Aqsa Junagadhwala
Pakistani American interested in applying GIS to conserve and protect plants, animals, and natural spaces.
Education
Loyola University Chicago
GPA: 3.84
Northeastern Illinois University
Experience
Dangermond GIS Fellow
• Manage projects using GIS to help Audubon meet its conservation goals. • Create curriculum for GIS user trainings and support to be conducted to the Audubon network. • Develop web maps, web applications, and story maps for informing Audubon staff, partners, and the public. • Create spatial databases and generate maintenance plans for data. • Steward authoritative data in a spatial database engine-enabled (SDE) enterprise database management system. • Create and publish web services using ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online. • Develop mobile applications for use in the field by staff and volunteers on large scale projects. • Review system performance using system monitoring tools. • Build tools using Python and ModelBuilder to support geoprocessing services in applications
Program Coordinator
• Plan and implement Brushwood Center’s art, nature, and wellness programs • Develop and maintain an organized volunteer program • Coordinate logistics and provide administrative support
GIS Intern
• Organize and review data used for various bird conservation projects • Collect and map spatial data across Chicago Wilderness Area • Interpret progress and results through written text or verbal presentations
Teaching Assistant
• Instruct class on ecological applications in statistical program ‘R’ and protocol for analyzing data • Develop environmental science lab course curriculum including experiments and assignments • Tutor students, provide instruction on lab procedures, and grade coursework
Skills & Abilities
- R & Rstudio
- Python
- ArcMap Desktop
- ArcGIS Pro
- ArcGIS Online
- QGIS
Maps and Visualizations
Family Density in Chicago and Continental USA
Euclidean vs Network Distance Analysis
