Personal information

Surname(s) / First name(s)

Piquer-Rodriguez, Maria

E-mail

piquer.maria@gmail.com

Nationality

Spanish

Work experience

Dates

January 2007- May 2010

Occupation or position held

Spatial and GIS analyst (GIS coordinator)

Main activities and responsibilities

Manage and coordinate the GIS of the Centre and spatial data maintenance. Develop the spatial analyses the researches needed for their work. Advise of ways of representing spatial data for communicating research results to specific audiences. Preparation of land use maps from remote sensing imagery. Supervise GIS officer and customer liaison.

Name and address of employer

Prof. Phillip O´Neil. Urban Research Centre. University of Western Sydney. Australia.

Type of business or sector

University – Research Centre

Dates

October 2007- October 2009

Occupation or position held

Contractor: Teaching development projects: GIS and Remote Sensing courses (GEOS2161 and GEOS3250). Guest lecturer and lab assistant of the remote sensing course GEOS 2161.

Main activities and responsibilities

Development and preparation of the teaching material for the online GIS and remote sensing course (Blackboard).

Name and address of employer

Dr. Russell Drysdale. School of Environment and Life Sciences. University of Newcastle, Australia.

Type of business

University

Dates

November – December 2006

Occupation or position held

GIS researcher for the European Project: SENSOR: Tools for Environmental, Social and Economic Effects of Multifunctional Land Use in European Regions.

Main activities and responsibilities

Maintenance of a database and cartography of spatial data.

Name and address of employer

Dr. Marta Perez-Soba. Alterra Research Center, Wageningen, The Nehterlands.

Type of business or sector

University – Research Centre

Dates

March –July 2006

Occupation or position held

Internship at the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).Bonn, Germany.

Main activities and responsibilities

Development of a fragmentation and connectivity network of protected habitats of the German green belt by using GIS techniques. Preparation of display material with research results.

Name and address of employer

Dr. Peter Fink. Department of Biotope and landscape protection. German Federal Agency for Nature conservation.

Type of business or sector

Research at a Governmental Department.

Education and training

Dates

2004-2006

Title of qualification awarded

Master on Geo-Information Science.

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

GIS and Remote Sensing. Msc thesis : Modelling land-use changes in southeastern Spain using a Markovian approach. Mark: 8, A-

Thesis abstract: http://www.grs.wur.nl/UK/Publications/avr/Abstracts/2006-05/?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Wageningen University, The Netherlands.

Dates

2003-2005

Title of qualification awarded

Diploma of Advanced Studies and research capability, under the PhD program “Natural Resources and Agro-systems”.  Mark: Grade A

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

PhD courses and minor thesis to obtain the research capability prior to a phD thesis. Minor thesis: Predictions of land use changes using two descriptive and basic models: applications to the Iberian southeast.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

Department of Plant Biology and Ecology. University of Almería. Spain

Dates

2003-2004

Title of qualification awarded

Teaching certificate (CAP in Spanish)

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Teaching skills.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University Complutense of Madrid, Spain.

Dates

2003-2004

Title of qualification awarded

Expert in International Cooperation for Sustainable development

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

International Cooperation for Development skills

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of Oviedo, Spain.

Dates

1998 -2003

Title of qualification awarded

Environmental Sciences Degree

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Degree focused on the Nature conservation area.

Name and type of organisation providing education and training

University of Almeria, Spain.

Personal skills and competences

Mother tongue(s)

Spanish

Other language(s)

Self-assessment

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

Language

English

Excellent

Excellent

Excellent

Very good

Very good

Language

French

Good

Good

Basic

Basic

Basic

Language

German

Good

Good

Basic

Basic

Basic

Computer skills and competences

Office Package: Word (advanced), Access (advanced), Excel (advanced), Power Point (advanced), Visio (intermediate), Project Management (intermediate)

Statistics Packages: SPSS (basic-intermediate), R (basic)

Geographical Information Systems: ArcGIS Desktop & Server (advanced), GRASS (basic), MapInfo (basic)

GIS languages: AML (intermediate), Python (basic), R (basic)

Remote Sensing: ERDAS (advanced), ENVI (Feature Extraction) (intermediate), Idrisi (intermediate)

Additional information

Other professional experience

Referee of the Australian Geographer Journal for GIS topics, 2009.

Collaboration with the project gvSIG on the translation of the development manual  (Spanish to English), 2008-2009.

Collaboration in the Research Group ECOZONAR. Department of Plant Biology and Ecology. University of Almería. September 2003 – 2007.

Student assistant for the Remote Sensing course (GRS 20306) in the Geo-Information Science MSc, from 31/10 to 9/12 2005. WUR, Wageningen. The Netherlands.

Student assistant at the Department of Landscape Ecology, February-may 2005. WUR, Wageningen. The Netherlands.

President of the Association of Environmental Sciences Graduates in Almeria (ALCA Almeria), Spain. 2003-2005

Vice-President of the Association of Environmental Sciences Students in Almeria (POSIDONIA), Spain. 2002-2003

Fellowships and awards

2007    Leonardo da Vinci- Project Argo II Internship Grant. Landscape Center. Alterra, Wageningen. The Netherlands. Tutor: Dr. Rob Jongman. July-November 2007.

2006-2007       Grant for Research initiation of the Institute for Studies in Almería. Diputación de Almería. Dept of Ecology and Environment.  Project:

Fragmentation and lost of natural habitats in the province of Almeria (Spain): an evaluation of future impacts of land use change using geographical Information Systems (digital publication pending)

2006 Alter-Net Summer School: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. September 2006. Organized by Postdam Institue for Climate Impact Research. Pyresque, France.

2005 Student assistant at the Department of Landscape Ecology, February-May 2005. WUR, Wageningen. The Netherlands.

2002-2003       Scholarship holder of the Spanish Ministry of Education and Culture: Collaboration in university departments at the Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Almería

Membership of professional Associations

2008-2010 Spatially Integrated Social Sciences Research Network ARCRNSISS. Australian Government.

Research projects

1999- 2000 Cave Artropodofauna study of Sierra de Gádor. Department of Applied Biology. University of Almería, Spain.. Dr. Pablo Barranco

2002-2004 Biological Diversity of Almería. Department of Plant Biology and Ecology. University of Almería, Spain. Dr. Javier Cabello

2003-2004 Development of applicable tools to criteria definition and strategies design for conservation of endemic flora of the SE arid Iberia. Dept of Plant Biology and Ecology. Univ. of Almería, Spain. Dr. Julio Peña

2006-2010 Excellence Project 2005 of the Junta de Andalucía. “Effects of Global changes on ecosystem biodiversity and function by the identification of sensitive and reference areas in the Iberian SE”. Dept of Plant Biology and Ecology. University of Almería, Spain. Dr. Javier Cabello.

2008    North-West and West-Central Sydney Employment Strategies. Urban Research Centre. UWS. Completed for WSROC. Urban Research Centre, UWS. Dr. Phil O´Neil.

2008-2009 The impacts of infill. Urban Research Centre, UWS. Dr. Mark Davidson.

2008-2009 An audit of Land uses of the Sydney Basin using Remote Sensing Techniques. Urban Research Centre. College of Health and Science Research Grant, UWS. Ms. Maria Piquer-Rodriguez.

2008-2010 Feeding Sydney. Urban Research Centre. UWS. Dr. Sarah James

Scientific Communications (last 5 years) 

Alcaraz Segura, D.; Paruelo, José M.; Oyonarte Gutiérrez, C.; Piquer Rodríguez, M. & Cabello Piñar, J. "Functional characterization of Iberian ecosystems" LINKECOL. Mallorca, May 2004.

N. Donadio, J. Cabello, M. Piquer, D. Alcaraz, H. Schwarzer and J. Peñas "Plant Diversity conservation versus agricultural ad tourist development in Arid Ecosystems. The habitat of Linaria Nigricans in the SE Iberian Peninsula (SW Europe)" 4^th European Conference on the Conservation of Wild Plants ( PLANTA EUROPA). Valencia, September 2004.

Piquer Rodríguez, M. ; Giménez Miralles, M.; Molina Serrano, M. ; Fenoy Portillo, C. "Contingent valuation of the national hydrologic plan in Almerías province ". IV Iberic congress on water management and plannification. Fundación Nueva Cultura del Agua. Tortosa, December 2004.

Alcaraz,D.; ParueloJ. , Piquer,M. & Cabello,J. Ecosystem and protected areas functioning: National Spanish Parks Network. VI Workshop on Ecology, SIG and Remote Sensing, Universidad of Almería. December, 2004.

Cabello,J.; Piquer,M. & Alcaraz,D .Ecosystems conservation in the Southeast of Spain: Is it enough with the current protected areas?  . VI Workshop on Ecology, SIG and Remote Sensing, University of Almería December, 2004.

Cabello,J; Alcaraz,D.; Piquer,M. Land Use change in Almería (SE Spain): Predictions for the Role of Protected Areas. Symposium Biodiversity Loss in Europe. Almería, March 2005.

Cabello,J; Alcaraz,D.; Piquer,M; David Perez-Caballero; Cueto, M. The Role of Protected Areas in Conservation Agro-Diversity: An example from Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park (SE Spain). Symposium Biodiversity Loss in Europe. Almería, March 2005.

Piquer, M.; Zurita,R; Cabello,J; Alcaraz,D; Croempvoets,J; Bunce,R. Land-use change detection in arid environments in South East Spain. IALE world congress 2007. Wageningen, The Netherlands. July 2007.

Piquer-Rodriguez M., Crabtree L and O'Neill P (2008) Historical revision of the spatial data and methods used for land use mapping in a dynamic urban area of NSW: The Sydney Basin case.ARCRNSISS National Conference, Adelaide, Australia, December 2008.

Piquer-Rodriguez M. and Ghosh S (2009) Constructing a timely GIS dataset for the City of Sydney’s Census geographies to study the impact of infill development. GIS Research, Durham, UK. April, 2009.

Piquer-Rodriguez M 2009. Land Uses of the Sydney Basin in 2009. Food Summit. Food Fairness Alliance, Sydney. December, 2009.

Scientific Publications (last 5 years) 

Alcaraz Segura, D.; Paruelo, J.M.; Oyonarte Gutiérrez, C.; Piquer Rodríguez, M. y Cabello Piñar, J. "Ecosystems functional types of the Iberian Peninsula. Implications for the global change and biodiversity conservation". Ecosistemas nº 2, 2004.

Barranco,P.; Mayoral,J.G; Ruiz-Portero,C.; Amate,J., García-Pardo,J.; Piquer,M.; Ortega,D.; Salavert,V.; Ruiz Avilés,F.; Lara,M.D. y Tinaut,A. "Endokarstic fauna from  Andalucia" in Research in spanish karstic systems . Andreo,B y Durán ,J.J. Ed. Instituto Geológico Minero de España. 2004.

Barranco,P.; Mayoral,J.G; Ruiz-Portero,C.; Amate,J., García-Pardo,J.; Piquer,M y Ortega,D. A decade of exploration: biodiversity caves in Almería (1994-2004). XI Iberic Congress of enthomology . Minutes book . Funchal, September, 2004. University of Madeira .

Piquer Rodríguez, M. ; Jiménez Miralles,M.; Molina Serrano, M. y Fenoy Portillo C. " Contingent valuation of the national hydrologic plan in Almerías province ". IV Iberic congress on water management and plannification . Minutes book. Tortosa, December, 2004. Fundación Nueva Cultura del Agua.

Cabello,J; Alcaraz,D.; Piquer,M. Land Use change in Almeria (SE Spain): Predictions for the Role of Protected Areas. Symposium Biodiversity Loss in Europe. Minutes book. Almeria, Spain. March 2005.

Cabello,J; Alcaraz,D.; Piquer,M; David Perez-Caballero; Cueto, M. The Role of Protected Areas in Conservation Agro-Diversity: An example from Cabo de Gata-Nijar Natural Park (SE Spain). Symposium Biodiversity Loss in Europe. Minutes book. Almeria, March 2005.

Piquer, M.; Zurita,R; Cabello,J; Alcaraz,D; Croempvoets,J; Bunce,R. Land-use change detection in arid environments in South East Spain. IALE world congress 2007. Minutes book. Wageningen, The Netherlands. July 2007.

Piquer-Rodriguez M., Crabtree L and O'Neill P (2008) Historical revision of the spatial data and methods used for land use mapping in a dynamic urban area of NSW: The Sydney Basin case.ARCRNSISS National Conference Minutes´book, Adelaide, Australia, December 2008.

Piquer-Rodriguez M. and Ghosh S (2009) Constructing a timely GIS dataset for the City of Sydney’s Census geographies to study the impact of infill development. GIS Research Minute´s book, Durham, UK. April, 2009.