Jimmy Hilley

School Address:
Apartment 360A
301 Hellen Keller Blvd.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
(256) 558-8687

jrhilley@crimson.ua.edu
jimmyhilley.weebly.com

Permanent Address:
904 Bellemeade St. SW
Hartselle, AL 35640
(256) 751-2038

Education
Master of Science May 2015
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Major: Geography
Concentration: Urban Regional and Environmental Planning
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Bachelor of Science May 2013
University of North Alabama, Florence, AL
Major: Geography
Concentration: Geographic Information Systems
Minor: Computer Information Systems
GPA: 3.91/4.0

Work Experience
Graduate Research Assistant Cartographic Research Lab, University of Alabama (May 2014 present)
Make maps for a variety of customers using ArcGIS and Adobe Illustrator, including maps for
publications in academic journals and other materials.
Assist with Geographic research through application of advanced GIS techniques for spatial analysis.
Respond to customers ordering prints of historical maps from alabamamaps.ua.edu website.
Graduate Teaching Assistant Department of Geography, University of Alabama (2013-2014)
Teach three lab sections of GY 101: Atmospheric Processes
Administer Exams, grade papers, office hours, etc.
Planning Intern North-central Alabama Regional Council of Governments, Decatur, AL (Summer 2013)
Create and manage GIS data, design and print maps for planning documents.
Research for regional planning activities, writing, and editing.
Examples of my work can be found on my website: http://jimmyhilley.weebly.com.

Related Projects/Experience
Accessibility of Voter Registration Places for Disadvantaged Populations (Summer 2014- present)
Research in Texas, South Dakota, and North Carolina used to support Department of Justice court
cases challenging voter registration laws or justifying the opening of new registration locations.
Compiled socio-demographic datasets from Census Data using American FactFinder
Joined socio-demographic datasets to shapefiles to perform spatial analysis in ArcGIS
Georeferenced registration places and used Network Analyst extension to determine accessibility
Accessibility to Dialysis Treatment Centers for Rural Populations (Fall 2014-present)
Performed spatial analysis to support a research paper supporting in-home dialysis treatment
Joined patient and facility location data (zip codes) nationwide to shapefiles in ArcGIS
Calculated center of population for every zip code in the U.S. using a Python script tool.
Used Network Analyst to determine the distance traveled for treatment by each patient.

Lower Town Creek Watershed Management Plan (Summer 2013)

Performed all GIS and mapping for this watershed management plan during summer internship.
Research, writing, and mapping for the entire document under supervision of planning staff.
New Urbanism Research Project (2012-2013)
Project used GIS to evaluate New Urbanism communities located in the United States
Preliminary research placed third in the Huntsville Geospatial Conference Poster Competition
Presented at Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting 2013 in Los Angeles
Site Suitability Analysis for a Planned Unit Development in Florence (Fall 2012)
Used Zonal Statistics to evaluate Lauderdale County Parcels for PUD suitability
Presented as Final Project for Advanced GIS course at University of North Alabama
University of North Alabama Accessibility Map (Summer 2012)
Created the updated Accessibility Map of University of North Alabama Campus
Final map will be published on the university website and in future publications

Computer Skills
ArcGIS 10.2, Adobe Illustrator, Mapublisher, Windows, Microsoft Office, Database management, SPSS,
ERDAS Imagine, Programming: GIS Programming, Python 2.7, PHP & MySQL web development,
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Visual Basic 2008.

Honors and Activities

Graduate Assistantship, University of Alabama

Deans Award for the College of Arts & Sciences UNA
UNA Undergraduate Research Program
o $1,000 Grant Recipient
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
UNA China Study Abroad Program Scholarship
UNA Circle K Club
o Distinguished Club Officer Award
o Circle K Outstanding Service Award
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

2013-2015
Spring 2013
2012-2013
Fall 2011-present
Summer 2011
August 2010-present
2011-2012
2010-2011
2010-present

References
Dr. Sunhui Sim
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
University of North Alabama
(256) 765-4250
ssim@una.edu

Dr. Bobby Wilson

Professor Emeritus
Department of Geography
University of Alabama
(205) 348-5047
bmwilson@bama.ua.edu

Joey Hester, AICP

Director of Planning
North-central Alabama Regional
Council of Governments
(256) 355-4515 ext. 250
Joey.Hester@adss.alabama.gov

Craig Remington
Director, Cartographic Research Lab
Department of Geography
University of Alabama
(205) 348-1536
cartlab@ua.edu