Advanced cartography courses and undergraduate thesis under Dr. Philip Stooke.
    “The Topographic Setting of Smooth Material on the Surface of Phobos”, Jongkind, 2000.

Work Experience

NLPG Hub Technician, Intelligent Addressing, October 2007 - present, London UK

  • i currently work here and enjoy it quite a bit.

Editor, Emporis, August 2003 - present, Germany

  • Emporis is one of the world's most respected, widely utilized sources for research, ratings, and analysis on building information. I am responsible for Canadian and Japanese content; this is primarily composed of satellite image interpretation, online immediate deployment mapping, and architectural research.
  • The editorial staff is responsible for adding and updating the data. These experienced authors and correspondents report 24 hours a day on new projects and developments in architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate with a high demand for accurate and reliable information.
  • Customers include a wide range of well-known corporations and institutions. Among them are governmental agencies, developers, investors, financers, architects, engineers, consulting firms, contractors, insurance firms, funds, banks, real estate agents, and companies in the building supplying industry.

Municipal/Land Use Planning Technician, MMM Group , March 2006 - February 2007, Toronto Canada

  • Junior level planning, GIS/CAD, presentation graphics, and web authoring support.
    • 2D AutoCAD for site plans, official plan schedules, ecological mapping, etc.
    • Geoprocessing (buffer, union, georeferencing, etc.) using ArcGIS (ArcMap, ArcCatalog) for official plan schedules, land use mapping, ecological mapping, etc.
    • Presentation graphics using Photoshop, CorelDRAW, for public meetings, project proposals, internal circulations, etc.
    • Web authoring using Dreamweaver, Flash, and html for project proposals and corporate site web mastering.
  • Various other policy planning tasks on a variety of projects, including due diligence reporting, proposal editing, site plan review, database management, site visit and documentation, zoning and official plan referencing, and client communication.

Cartographic Technician, UWO Geography Department, May – August 1999, London Canada

  • Georeferencing lunar and asteroid GCPs in PCI OrthoEngine.
  • Satellite image optimization in Photoshop.

Additional Information

  • Worked in Japan and New Zealand, and other extensive travel to over twenty countries on four continents.
  • I have intermediate use of French, beginner use of Cantonese and Japanese, and expert use of Japanese katakana.
  • Volunteered in the past for the UWO Spatial Data Analysis Lab, Thames Valley Board of Education, and CHRW 94.9FM Radio.
  • Past member of UWO Jiu-Jitsu Club, UWO Gazette Graphics Department, and WWOOF.
  • Accomplished musician (member of SOCAN, radio show host), photographer (editor for emporis.com) and writer (published at canoe.ca and online guidebook tokyoessentials.com).

References

  • Several personal or professoinal references available on request.
www.chrisjongkind.com