Claire Shield

Claire Shield has a diverse work experience spanning several years. Their most recent role is as a GIS Lead Analyst at the Arbor Day Foundation, starting in September 2022. Prior to that, Claire worked at the Nebraska Forest Service from November 2019 to September 2022 as a Geographic Information System Specialist. In this role, they served as a GIS expert, providing support and tutorials on ArcMap, Survey123, and ArcGIS Pro. Claire also managed the development of the Nebraska Wildfire Risk Assessment, including coordinating with colleagues and external partners, writing project proposals, and acting as a quality control tester. Additionally, Claire created a Tree Inventory survey for community foresters, utilizing Survey123 and managing the survey data.

Before their time at the Nebraska Forest Service, Claire worked as a Climatologist at the National Drought Mitigation Center from July 2018 to November 2019. Claire also served as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Utah from August 2016 to August 2018 and as an Undergraduate Research Assistant at both the National Drought Mitigation Center and Texas A&M University in 2015. In 2014, Claire worked as the All Girls All Math Coordinator at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Overall, Claire's work experience showcases their expertise in GIS and research, as well as their ability to manage projects and support colleagues.

Claire Shield attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2012 to 2016, where they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Meteorology and Climatology, with a focus on Mathematics. Following that, they pursued a Master's degree in Atmospheric Science at the University of Utah from 2016 to 2018.