Seth Docherty
490 Woolf Rd. Milford, NJ 08848
http://sethdocherty.wordpress.com/
Home: 908-996-3295 Cell: 908-328-7371
sddocherty@gmail.com
Objective: Seeking an opportunity to expand my GIS skills and knowledge as a GIS Technician.
Education
Kean University, Union, NJ
BS Earth Science/Meteorology
GPA: 3.2
May 2011
Professional Experience
NJDEP-Bureau of GIS
GIS Technician
401 East State Street Trenton, NJ 08625
Fall 2011 - Present
Seth Hackman: Phone: (609) 633-1262
Email: Seth.Hackman@dep.state.nj.us
 Updating the Federal GNIS (Geographical Names Information System) for the state of New Jersey.
 Identification of over 1100 place names through the use of internet searches, the aid of georeferencing historical atlas sheets, and NJDEP's base imagery/historical sources.
 Filtered out similar place names from the USGS GNIS database through multiple spatial and table
joins/relates within ArcMap.
 Collaboration with GIS County Coordinators for confirmation of place name coordinate location.
 Updating the NJDOE School place names for the state of New Jersey.
 Editing the geo-coordinates to reflect its location presently and updating the NJDOE School place
names table with relevant information.
Experience
Research Assistant - A Visual Analysis of Spatiotemporal Commuting
Fall 2011
Patterns in the New York MSA
 Presented at the Association of American Geographers Middle States Division in Union, NJ (November 2011)
 Statistical analysis of morning and afternoon commuting traffic times over a 5 week period.
 Constructed a spatial database of route directions of the New York Metropolitan Area to analyze which
roads were traveled the most using ArcGIS 9.3.1.
 Created a python script to convert polyline shapefiles into a reclassified raster dataset.
 Generated “distance cartograms” (altered space-time maps) of 5 week daily avg. commuting times in ArcMap.
 Compared spatial database of route directions with NY/NJ DOT AADT dataset using ArcMap.
Research Assistant - Using Computer Cartograms to Represent the Modern World
Spring - Summer 2011
 Constructed a spatial database of the New York Metropolitan Area using ArcGIS 9.3.1.
 Generated “distance cartograms” (altered space-time maps) based on proximity of travel time using ArcMap.
 Created demographic maps of the New York Metropolitan Area using ArcMap.
Assistant - Convective Initiation in New Jersey
Spring 2011
 Produced animated maps based on chronological weather occurrences using ArcGIS 9.3.1.
 Developed methodology to import NCDC NEXRAD L3 data into ArcGIS 9.3.1 and conducted raster
analysis to the needs of the research.
 Created a geo-processing script using python to accomplish a batch process of reclassifying radar data.
 Generated Density maps based on how often a certain DBZ values appear in given locations.
Research Assistant - Community Environmental Networks for Risk Identification
Summer - Fall 2010
and Management
 Presented at the National Weather Association conference in Tucson, Arizona (October 2010).
 Findings include distinct differences between Newark's Urban Heat Island and the surrounding rural area.
 Developed methodology of integrating observation data from weather stations within study area and data
from HOBO U12 sensors.
 Various GIS shapefiles and data sources from USGS were utilized in site selection and placement of
HOBO U12 sensors.
 Conducted spatial analysis of temperature variation using ArcGIS 9.3.1 based on real time observations to
WRF EMS model output.
 Developed a geo-processing script using python to interpolate temperature data from various sources.
Seth Docherty
http://sethdocherty.wordpress.com/
490 Woolf Rd. Milford, NJ 08848
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Home: 908-996-3295 Cell: 908-328-7371
sddocherty@gmail.com
Produced animation of 5 minute temperature readings and hourly wind direction over a 12 hour period for
each day during our study period using ArcGIS 9.3.1.
Research Assistant - Siting Investigation for a Multisensory Platform for Local
Summer 2009
and Environmental Studies and Testing
 Presented at the National Weather Association conference in Norfolk, Virginia (October 2009).
 Assisted in planning and placement of Q5 Sensors to study temperature, humidity, and light intensity.
Project Manager - METR 3380: Meteorological Instrumentation Project
Spring 2009
 Presented to NWS officials along with the president of Kean University.
 Managed a project for the proposal of site location for the future placement of a CWOP weather tower.
 Responsible for the planning and placement of the weather tower assessment tool for:
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Surveying the spatial and temporal micro-meteorological differences using Q5 Sensors measuring
temperature, humidity, and light intensity.
 Assessing each location based on the local regional land use for the purpose of collecting the most
efficient and accurate data.
Skills
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Currently Studying
Proficient knowledge of ArcGIS 9.3.1 and extensions.
Comprehensive knowledge of troubleshooting and the
installation of computer software/hardware.
Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, HTML coding,
Matlab, Unix, Python and Java.
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Python
Adobe Dreamweaver
Microsoft Access 2010
Additional Activities
Fall 2011 - MAC URISA Fall Meeting
 Attended the MAC URISA GIS education seminar.
Spring 2011 - Influenza transmission: Exploratory Visualization and Knowledge Discovery of
Individual Space-time Behavioral Patterns
 Participated in a NIH-funded data collection project through GPS location over a 10 week period to
visualize the spread of influenza on campus.
Spring 2011 - GIS in GeoScience, Kean University, Lab Assistant
 Assisted 10 students throughout the semester by answering questions, diagnosing problems,
providing solutions during labs, and teaching a lab.
Spring 2011 - Environmentors: Urban Heat Islands and the Modification of Atmospheric Variables
 Conducted research for Environmentors and created a poster based off my research.
Fall 2010 - Northeast Regional Operational Workshop: Community Environmental Networks for
Risk Identification and Management
 Prepared slides for presentation based on summer 2010 research.
Professional Development
Fall 2011 - Present: Member of New Jersey Geospatial Forum
Spring 2008 – Spring 2010: Student Forecaster for Keancast
 http://hurri.kean.edu/~keancast (Keancast)
 Updated Keancast webpage on a bi-weekly schedule.
 Updates consisted of a detailed daily forecast and an extended 7 day forecast.
Spring 2008: Forecasting experience competing in WX Challenge
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www.wxchallenge.com / User ID: sethdd
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Forecasted for 5 US cites over a ten week period.
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Cumulative score rank: 667 out of 1621
Fall 2008 – Spring 2011: Member of AMS/NWA Club
 Actively participated in events such as Communication Day, Kean University Weather and
Environmental Hazard Symposium, open houses the chapter holds on campus, and weekly meetings.
Seth Docherty
http://sethdocherty.wordpress.com/
490 Woolf Rd. Milford, NJ 08848
Home: 908-996-3295 Cell: 908-328-7371
sddocherty@gmail.com
References
Dr. Paul Coft
Professor, Kean University
1000 Morris Ave. Union, NJ 07083, (908) 737-3720
pcroft@kean.edu
Dr. Feng Qi
Professor, Kean University
1000 Morris Ave. Union, NJ 07083, (908) 737-3668
fqi@kean.edu
Will Heyniger
Meteorologist, Coordinating Tech Manager, Geology/Meteorology Dept, Kean University
1000 Morris Ave. Union, NJ 07083, (908) 737-3689
wheynige@kean.edu
Kevin Maxfield
President Maxfield Productions/Maxfield consulting, Event Planning and business marketing,
VP of sales and marketing, Marketing Plus One
79 Sutton Rd. Califon, NJ 07830, (908) 442-3662
maxfieldconsulting@gmail.com