Kimberly Lanai Peterson

Geographic Information Systems Professional
Specializing in Local Government and Spatial Data Analysis

Resume

Experience

  • Geographic Information Systems Technician/Real Property Lister/Co-Department Head
    Sawyer County - Land Records
    2016-Present
    • Maintained and improved accuracy of GIS data for over 40,000 parcels using ArcMap
    • Coordinated with Public Health to create an ArcGIS Site for Covid-19 with over 544,000 views
    • Automated mailing address changes with Integromat/Make and Survey123 to improve existing process
    • Examined Wisconsin Statutes to back up decisions regarding errors on deeds
    • Investigated chain of title to locate historic parcel owners
    • Created approximately 32,000 building footprints from LiDAR using an ESRI Task and geoprocessing analysis tools
    • Updated the shorelines of over 200 lakes and rivers in the county using LiDAR products
    • Increased number of land sale bids by 37% by making land sale information more accessible to the public
    • Launched the county’s first online interactive map gallery using ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online with over 32,000 cumulative views
    • Created custom maps by public request
    • Established relationships with other property listers, local attorneys and title companies, municipal clerks and treasurers, and various county department employees
    • Enforced zoning subdivision ordinance by reporting land division violations to the Zoning Administrator
    • Assisted the public by phone, email, mail, and in-person with land records questions and concerns
    • Trained and managed other department employees
    • Served as Vicechair of the Land Information Council
  • GIS Intern
    Brigham Young University - Geography Department, Dr. Brandon Plewe
    2014-2016
    • Designed over 15 maps for publications, including historical maps
    • Gathered and analyzed business requirements from professors requesting map products
    • Conducted ten job interviews and trained nine new hires
    • Led a 1,000-hour project over 12 students working with The Nature Conservancy and the Bahamian Government
  • Teaching Assistant, Statistics for Geographers 1
    Brigham Young University - Geography Department, Dr. Sarah Westerberg
    2014-2016
    • Taught more than 150 students about statistics in the field of geography and how to use SPSS
    • Graded over 400 statistical assignments
    • Collaborated one-on-one with a professor to determine the needs of the students
  • GIS Office Consultant
    Brigham Young University - Harold B. Lee Library
    2015
    • Assisted students who had questions about ArcGIS software
    • Created and edited several tutorials for future ArcGIS use
    • Designed maps for students’ personal use

Education

  • M.S. in Data Analytics
    University of Wisconsin Whitewater - College of Business and Economics
    2025
  • B.S. in Geography: Geographic Information Systems
    Brigham Young University - College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
    2016

Professional Development

  • Wisconsin Real Property Listers Association
    2016-Present
    • Attended Annual State Meetings and District Meetings
    • Served on the Membership Committee
  • Realtors Lunch & Learn
    2019
    • Presented the Sawyer County GIS and tax listing websites to a group of local realtors
  • Mary Lou Fulton Conference
    2015
    • Researched, analyzed and presented findings on landscape fragmentation in northern Wyoming and Idaho

Skills

  • ESRI ArcGIS, QGIS, SQL, Python, HTML/CSS, Tableau, SPSS, Microsoft Office
  • Detail-oriented, problem solver, critical thinker, self-motivated, experience working remotely