Sanborn Work Values

Daily Duties at Sanborn:

• Worked as a USDA contractor to support the Natural Resources Conservation Service. • Extracted feature data from NAIP imagery to identify different land-use patterns. • Analyzed infrared and visible satellite imagery across the continental U.S. to gain insight on land use and determine what vegetation species were present. • Acted in a quality control capacity by consulting daily with USDA forestry and conservation specialists to verify land use findings. • Documented changes in how land-use characteristics changed over time, including urban development, agricultural practices and additions to the road network. • Created large aerial coverage mosaics using ERDAS Imagine software. • Presented software demonstrations to my team after developing process improvements. • Trained new employees in workflow procedures and getting up to speed on software. • Built a working knowledge of land use practices and how they varied across different climatological regions and landscapes. • Selected to examine shore and coastal boundary migration for the Wetland Reserve Program.

What they like about Sanborn:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

Tags

Weather Forecasting, Remote Sensing, Aviation, Meteorology, Energy, Marine Weather, mySQL, python, perl, linux

Skills

mySQL, python, perl, matlab, linux, unix, Bash, gempak, bufkit, NetCDF, grib, ArcMap, WRF, RUC, marine forecasting, aviation forecasting, programming, database management, research, radar, satellite, numerical weather models, climatology, energy forecasting

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Sanborn: