Presently I am employed by Newcastle Council, NSW, Australia.

I am involved in day to day map production, LiDAR and aerial photography work, several ongoing projects, and duties as required. Previous projects have included the LEP maps, Fire Trail Classification and Carry Capacity, Road Network, National Park Outreach maps, some 3D work in Microstation, creation of internal mapping training videos, and involvement in larger projects. I have a few maps that were made for the public that I show on this website, but most of the work I do is not displayed here.

Prior to this I worked for an Engineering Corporation in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.    

Cartography, data development and production have come together in GIS maps that have been legal documents used by FEMA in their levee risk failure analysis in the Natomas Basin drainage area of California.  For two years I worked on behalf of private industry and the federal government and have an inside knowledge of their functioning. I was also a liaison  between FEMA, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and County Government on flood mapping outreach programs. 

These duties included data acquisition, from identifying, digitizing, and attributing, to delivering the final product in a geodatabase, with complete metadata, to industry standards. All sources of data were used, from pre-existing data, to topographic maps and satellite imagery.  Analysis of levee breach areas were joined to census data to determine the number of homes affected, and a damage estimate.  Flood map production was a lengthy process involving the use of specialized Arcmap tools. 

Quality Control of CAD drawings of military bases was one of my tasks. Correct projection and placement of multiple drawings and layers, as well as the naming standards of layers, and the final plotting, was ensured to be correct prior to accepting the deliverables and passing them along.

Am also experienced in network analysis, census data, and subdivision design, along with a good working knowledge of zoning and building by laws.  I bring 25 years experience as a construction contractor with me and have a solid background in construction and development.  Am experienced in updating CAD construction drawings and have done site plans, electrical, gas & water, etc.  

Experience:

• Employed with Newcastle City Council in NSW, Australia (June 2011 - present)
• Two years GIS experience for a large Engineering Corporation on behalf of FEMA (2006-2008)
• Have updated As Builts on the CAD drawings for San Andreas High School in Marin County, California. (2005)
• Drew a complete set of CAD drawings (site plan, electrical, plumbing and sewer, gas, and water) for Golden  Gate Trailer Park in Marin County, California (2005)
• 25 years experience as a Licensed Insured Masonry Contractor in Collier and Lee Counties, Florida, and the State of California
• Design Websites, such as http://davewagstaff.com/ and more, including online stores with e commerce.

Education:  I have been to College twice, graduating as a Geological Engineering Technician in 1984, and from a GIS & Urban Planning Technical Course in 2006.

Please feel free to contact me at davewagstaff at live.com