Taylor Jessup

168 Graduate Lane Apt #240, Boone, NC 28607 910-470-9715 erintjessup@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Geography Appalachian State University, Class of 2014 Minor in Community & Regional Planning, GIS Certificate 3.60 GPA in geography major. Deans List Spring 2012. Courses include Intro & Advanced GIS, Digital Image Processing, Quantitative Methods, Geospatial Data & Technology. May 2014

WORK EXPERIENCE
Sales Associate Eddie Bauer, Inc. Employee of the Month for October, November, and December 2011. Awarded Associate of The Quarter (Q-4) in December 2011. Achieved daily sales goals while interacting with customers Had significant use of cash register and money management Responsible for thousands of dollars in profit Kiosk Manager & Cashier Great American Cookie Co. Key holder and sole manager of kiosk Decorated cookies and cakes February 2011- March 2012

April 2010- November 2010

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Undergraduate Research Assistant: High- Resolution Global CO2 Emissions from Fossil Fuel Inventories for 1992-1020 Using Integrated In Situ and Remotely Sensed Data in a Fossil Fuel Data Assimilation System In cooperation with NASA funded Carbon Monitoring System research Used ArcGIS to directly compare carbon data sets and their accuracy Made maps of U.S. carbon data sets (Vulcan & FFDAS) August 2013- May 2014

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Secretary of ASU Geospatial Club Student Member of ASPRS Vice President of ASU Geography Club Student Member of American Planning Association Member of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society October 2013 August 2013 August 2013 January 2013 March 2012

RELEVANT PROJECTS
Comparison of Estimates for Total Carbon Emissions for North Carolina Compared data sets for carbon emissions in North Carolina Created maps showing different concentrations of carbon in each county Coastal Erosion on the Beaches of North Carolina Observed Landsat imagery to compare coastal images over time October 2013

October 2013

 Looked at specific months for hurricane damages Historic Earthquakes in the New River Area Used ArcMap to examine past historic earthquakes and their magnitudes Plotted relevant areas such as schools, hospitals, and roads Also mapped the area of the fault line in relation to population density

July 2013