Double Major: Biology (Botany emphasis) and Environmental Studies
Senior Honors Thesis: Copper accumulation and its toxicity threshold in common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris)
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified GIS Professional #00048995, certified September 2004 (www.gisci.org) Amateur Radio Operator, General class, K7DBK
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating Systems: Windows, Solaris, Linux (have installed and maintained SuSE, Red Hat Enterprise, Fedora Core, Slackware, Debian, Ubuntu) Networking: Samba, NFS, Windows shares, troubleshooting using Unix tools Programming: PHP, Perl, AML, bash and csh, QML, SQL, PL/SQL and PL/pgSQL,
JavaScript/DHTML, CSS, X/HTML, some experience with Python. GIS: ArcView 3.x, ArcGIS (including ArcSDE and ArcInfo Workstation), GRASS, Idrisi, OpenEV,
JUMP GIS, QGIS, GDAL, PROJ.4, Google Earth KML Web Mapping: MapServer, MapScript, PostGIS, ArcIMS, OGC WMS/WFS/WCS standards, Google Maps API Relational Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL, Sybase, MySQL Web Servers: Apache Versioning Systems: CVS, Subversion Image Processing: ERDAS IMAGINE, Photoshop, ImageMagick, Irfanview, Gimp Video Processing: transcode, mencoder, VirtualDub Statistics: SPSS, SAS, PC-ORD Computer Hardware: Building, troubleshooting, and repair of single and multiprocessor
systems, hardware RAID, clusters, etc. GPS Hardware Garmin, Magellan, Trimble
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GIS Coordinator (07/2000-present), NACSE, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Manage development of GIS and database-related applications.
Supervise multiple full-time employees, graduate and undergraduate students.
Perform project planning and management of large grant-funded projects.
Oversee usability testing and quality control.
Administer PostgreSQL and Oracle RDBMS instances on Solaris and Linux.
Develop interactive mapping web sites integrating content from research databases with multiple spatial data formats using MapServer (examples available on the NACSE GIS page).
Create GIS and database-to-web applications using PHP and Perl.
Write Perl and AML scripts to streamline data processing.
Installed, administer, and utilize:
Enterprise GIS based around ArcGIS in Windows and Solaris environments.
Open Source GIS platform on Linux, including GRASS, MapServer, JUMP GIS, OpenEV, GDAL, PROJ.4, etc.
Develop and maintain spatial and non-spatial databases using:
Oracle 10g with ArcSDE on Solaris to provide data to ArcInfo, ArcIMS, and ArcView clients on both Windows and Solaris.
PostgreSQL and PostGIS, to provide data to interactive web mapping applications developed with MapServer and MapScript.
Graduate Research Assistant (02/2000-07/2000), NACSE, Oregon State University, Corvallis
Assisted with development of database schemas for biological datasets.
Assisted with programming of software to interact with research databases using SQL, QML, HTML, and various scripting languages on Solaris and Windows
Created basic web mapping interfaces using ArcIMS.
Designed and implemented spatially-enabled databases using SDE and Oracle.
Used ArcGIS to produce formatted map output for presentations.
Graduate Research Assistant (1998-2000), Oregon State University, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Corvallis
Performed field work, lab work, statistical analysis and GIS analysis for two
federally-funded ecological research projects:
"Monitoring growth and establishment of lichens and bryophytes in concert with microclimatic measurements and a density management study."
Wrote AMLs to streamline GIS data processing and analysis.
Presented research findings at national and international scientific conferences.
Prepared grant proposals for funding agencies and expert comment reports for USFS Review Teams.
Graduate Teaching Assistant (1997-1998), Oregon State University, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Corvallis
Instructed two laboratory and recitation sections of General Biology for three quarters (one school year).
Supervised 14 undergraduate teaching assistants as the Undergraduate Teaching Intern (UTI) coordinator.
Biological Science Technician (GS-06) (1994-1997), USGS Biological Resources Division, Yosemite National Park, CA
Performed field work, lab work, and data analysis in support of several projects, including studies of canopy density, forest fuels accumulation, vegetation distribution, global climate change, and subalpine meadow grazing impacts.
Supervised up to six employees in the field and office during summer field seasons.
Identified vascular plants to species in the field and lab.
Operated GPS units (Rockwell PLGR+, Trimble) in the field and uploaded GPS data to GIS software.
Utilized GIS software (ARC/INFO and GRASS) to digitize new coverages, edit existing coverages, and produce output.
Developed and maintained several research databases and spreadsheets using dBase and Excel.
Botany Research Assistant (GS-05) (04/1994-06/1994), USDI Bureau of Land Management, Cottonwood Resource Area, Cottonwood, ID
Bicycle Mechanic (1991-1993), Alfred E. Bike, Kalamazoo, MI
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (1992), Western Michigan University, Department of Biological Sciences, Kalamazoo
Digital Media Assistant (1988-1991), Media Laboratory, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo
VOLUNTEER WORK
Volunteer sysadmin, web designer, and webmaster (2004-present), Corvallis Montessori School, Corvallis, OR Student Conservation Association full time volunteer (05/1990-08/1990), USDA Forest Service, Mt. Hood National Forest, Zig Zag, OR Student Conservation Association full time volunteer (05/1993-08/1993), USDI National Park Service, Yosemite National Park, CA
PUBLICATIONS
Muir, P.S., T. R. Rambo, R.W. Kimmerer and D.B. Keon. 2006. Influence of overstory removal on growth of
epiphytic mosses and lichens in western Oregon. Ecological Applications 16(3):1207-1221.
Ferschweiler, K., S. Harrah, D. Keon, M. Calzarossa, D. Tessera, and C. Pancake.
2005. The Tracefile Testbed: a community repository for identifying and retrieving
HPC performance data. International Journal of High Performance Computing and
Networking 3(2/3):95-102.
McCune, B., and D. Keon. 2002. Equations for potential annual direct incident
radiation and heat load. Journal of Vegetation Science
13:603-606.
Ferschweiler, K., S. Harrah, D. Keon, M. Calzarossa, D. Tessera, and C. Pancake.
2002. The tracefile testbed - a community repository for identifying and retrieving
HPC performance data. Pages 177-184 in T. S. Abdelrahman, ed. Proceedings of
the International Conference on Parallel Processing. August 18-21, Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada.
Keon, D., C. Pancake, and D. Wright. 2002. Virtual Oregon: Seamless Access to
Distributed Environmental Information. Page 387 in G. Marchionini and W.
Hersh, eds. Proceedings of the Second ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital
Libraries. July 14-18, Portland, OR.
Keon, D. B., and P. S. Muir. 2002. Growth of Usnea longissima across a
variety of habitats in the Oregon Coast Range. The Bryologist
105:233-242.
Keon, D. B. 2002. Fertile Usnea longissima in the Oregon Coast Range.
The Lichenologist 34:13-17.
Keon, D. B. 2001. Factors Limiting the Distribution of the Sensitive lichen
Usnea longissima in the Oregon Coast Range: Habitat or Dispersal? M.S.
thesis, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
Valentine, T., and D. Keon. 2000. Developing interactive internet mapping
capability for the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest [Abstract]. In:
Communicating and advancing ecology: The Ecological Society of America 85th annual
meeting, August 6-10, 2000, Snowbird, UT. The Ecological Society of America 403,
Washington, DC.
PRESENTATIONS
Poster: Visual Exploration of the DARPA Grand Challenge 2004 Course Using Open Source Tools. November 6-12, 2004. SC2004, Pittsburgh, PA. [Abstract] [Demo]
Presentation: Web Services and Open Standards for Sharing Spatial Data among Web-based GIS Interfaces. September 18-21, 2003. LTER All Scientists Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Presentation: PHP MapScript Applications at NACSE: Integrating Content from Research Databases. June 6-7, 2003. First Annual MapServer User Meeting, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. [Conference Site]
Presentation: Invited seminar - Uses of GIS in Plant Ecology. April 21, 2003. Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
Presentation: The Pacific Northwest Information Node: Sharing Information Through Partnerships. January 6-9, 2003. National Biological Information Infrastructure Annual Conference. Maui, Hawaii.
Presentation: Virtual Oregon: Seamless Access to Distributed Environmental Information. July 14-18, 2002. Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. Portland, OR.
Poster: LTER Spatial Data Workbench. March 6-9, 2002. National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure, All Hands Meeting. San Diego, CA.
Presentation: Integrating ArcGIS 8.1 SDE and IMS services with Oracle 8i. March 15, 2001. Oregon State University GIS User Group. Corvallis, OR.
Presentation: Toward integration of a spatial data mining framework with web-based GIS interfaces. February 25-28, 2001. National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure, All Hands Meeting. San Diego, CA.
Poster: Factors limiting the distribution of the sensitive lichen Usnea longissima in the Oregon Coast Range: habitat or dispersal? Joint meeting of the Botanical Society of America and the American Bryological and Lichenological Society. August 6-10, 2000. Portland, OR. [Abstract]
Poster: Predicting presence of the sensitive lichen Usnea longissima in managed landscapes. The Ecological Society of America 84th Annual Meeting. August 8-12, 1999. Spokane, WA. [Abstract]
Poster: Predicting suitable habitat for the sensitive lichen Usnea longissima in the Oregon Coast Range. 19th Annual ESRI GIS International User Conference. July 26-30, 1999. San Diego, CA.
Presentation: Predicting presence of the sensitive lichen Usnea longissima in managed landscapes. Northwest Lichen Guild, in conjunction with the Northwest Scientific Association. March 24-27, 1999, Tacoma, WA.
RECOGNITIONS AND HONORS
2nd place award winner, 'Most Analytical' category, Map Gallery Competition, ESRI GIS User Conference, 1999
Student Assistantship Award, ESRI GIS User Conference, San Diego, 1999
Best Student Presentation, Northwest Scientific Association Annual Meeting (with Northwest Lichen Guild), 1999
Bayley Graduate Fellowship nominee, Oregon State University, 1999
Graduated magna cum laude, Western Michigan University, 1993
Mortar Board Honor Society, Western Michigan University, 1993
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Western Michigan University, 1992
Dean's List, Western Michigan University, six semesters, 1989-1993
Environmental Studies Department Scholarship, Western Michigan University, 1991
Tuition Scholarship Award, Medallion Competition, Western Michigan University, 1988
Patricia S. Muir, Ph.D.
Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology
1096 Cordley Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-1745
muirp -at- science.oregonstate.edu
Dawn Wright, Ph.D.
Dept. of Geosciences
104 Wilkinson Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
541-737-1229
dawn -at- dusk.geo.oregonstate.edu
Jason McKerr, VP of Operations
JanRain, Inc.
5331 SW Macadam Ave. #375
Portland, OR 97239
503-679-6888
jason -at- janrain.com
