Christy Heaton

Employment

• Build tools with Python such as automation scripts, Streamlit dashboards, deployments, and AWS pipelines
• Lead technical projects, present demos to wide audiences, mentor colleagues
• Organize work and outreach through Jira ticketing and technical documentation

• GIS, Python, and data visualization expert for the firm
• Work with project managers to create maps and other complex data visualizations, typically depicting the extent of various chemical parameters
• Presented at Women in Data Science Puget Sound on visualization techniques for environmental projects

• Python Programming course for Masters of GIS program
• Internet Programming in Python for UW Professional and Continuing Education
• Presented at Washington URISA on teaching Python with a sustainability focus

• Performed project management and DevOps support through project life cycles, customer communications, demos, and deployments
• Wrote Python scripts to automate data processing, deployments, and server health checks
• Provided GIS analysis and technical support for MapInfo and Pitney Bowes server-side mapping software

• Geospatial data maintainer of the Utah State Geographic Information Database
• Worked with local broadband providers to obtain coverage areas and technical information in order to submit it to the National Broadband Project, presented results at the Utah Geographic Information Council Conference, Produced a Map of the Month and blog post with new analysis and project updates
• Provided GIS mapping throughout the Utah 2012 redistricting process and met with Utah State house representatives and senators in order to approve changes to house, senate, and school board districts
• Presented at the Utah Geographic Information Council (UGIC) Conference

Education

Special Appointments