After raising her children, Laura ventured into the field of GIS, a natural extension of her geology degree and working for a nonprofit in Washington DC, assisting with nonpoint source pollution data management. She started working for Sewall in 2014 and helps produce local and web-based GIS products for municipal and state government agencies and private companies. One of her main job responsibilities is managing field operations and quality control of data collection for natural gas companies.
On the weekends, Laura thoroughly enjoys the Maine wilderness and its solitude. She often bikes, hikes, runs, or cross-country skis along its beautiful and challenging terrain and enjoys encountering bits of Maine history along the way.
Education
B.A., Geology, University of Maine
Year Joined Sewall
2014
Experience
Sewall, 2014-Present
GIS Analyst III
Laura is currently responsible for project management, production environment setup (single and multi-user), web application development, data conversion, field work logistics, staff supervision, client interaction, project documentation, QA/QC of deliverables, and business development. She is proficient with GIS and CADD software and has taken courses in Python, HTML, CSS, web application development, JavaScript, and XML.
Representative Projects
Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System, Maine. Responsibilities included project setup, field data application development, and publishing data within the web-based Better Roads™ application to assist the client in planning and budgeting road repairs. This project encompassed 122 lane miles of collector roads across 11 municipalities in the Bangor area.
Brunswick Landing, Maine. Responsibilities included project setup, field data application development, and development of a web-based application to assist the client in planning and budgeting road repairs. This project included 17 center lane miles of local roads and focused on immediately necessary repairs.
Town of Enfield, ME, Pavement Management Program. Responsibilities included project setup and discussions with the client to understand goals, field ratings and GIS development, and development of the final pavement management report. This project included 12 center lane miles of local and collector roads and has evolved over a 5-year period to create a robust pavement management program and eliminate deferred maintenance costs for the Town.
