About me
Mary is a Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP) with more than 30 years of experience delivering high quality geospatial solutions across local government and consulting environments. Since 2015, she has maintained her GISP certification and continues to lead projects that blend technical depth, clear communication, and user focused design. Her expertise spans ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcMap, QGIS, GeoMedia Professional, and Orbit 3DM Feature Extraction.
From 2001 to 2018, Mary led the development, implementation, and daily operation of a countywide GIS program, serving as the primary point of contact for all GIS initiatives. She supervised and mentored GIS Technicians, collaborated with internal departments and external agencies to maintain critical datasets, and managed major projects including orthophotography contracts and foundational base data development for two municipalities. She also produced a countywide road atlas, developed interactive web mapping applications, conducted spatial analyses, and provided GIS training and technical support to staff.
Since 2019, Mary has worked as a GIS Analyst and Consultant and is the owner of Sagebrush Geospatial, supporting clients such as the City of Seattle IT GIS Department and the City of Quincy. She designs and maintains ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise applications, with a strong focus on Esri’s Experience Builder. Her work includes developing a comprehensive suite of Experience Builder templates for City of Seattle employees and contributing to two multi month, cross departmental efforts to rebuild complex, high traffic internal web applications.
Mary produces comprehensive project documentation, including detailed test cases and custom user guides designed in Experience Builder. Her background also includes Parcel Fabric migration and maintenance, spatial analysis, and custom cartographic production for infrastructure projects.