Cameron Weller

480-628-3472 | cameronweller@cox.net | cameronweller.weebly.com

Education
B.S., Geography - University of Idaho – Moscow, Idaho
Certifications | Geographical Informational Systems, Climate Change, and Athletic Leadership
Class of 2020 Cum Laude – Football Scholar Athlete Award Winner– 3.93 GPA
Summary of Qualifications
• Worked as a Cartographic Technician for the Bureau of Land Management using ArcGIS to run
wind and solar energy suitability analyses, creating geodatabases from 80 years of vegetation
legacy data, and performing quality control on noxious weed data.
• Worked as a Literature Reviewer analyzing and summarizing government and scholarly
publications for researchers affiliated with the Center for Advanced Energy Studies.
• Graduated Cum Laude from the University of Idaho with a B.S. in Geography which heavily
focused on the energy transition and climate change. Earned certificates in Geographical
Information Systems and Climate Change
• Experience teaching in a classroom setting as the instructor of the NC 021 College Algebra Lab
class at Miles Community College in Miles City, Montana.
• Founded the University of Idaho Greek Sustainability Council, a group dedicated to improving
sustainability on campus through grant funded projects, such as the installation of smart meters in
sorority houses.
Relevant Experience
Cartographic Technician January 2021 – Present
Bureau of Land Management, Miles City, MT
• Used ArcGIS Pro and python to create and run a model finding suitable lands for wind and solar
farms, model used slope, aspect, wind speed, solar irradiance, land ownership and other data.
• Cross-referenced BLM and NRCS vegetation and Sage Grouse data from ArcGIS online with
field office records and parsed that data by ecological site and Sage Grouse management status.
• Used python to create a tool that performed various geoprocessing steps to prepare noxious weed
geospatial data and metadata for input to ArcGIS online.
• Digitized weed treatment data from hardcopy maps, georeferenced points using USGS topo maps.
• Collected GIS points with Collector and ArcGIS Field maps in the field such as Sage Grouse leks
and prescribed burn areas.
Math Lab Instructor January 2021 – Present
Miles Community College, Miles City, MT
• Instructor of two 25 student sections of the NC 021 College Algebra Lab taught twice weekly.
• Prepared lesson plans for students needing extra help outside of the main College Algebra course
• Assigned course grades based on assignment completion and course participation.
Literature Reviewer June 2020 – September 2020
University of Idaho/Center for Advanced Energy Studies, Moscow, Idaho
• Analyzed and summarized government, national laboratory, and scholarly publications regarding
hydropower policy, GIS methods for hydropower siting, and underground artificial aquifer
recharge siting to be used by more than 50 researchers and industry professionals.
• Assisted in hosting a two-day workshop and recorded professional’s input and ideas for use in an
Idaho National Lab (INL) request for proposal.
• Assisted team members in writing a request for information which was submitted to the director
of INL’s Center for Advanced Energy Studies
Greek Sustainability Council & Smart Metering Project January 2019 – May 2020
University of Idaho
• Founded a group to bring together sustainability-minded students on the University of Idaho
campus and implement sustainability projects.
• Managed a group of eight students, assigning tasks and asking for input on project ideas.
• Submitted a finished copy of a request for proposal to the U of I Sustainability Center and was
granted a $2,300 budget to install Sense smart meters in Greek residences.
• Coordinated between house residents, groundskeepers, and electricians to have meters installed.
Resulted in four meters being installed, all of which are still operational and providing residents
with information critical to adopting sustainable behaviors.
Other Work Experience
Murdoch’s Ranch and Home Supply September 2020 – January 2021
Miles City, MT
Half Price Books June 2019 – August 2019
Phoenix, AZ
Shell Gas June 2018 – August 2018
Phoenix, AZ
Other Experience
University of Idaho Football July 2017 – May 2019
• Played on the offensive line of the University of Idaho football team for a year and was a coach
of the offensive line for another year.
University of Idaho Solar Ambassador
• Participated in a grassroots and social media driven fundraising campaign to raise money and
support for the installation of 350+ solar panels atop of the IRIC building on campus. By end of
campaign, Sustainability Center raised 1/3rd of entire project’s budget, with the rest being
university funded.
Awards
• Graduated Cum Laude from the University of Idaho
• University of Idaho College of Science Outstanding Senior Award
• University of Idaho Athletic Program Scholar Athlete Award
• University of Idaho College of Science Dean’s List 2017 – 2020
• Full tuition, board, and stipend scholarship to pursue bachelor’s degree and play football.
• AIA Scholar Athlete of the Year 2016

Grants
Greek Smart Energy Metering
University of Idaho Sustainability Center - $2,300 August 2019 – May 2020
Workshops
CAES Workshop August 8th - 9th , 2020
Helped host a two-day workshop where academics, government employees and industry members came
together to highlight strengths and weaknesses of their research areas and current U.S. hydropower
policy. These notes were then used in a whitepaper and RFI which was submitted to the director of the
Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES).
References
Cindy Tusler
BLM Ecologist Miles City Field Office - Supervisor
605-488-0269

Dr. Karen Humes

University of Idaho Professor - Supervisor
208-885-6216

Steve Radil
Air Force Academy Professor – Mentor and former professor
stevenmradil@gmail.com

Meagan M. Conry
BLM Fire and Aviation Deputy Assistant Director – Mentor
208-387-5055

Steve Oliver
University of Idaho Football Tight Ends Coach – Coach
soliver@uidaho.edu
208-885-0275