Kyle Kasparek

Franklin County (Public Works Department) - Pasco, WA

Engineering Tech I / II (GIS)

August 2022 - September 2024

• Spearheaded the GIS side of culvert inspection operations during the winter of 2023-24; created an interactive form for culvert inspection information using ArcGIS Field Maps. A major aspect to this task was teaching road crew personnel how to fill out the form in ArcGIS Field Maps
• Maintained the internal and external GIS data within the department
• Maintained classic PDF maps that are posted to the county website
• Maintained the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District (SCBID) online web map (Click here to view)
• Occasionally performed field work including traffic counters and field data collection of illumination (LED signs, street lights, J-Boxes, etc.) using ArcGIS Field Maps

City of Wenatchee - Wenatchee, WA

GIS Intern

June 2022 - July 2022

• Performed digital and web-based cartography and data management using GIS technology
• Supported GIS services for City and public use
• Summarized information from maps, databases and reports
• Performed occasional field data collection of utility manholes (water, stormwater and sewer) using GPS equipment
• Performed data entry and conducts information searches

KCWU-FM - Ellensburg, WA

Volunteer, DJ & Board Operator

June 2022 - July 2022

• Board Operator during CWU home basketball games during the 2019-20 season
  • I sat in the studio and operated the board while coordinating with the announcers at the stadium. My key responsibility was switching back and forth between pre-produced underwritings (sponsor announcements) during breaks and the game when play was in progress, while ensuring the audio levels were good over the radio and on CWU Athletics’ video stream. I also had to maintain a log of everything I played over the air and when.
• Host of “Space Rocks” on KCWU’s second rock-formatted stream
  • Space Rocks was a show focusing on the cool parts of science & technology
• Volunteer at events
  • I helped the station set up for various events and represented the station at these events
  • I completed an advanced events workshop prior to participating at events, receiving a certificate in the process.

Central Washington University - Ellensburg, WA

B.S. Individual Studies (Geologic Disasters & GIS)

September 2017 - June 2021

This custom interdisciplinary degree consists of both geology and geography experience – particularly Geographic Information Systems (GIS). My main focuses of the degree are geologic/natural disasters (i.e., earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis), Pacific Northwest geologic history, climate science, the natural world, GIS, and basic computer programming.
During my time at CWU, I was engaged in tsunami modelling, which involved the use of the Python-based GeoClaw program to simulate undersea earthquakes and model the subsequent tsunami. After a short test run using the bathymetry of Moses Lake (the lake), I shifted my focus to the Atlantic Ocean as tsunamis are much more rare in that basin compared to the Pacific Ocean, which is surrounded by mega-faults and active volcanoes.

Big Bend Community College - Moses Lake, WA

Associates in Arts and Sciences

September 2015 - August 2017

At Big Bend, I took basic general education classes including English, philosophy/religious studies, psychology, sociology, chemistry, math, history, environmental science and computer science. From the computer science classes at BBCC, I learned C#/Visual Studio, HTML/CSS and basic SQL, which would eventually become handy as I pursue this GIS certificate. This AA also fulfills my general education requirements for CWU.

Moses Lake High School - Moses Lake, WA

September 2012 - June 2015 (graduated a year early)