J ULY 2007 –
PRESENT
A UG 2006 –
D EC 2007
J UN 2005 –
A UG 2006
J ULY 2003 –
M AY 2005
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Master of Science, Ecology & Evolution, 2005
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Thesis: GIS-based modeling of avian distributions in a montane tropical forest
Bachelor of Science, Natural Resources & Environmental Science, 2002
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Specializations: GIS & Water Resources; Minor: English
GIS Manager/Analyst (Conservation Information Manager IV)
The Nature Conservancy, Tucson, AZ
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Perform spatial analysis, create maps & graphics, manage ArcSDE GIS database, mentor and train staff
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Designed and manage all aspects of science website (azconservation.org) using
XHTML, CSS, and ExpressionEngine CMS
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Designed and manage hydrological database web application using XHTML,
CSS, and CodeIgniter PHP framework
GIS Programmer & Web Designer
CorridorDesigner, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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Created suite of ArcGIS Python-based tools – CorridorDesigner – for conducting
GIS-based wildlife corridor & habitat analyses
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Designed 25-page website (corridordesign.org) to distribute CorridorDesigner and provide educational materials
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Conducted 5 training workshops in Boulder, San Diego, Monterrey, Phoenix, and Tucson
GIS Programmer/Analyst
Arizona Missing Linkages, Northern Arizona University , Flagstaff, AZ
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Lead GIS Analyst on statewide wildlife corridor planning project
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Performed all GIS modeling, cartography, and data management
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Wrote eight 75-150 page reports detailing wildlife corridor conservation plans
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Co-wrote two grant proposals with PI to secure $145,000 in funding
MS Graduate Student & Teaching Assistant
Purdue University Biology Dept, West Lafayette, IN
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Created GIS-based distribution models for 41 bird species in Tilaran Mtns, Costa
Rica, using 5 statistical classification techniques
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Used Avenue, AML, and R scripts to automate tasks
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Teaching assistant for four courses; introduced Field Ecology & Conservation
Biology students to GIS principles using labs and presentations
Dan Majka | dmajka@tnc.org |

J AN 2002 – GIS Technician
J ULY 2003 Purdue University Agricultural & Biological Engineering Dept, West Lafayette, IN
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Created, edited, and maintained GIS layers; created maps
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Created customized ArcView extension for Office of Indiana State Chemist
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Instructed 55 students in 3 lab sections of field surveying course
Peer-reviewed
R.M Marshall, M.D. Robles, D.R. Majka, and J.A. Haney. 2010. Sustainable water management in the Southwestern United States: reality or rhetoric? PLoS One 5(7): e11687. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011687.
Beier, P., D.R. Majka, and S.L. Newell. 2009. Uncertainty analysis of least-cost modeling for designing wildlife linkages. Ecological Applications 19: 2067-2077.
Beier, P., D.R. Majka, and W.D. Spencer. 2008. Forks in the road: choices in procedures for designing wildland linkages. Conservation Biology 22: 836-851.
Reports
Majka, D.R. 2007. GIS for designing corridors. Remotely Wild: Newsletter of the
GIS, Remote Sensing, and Telemetry Working Group of the Wildlife Society 23:
Winter 2007.
Beier, P., and D.R. Majka. 2006. Eight linkage design reports, submitted to Arizona
Game & Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ.
Majka, D.R., 2005. GIS-based modeling of avian distributions in a montane tropical forest. M.S. Thesis, Purdue University.
Majka, D.R., M. Robles, J. Haney, and R. Marshall. 2010. Sustaining river flows in the face of growing municipal water demands. Joint Annual Meeting of the
Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of the Wildlife Society. Flagstaff, AZ. Feb 6,
2010.
Majka, D.R. 2009. CorridorDesigner: ArcGIS tools for designing wildlife corridors.
Society for Conservation Biology-USGS Colorado Plateau joint meeting. Flagstaff,
AZ. Oct 6, 2009.
Robles, M.D., J. Haney, D.R. Majka, and R. Marshall. 2009. Sustaining river flows for biodiversity in the arid southwestern U.S: Effects of current and future municipal water use. 94th Annual Ecological Society of America Meeting.
Albuquerque, NM. Aug 4, 2009.
Majka, D.R., M. Robles, and R. Marshall. 2008. Arizona's Natural Infrastructure
(poster). ESRI User Conference, San Diego, CA.
Majka, D.R., P. Beier, and J. Jenness. 2007. Designing wildlife corridors with GIS.
Full-day workshops presented in Phoenix, Tucson, Boulder, San Diego, and
Monterrey, Fall 2007.
Beier, P., D.R. Majka, and W. Spencer. 2007. Eight reasons not to use GIS analysis for corridor design. International Conference on Ecology & Transportation. Little
Rock, AR. May 24, 2007.
Majka, D.R. 2007. A multi-species approach to designing corridors. Arizona Parks and Recreation Association 2007 Conference on Open Space. Tempe, AZ, May 9,
2007.
Beier, P., D.R. Majka, K. Penrod, C. Luke, W. Spencer, S. Newell, and C. Cabanero.
2006. How to design a wildlife corridor. Society for Conservation Biology 20th
Annual Meeting. San Jose, CA, June 25, 2006.
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