Hello fellow GIS practitioners! I am Hunter Fishback and I am currently in the Masters Certification program for Geographic Information Systems. My interest in GIS spurred from an admittedly brief and general study of the practice during my undergrad studies. I received my bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from the University of Florida in 2021. Upon graduation, I was quite lost. The world was just starting to come out of COVID and I had finished school with a degree from my third elected major. I have never been much for decision making. However, I landed on Environmental Science for a reason. I have always wanted to do good and protect our environment since I was a kid. I even participated in the regional and state science fairs in middle school experimenting with clean energy. That being said, the coolest thing I learned about in my undergrad was GIS. I kept it in my back pocket as I explored three totally different paths. I started in 2021 helping out my uncle's family business as I have always loved working with my hands. I worked on major home renovation and remodels and it was a blast. I then decided I needed to try and start a real "big boy" career. I took my knowledge and passion for power tools and got a job as a representative for Ryobi and Milwaukee tools. This was an amazing experience for the most part, however left me sour to corporate entities. I decided to go the opposite direction and took up and old skill from college and got a job as a bartender. I feel like it was meant to be, as it was behind the bar that I met a group of people from the Army Corps of Engineers here in Jacksonville that have really motivated me to continue my studies. I look to use my skills in GIS to potentially help them in the future with environmental protection and restoration projects. Right now I am working part-time as I complete this certification program. It is equally stressful as is rewarding. I cannot believe I am already halfway done! Looking forward to collaborating with you all in this class!
Here's a link to my story map: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8fbc279c88af4d61a966ed6d77fb0560
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