Shane DLima

950 Main Street, Box #482, Worcester, MA 01610 Phone #: 617 460 0023 sdlima@clarku.edu

Education Clark University, Worcester, MA. MS, GIS for Development and Environment BA, Double Major: Economics & Geography Gamma Theta Upsilon Honors Society, Deans List Scholar Relevant Coursework Introduction to GIS & Remote Sensing, Advanced Raster GIS, Advanced Vector GIS, Research Methods, Econometric & Statistical Analysis, Python and Computer Programming, Senior Capstone Project- Highway Construction and the Spatial Distribution of Manufacturing Firms in New England Awards and Honors LEEP Pioneer, Clark University, Worcester, MA 2013-14 Awarded $2,500 grant to intern at the Environmental Department of Municipio de Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico and engage in research on environmental pollution with Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes and Universidad de Guanajuato Steinbrecher Fellow, Clark University, Worcester, MA 2012-13 Awarded $2,500 grant from Steinbrecher Foundation, Clark University to intern at Tearfund Kenya in Nairobi, Kenya and engage in independent research and mapping project evaluating effectiveness of existing poverty alleviation programs. Model United Nations - Selected Delegate Awards 60th Harvard National Model UN Conference United Nations Security Council 15th University of Chicago Conference Republican National Convention Professional & Leadership Experience MassDOT Highway Project Management Division, Boston, MA Intern Updated budget information on ProjectInfo-MassDOTs internal project management software Assisted Project Managers with updating and distributing highway design plans Presented to over 150 MassDOT employees on expanding the use of GIS within Project Management June-August 2013

Graduation: May 2016 Graduation: May 2014

2014 2012

Environmental Department Municipio de Salamanca, Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico May-June 2013 Intern & Research Assistant Assisted researchers from UAA in an ongoing investigation on extreme industrial pollution by TekChem and Pemex Created maps using ArcGIS depicting sites and types of extreme pollution in and around the city of Salamanca Tearfund Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya May-August 2012 Intern Conducted research and authored a report on economic viability of micro -savings groups in Pumwani Slum, Nairobi Created map on ArcGIS and on Google Maps of non-profit development agencies in Kibera and Mukuru slums of Nairobi to link donors to reliable agencies in the development sector Department of Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Clark University Awarded $1,500 by U-REKA Big Idea Contest to start a sports equipment renting program at Clark University April 2013

Clark University Residential Life and Housing September 2011-May 2013 Resident Adviser- Social programming, conflict resolution and enforcing university policy for over 350 students in residence halls Clark University Tri State High School Model United Nations Conference 2012 & 2013 Committee Chair-Authored Study Guide, directed debate and ensured adherence to appropriate parliamentary procedure. Qualifications Skills: ArcGIS, Idrisi, Stata, Python, Matlab, MS Office Suite Languages: Hindi, Gujarati (Fluent), Urdu (Conversational ), Spanish (Intermediate) Extracurricular: Mens Varsity Cross Country NCAA Division III; Executive Board of South Asian Students Association