Jennifer Aboaf

Jennifer Aboaf has accumulated extensive work experience in the field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and consulting. Jennifer is currently employed at WDI Inc. as a Senior GIS Consultant and Project Manager, where they oversee GIS and ADMS data remediation projects for electric utilities. Their responsibilities include managing the quality assurance and remediation of GIS data for multi-state electric and gas utilities, validating the integrity of electrical distribution networks in the GIS, verifying the accuracy of field-collected data, and collaborating on GIS data conversion efforts to ADMS.

Prior to their current role, Jennifer worked at Mapogee GIS Consulting LLC as a Senior GIS Analyst and Cartographer. During their time there, they focused on mapping oil and gas leases, title statuses, competitor units, wells, and horizontals. Jennifer also georeferenced vintage farm maps to assist land title services and published various map services.

From 2010 to 2017, Jennifer served as a Senior GIS Analyst and Consultant at Enterprise Management LLC ~ EML. Their expertise in cartography and web mapping was utilized in geospatial data acquisition, analysis, reporting, and ArcGIS desktop and online applications. Their clients included municipal utilities and special districts, with a specialization in water and wastewater utilities. Jennifer also worked on utility mapping for an urban higher education campus.

Jennifer's earlier experiences include working as a GIS Consultant/Analyst at KS2 Ecological Field Services, LLC from 2011 to 2013, serving as an Adjunct Professor at American Sentinel University from 2010 to 2011, being a GIS Specialist at O&G Environmental Consulting from 2008 to 2009, and working as a GIS Consultant at Idea Integration from 2005 to 2008. At O&G Environmental Consulting, they provided various GIS services for clients in the petroleum and mining industries, including mapping and environmental assessment support. At Idea Integration, they served clients such as Denver Water and Cherokee Metropolitan District, providing custom cartography and spatial analysis services.

Jennifer's earliest documented role was as a Senior GIS Consultant at Berger and Co., although the specific details of their responsibilities and the duration of their tenure are not provided.

Jennifer Aboaf holds a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Geography from The University of Texas at Austin, which they obtained in 1990. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) with Honors in Geography from the same university in 1988. Additionally, they have obtained various project management certifications, including a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute in April 2022, and a Project Management Certificate from Cornell University in February 2022.