JESSIE KASYNSKI

Education
The University of Colorado Boulder, CO
May 2006 Masters in Education; Secondary Social Studies – Colorado Teaching License

The University of Colorado Boulder, CO

December 2001 Bachelor of Arts in Geography – Cartography Lab Internship

1996 -1998 The University of Texas Austin, TX

Major in Geography

Statement
Versatile and ambitious office administrator, educator and professional freelance cartographic designer.
Currently working for a Boulder area real estate firm as an assistant to the CEO and President, as well
as providing an efficient and productive environment in the office as a whole. Freelance cartography
contracts with national and international research institutes, as well as with a college textbook publisher
based out of Santa Barbara.

Experience
Freelance CIRES – Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences Boulder, CO
Lead cartographer
• Regional and thematic mapping of the Belcher Islands in the Hudson Bay
• Creation of six maps used for online and print distribution/display/presentation

Freelance NSIDC – National Snow and Ice Data Center / Ilisaqsivik Society Boulder, CO
Cartographer / Visiting Researcher/ Mentor – Contract
• Geospatial manipulation and cartographic development for a book on Inuit-led research on sea-ice
• Cartographic/graphic design mentor/assistant instructor for CU Boulder geography student intern

Freelance ABC-CLIO Broomfield, CO

Cartographer – Contract
• Design of black and white/color maps for college level textbook publications
• Map volumes include: historical battles, American’s natural places, world history

2/08 - Present O’Connor Group Boulder, CO

Executive Assistant
• Office administration; extensive use of MS Office software – Word, Outlook, Excel
• Design and development of newspaper advertising pieces and marketing brochures for commercial
real estate using Adobe CS3 – Photoshop, Illustrator
• Development of quarterly and annual reporting packages for executives

5/07 – 2/08, Waterstone Environmental Hydrology and Engineering Inc. Boulder, CO

11/08 – 2/09 Cartographer / GIS Technician
• Cartographic and graphic design of maps and figures used for Phase I and Phase II reports
• Graphic design of marketing and proposal materials
• Website/online user manual design and maintenance

11/05 – 5/07 East High School – Denver Public Schools Boulder, CO

Secondary Social Studies Teacher – Geography/AP Geography
• Full-time regular and AP social studies instruction
• District-wide team member working on geography curriculum redesign and implementation
• Cross-country running assistant coach / substitute swimming coach