SHAWN J. MUELLER 2003 2238 7 th Ave. N.W. Calgary, AB T2N 0Z6 Canada Telephone: 403.220.0635 Email: sjmuelle@ucalgary.ca Citizenship: Canadian Languages: English (mother tongue), German (read, write, speak) EDUCATION September, 2001 May, 2003 Master of Environmental Studies Location: Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (Waterloo-Laurier Graduate Program in Geography) Supervisor: Dr. Michael Imort Research Area: Application of GIS technologies to Historical Geography Thesis Title: Industrial Legacy Tracking in Kitchener-Waterloo: Combining historical geography and GIS to detect changes in industrial enterprise location over time September 1999 April 2001 Bachelor of Science (Geography) Location: University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada September 1985 April 1991 Bachelor of Arts (History) Location: University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
PUBLICATIONS Conference (Non-Refereed): C1 Visualization and Historical Geography: How existing technologies help to develop visualization of historical geographical subjects for a wider audience. Presented at the Canadian Cartographic Association Annual Conference, Waterloo, ON, May 2002. *Winner, Best Student Paper C2 Using web-based delivery methods to visualize historical geographical subjects: a case study of Kitchener s industrial legacy. Presented at Canadian Association of Geographers, Ontario Division (CAGONT) Annual Conference, June 2002. EMPLOYMENT May June 2003 Consultant Location: Parking Services,, Waterloo, ON, Canada. Summary: Provided consultation and support services to a WLU Co-op Student creating boundary maps for student parking eligibility. My expertise in data acquisition and management was sought out for this project. September 2001 to December 2002 Research Assistant Location: Dept. of Geography & Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada Research Areas: GIS education, transportation planning, land development, cartography March 2000 to June 2001 Information Technology Specialist Location: Calgary Board of Education, Calgary, AB, Canada Summary: School-based technology consultant for three elementary schools; responsible for deployment and maintenance of school computing resources, staff and student training, and advising school administration on technology issues. August 1995 to October 1999 Project Leader Location: OAO Technologies, Calgary, AB, Canada Summary: Coordinating and executing a wide variety of projects on a
local and national scale, including corporation-wide inventories, negotiating Service Level Agreements, producing documentation of corporate services, client-corporate liaison; also pre-project technical resource consulting, internally for OAO and for external clients including TransAlta Utilities, Motorola Canada and Alliance Pipeline.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Research Interests: Research interests lie in various aspects of Geographic Information Systems, specifically: Theory and application of temporal GIS and dynamic cartography to develop new mapping environments Land use reconstruction/historical GIS Graphical semiology and cartographic theory Historical geography Web based delivery systems for geographic data Research Assistantships: (Location for all: Dept of Geography, WLU) September to December 2002 Reporting to: Dr. Houston Saunderson Project Summary: extraction of data from paper map for use with GIS and dynamic mapping applications. May2002 to March 2003 Reporting to: Dr. Kevin Hanna Project Summary: research using air photos and regional archive databases to reconstruct and visualize the land use and development history of the Oak Ridges Moraine through a series of maps and posters; part of Dr. Hanna s CMHC-sponsored research. May to August 2002 Reporting to: Dr. Sean Doherty Project Summary: technical research and consulting and hardware evaluation for CHASE project, tracking commuter behaviors. January to April 2002 Reporting to: Dr. Bob Sharpe Project Summary: visualization and cartographic consultation to Schneider Creek Research Group headed by Dr. Sharpe. Creation of instructional posters for GIS student laboratory. September to December 2001 Reporting to: Dr. Bob Sharpe Project Summary: coordination of GIS Day for the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, including volunteer recruitment, timetabling, promotion and liaison with area schools.
PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS Member of the Canadian Cartographic Association Member of the Canadian Association of Geographers ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE 2002-2003 Member, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies Council, Geography representative to Graduate Faculty Council,, WLU student representative to Waterloo-Laurier Joint Graduate Program in Geography (JPIG) Council, AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS January 2003: Waterloo Region Heritage Research Award (CDN $2500) in support of Master s Thesis research into Kitchener Industrial History. September 2002: WLU Continuing Student Scholarship (CDN $3900); presented to outstanding continuing students. May 2002: Best Student Paper, Annual Conference of the Canadian Cartographic Association (CDN $100) January 2002: Graduate Student Bursary (CDN $1000) September 2001: WLU Entrance Scholarship (CDN $2000); offered to outstanding entering students.
REFERENCES Dr. Michael Imort, Assistant Professor, 519-884-0710 ext. 2076 (thesis supervisor) Dr. Kevin Hanna, Assistant Professor, 519-884-0710 ext. 2211 (research supervisor) Dr. Sean Doherty, Assistant Professor, 519-884-0710 ext. 2044 (research supervisor) Dr. Houston Saunderson, Professor, 519-884-0710 ext. 2573 (research supervisor) Mr. Kelly Derlago, GIS Training Coordinator The City of Calgary 403-268-2740 kelly.derlago@gov.calgary.ab.ca