Retired College Professor for Tutoring and Advising

Scott J.

College Counseling

I am a former full professor and program director with 35 years of experience at the college/university level where I taught, tutored, mentored, and advised thousands of students. Recognized in 2008 as Maryland's Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation, I have developed and delivered lectures, labs, and professional workshops in GIS, Remote Sensing, Physical and Cultural Geography, World Regional Geography, Earth Science, Oceanography, Astronomy, and Meteorology. I have extensive experience advising and mentoring prospective and current college students, career changers, and industry professionals providing sound advice and guidance on how to succeed in your college and/or professional journey. I can provide you with clear strategies and recommendations on how you can stand out through your application or personal essay as well as provide sound advice on how to be successful in your educational or professional journey. To schedule a free 15-20 minute introductory session to see if we are a good fit, please contact me at your convenience.least cost) manner.

Earth Science

I am a former full professor and program director with 35 years of experience at the college/university level where I taught, tutored, mentored, and advised thousands of students. Recognized in 2008 as Maryland's Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation, I have developed and delivered lectures, labs, and professional workshops in Earth Science, Oceanography, Astronomy, and Meteorology. I have extensive experience advising and mentoring prospective and current college students, career changers, and industry professionals providing sound advice and guidance on how to succeed in your college and/or professional journey. I can provide you with clear strategies and recommendations on how you can stand out through your application or personal essay as well as provide sound advice on how to be successful in your educational or professional journey. To schedule a free 15-20 minute introductory session to see if we are a good fit, please contact me at your convenience.

Geography

I am a former full professor and program director with 35 years of experience at the college/university level where I taught, tutored, mentored, and advised thousands of students. Recognized in 2008 as Maryland's Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation, I have developed and delivered lectures, labs, and professional workshops in GIS, Remote Sensing, Physical and Cultural Geography, and World Regional Geography. I have extensive experience advising and mentoring prospective and current college students, career changers, and industry professionals providing sound advice and guidance on how to succeed in your college and/or professional journey. I can provide you with clear strategies and recommendations on how you can stand out through your application or personal essay as well as provide sound advice on how to be successful in your educational or professional journey. My teaching style is student-centered using real-world data and examples to help students understand the material and expand the skills they need to be successful. To schedule a free 15-20 minute introductory session to see if we are a good fit, please contact me at your convenience.

GIS

I am a former full professor and program director with 35 years of experience at the college/university level where I taught, tutored, mentored, and advised thousands of students. Recognized in 2008 as Maryland's Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation, I have developed and delivered lectures, labs, and professional workshops in Introduction to GIS, Intermediate GIS, Advanced GIS, Problem Solving Using GIS, Remote Sensing and GPS, as well as mentoring students for their Internship in GIS. I have also been certified as a GISP and FAA Certified sUAS (Drone) Remote Pilot. To schedule a free 15-20 minute introductory session to see if we are a good fit, please contact me at your convenience. I have extensive experience advising and mentoring prospective and current college students, career changers, and industry professionals providing sound advice and guidance on how to succeed in your college and/or professional journey. I can provide you with clear strategies and recommendations on how you can stand out through your application or personal essay as well as provide sound advice on how to be successful in your educational or professional journey. I have provided instruction and technical support to faculty, students, staff, and external clients using ESRI applications (e.g., ArcGIS On-Line, ArcMAP, ArcGIS Pro and extensions (Network Analyst, Geospatial Analyst,3d Analyst, Image Analyst, etc.)) as well as open-source software packages (QGIS, GRASS, etc.) and applications (MapBox, Carto, uDIG, OpenStreetMap, Google Earth Pro, etc.). I have extensive experience working with students, faculty, staff, and external clients to design, implement, and evaluate web-based applications, dashboards, story maps, hubs, and portals, etc. for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing a wide variety of geospatial and remotely sensed data. I have also provided instruction and training on remote sensing and remote sensing techniques (e.g., supervised and unsupervised image classification, image correction and enhan

Personal Statements

I am a former full professor and program director with 35 years of experience at the college/university level where I taught, tutored, mentored, and advised thousands of students. Recognized in 2008 as Maryland's Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation, I have developed and delivered lectures, labs, and professional workshops in GIS, Remote Sensing, Physical and Cultural Geography, World Regional Geography, Earth Science, Oceanography, Astronomy, and Meteorology. I have extensive experience advising and mentoring prospective and current college students, career changers, and industry professionals providing sound advice and guidance on how to succeed in your college and/or professional journey. I can provide you with clear strategies and recommendations on how you can stand out through your application or personal essay as well as provide sound advice on how to be successful in your educational or professional journey. To schedule a free 15-20 minute introductory session to see if we are a good fit, please contact me at your convenience.

Social Studies

I am a former full professor and program director with 35 years of experience at the college/university level where I taught, tutored, mentored, and advised thousands of high school and college students. Recognized in 2008 as Maryland's Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation, I have developed and delivered lectures, labs, and professional workshops in Social Studies, GIS, Remote Sensing, Physical and Cultural Geography, World Regional Geography, Earth Science, Oceanography, Astronomy, and Meteorology. To schedule a free 15-20 minute introductory session to see if we are a good fit, please contact me at your convenience.