EDUCATION
- George Mason University, Ph.D. candidate
- Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, MFS
- University of Costa Rica, Organization for Tropical Studies
- Texas A&M University, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences, BS
- University of Texas at Brownsville
TEACHING
- GMU: Kenya Field Course (Instructor)
- GMU: Kenya Study Abroad (Instructor)
- GMU: BIOL 104 (Instructor)
- GMU: Ecology 307 Lab (TA)
- GMU: Biology 307 Lab (TA)
- GMU: Biology 103 (TA)
- Smithsonian: Amazon GIS lecturer
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park, Conservation & Science: Amazon GIS Project
- The World Bank: Amazon GIS
- U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TX: Ocelot research program
- National Biological Survey, MN: Wolf Trapping Team
- Texas Agricultural Experiment Station: Attwater’s prairie chicken program
- Gladys Porter Zoo, TX: Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Project (Mexico station)
- Texas A&M University, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
- Gorgas Science Society, Rancho del Cielo Biological Station, Mexico; President
- University of Texas, Brownsville, Biology Department
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
- Adobe and Microsoft Suite software - numerous programs
- Graphic Design / Web Design / Media software / Digital photography
- Scanners/Printers/Cameras/Video
- Mac and PC OS fluent
- GPS / various related software programs
- ENVI Training (remote sensing software, ITT VIS)
- GIS Training: (USFWS) GIS for Regional Managers
- GIS Training: ESRI: ArcIMS
- GIS Training: (Smithsonian) GIS and Remote Sensing for Wildlife Managers
GRAPHIC DESIGN WEBSITES
http://RyanValdez.com - designed personal site
http://TropicalEcosystems543.info - designed GMU course site
http://DCNature.com - co-founder, design input
http://agm2008.info/ - designed (commissioned)
http://conservationmaps.org - design input, editorial board
http://casaguayacan.com/ - photo content
http://AmazonGIS.org - co-founded, co-designed
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Amazonia/Exhibit/tour/default.cfm
designed virtual tour
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Amazonia/ScienceGallery/tour/default.cfm
designed virtual tour
PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL / PRESENTATIONS (selected)
- KENYA, Mpala Research Centre, Soysambu Conservancy, AWF
- COLOMBIA, Bogota and Leticia, National Univ. of Colombia
- USA Washington, DC, American University
- USA New Haven, CT, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- USA San Antonio, TX, University of Texas
- USA Washington, DC, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- BRAZIL Manaus, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)
- FRENCH GUIANA Cayenne, Ariane Gold Corporation
- USA Borrego Springs, CA, Society for Conservation GIS
- USA San Diego, CA, ESRI International User conference
- HUNGARY Budapest, Global Spatial Data Infrastructure conference
- BRAZIL Manaus, Amazon photography / video of research stations
- PERU Cusco, Amazon “Energy, Environment and Population" workshop
- USA Chicago, IL, Shedd Aquarium, Math and Science Academy of Chicago
- USA Boston, MA, American Academy for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- PANAMA Barro Colorado Island, Amazon climate change workshop
- COLOMBIA Cartagena, Global Spatial Data Infrastructure conference
- COLOMBIA Santafe de Bogotá, Art Exhibit development - Smithsonian
- USA Brownsville, TX, University of TX
- MEXICO: Numerous academic and work-related trips
MEMBERSHIPS IN SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATIONS
- PADI: Open Water Diver, certified SCUBA
- ASPRS: American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
- SCB: Society for Conservation Biology
- AAAS: American Academy for the Advancement of Science
- SCGIS: Society for Conservation GIS
- GSDI: Global Spatial Data Infrastructure
- NGS: National Geographic Society
- ESRI UC: Environmental Systems Research Institute Conference
- YFES: Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
- OTS: Organization for Tropical Studies
for a detailed resume, please contact rgvaldez@hotmail.com