GUILLERMO “VINNIE” OCHOA

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www.gvochoa.weebly.com
OBJECTIVES
• Fortify urban spaces into harbors of resilience and sustainability to retain their cultural and economic capital, critical infrastructure,
collective memory, and to maintain a healthy relationship with the natural environment.
• Develop and deploy scalable technologies and best practices communicated through intuitive data illustration mechanisms useful
for decisionmakers and understood by the general public.
• Promote communal collaboration, interpersonal connections, proven methodologies, powerful technologies, and advocacy centered
on the humanity, dignity, and input of communities impacted by disaster.
DEPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
DR 537-21: Hurricane Laura – Central & Southwestern Louisiana August 31 – September 20, 2020
Distribution of Emergencies Supplies (DES)
Palleted, loaded, delivered, and distributed emergency relief supplies to communities hardest hit by hurricanes and flooding.
Coordinated community member involvement of supply distribution and recorded contacts, unmet needs, numbers of households
served, and service saturation estimates.
Latino Community Engagement/Partnerships (CEP) September 13 – 20, 2020
Joined with Community Engagement and Partnerships branch of the American Red Cross and nongovernmental stakeholders to
serve the affected Latino community of Southwest Louisiana and East Texas. Tailored disaster recovery service to community’s
unique needs and concerns to provide customized care and meet clients by means considerate of their specific needs, culture, and
language.
DR 523-21: Residential Gas Explosion – Baltimore, Maryland August 11 – 17, 2020
Recovery and Casework (REC) in Spanish & English
Immediately mobilized in coordination with Baltimore Fire, Police, and Office of Emergency Management to provide mass care,
counselling, and recovery for the affected neighborhood. Door-to-door canvassing of neighborhood to assess damage, collect data,
make contact, catalog unmet needs, connect clients to available medical, emotional, spiritual, legal, and financial services offered by
the American Red Cross, the City of Baltimore, and the State of Maryland.
DR 498-21: Hurricane Isaias – Delmarva and Chesapeake Region August 4 – 10, 2020
Disaster Assessment (DA)
Investigated, cataloged, and georeferenced storm damage in-the-field according to interagency preliminary reports of affected
property. Operated mobile data collection team to provide the Red Cross Information & Planning sector with observations, structure
identification, FEMA damage categorization, timestamps, addresses, and geocodes.
VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT
American Red Cross – National Capital & Greater Chesapeake Chapter March 2020 – present
Disaster Cycle Services
Responds to crises of all scales - from house fires to natural disasters - to rapidly deliver humanitarian aid, support victims, assist first
responders, and coordinate efforts with government agencies, private partners, fellow VOAD organizations, and the community of
the Greater Washington DC region. Following major events, our volunteers often deploy across the nation to provide an array of
surge response and recovery services for overwhelmed regional offices.
Missing Maps – Remote Volunteer July 2020 – present
Open Source GIS Digitization
In conjunction with OpenStreetMap and the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT), volunteers map vulnerable areas of the
developing world before disasters occur to reduce risk, inform response, and expedite recovery.
From Plates 2 Platelets – American Red Cross May 2020 – present
Blood Donation Team
Initiated a blood donation team comprised of food/beverage/hospitality service professionals to encourage community engagement
in local blood drives and foster habitual whole blood, plasma, and platelet donation among healthy, capable, and willing contributors.
Board of Elections – Montgomery County, Maryland August 2008 – present
Election Judge
Coordinate and certify general, midterm, and special electoral operations to the highest standards of integrity, safety, legality,
accessibility, transparency, and neutrality.
US Student Public Interest Research Group – College Park, Maryland August 2008 – December 2011
Student Coordinator, Elected State Representative, and Board Member
Represented public interests of Maryland students and young adults in a variety of government agencies, public institutions, and
private companies.
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[email protected]
www.gvochoa.weebly.com

SKILLS
Language:
• Spanish – fluent in speaking and comprehension and proficient in reading and writing.
• French – familiar up to a high school level and currently studying to improve proficiency.
• SQL and Python – learning and improving proficiency relevant to ArcGIS geoprocessing and geodatabase maintenance operations.
Technology:
• ESRI’s ArcGIS suite of desktop & online products: ArcMap, • Public and private third-party online geodatabase sources
ArcCatalog, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS StoryMaps • Red Cross CAS 2.0 (Client Assistance System) & RC Cares
• Peripheral mobile-based ArcGIS support applications: for collaborative recovery casework
QuickCapture, WebApp Player, Tracker, Survey 123, GIC • Basic HTML code to embed maps
Collect • KoBo Toolbox, Nemo/Elmo, SurveyMonkey, Open Data
• QGIS & GrassGIS Kit (ODK) data collection and survey reporting systems
• Sketchup Desktop & Online for 3D Modeling • Weebly & SquareSpace WordPress web design
• Google Earth for GIS context • iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox cloud data management
• RC View online map portal by ESRI for American Red Cross • Adobe Creative Cloud suite of graphic design applications
operations for web, print, and digital PDF
• Microsoft Office suite particularly MS Excel and MS Access • Zoom, Skype, Apple FaceTime, MS Teams online digital
for database management videoconferencing applications
• CSV data sources • ICS scheduling
Experience:
• Over thirteen years in food/beverage/hospitality service industry developed exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective leader in volunteer and professional settings, prioritizing team cohesion through inclusion and quality product delivery
through innovation and conscious resource stewardship.
• Productive contributor to assigned tasks relying on vast contrasting fields of technical, geographic, cultural, and digital experience,
creative problem solving, and enterprising community/partnership building.
• Eager to initiate extracurricular tasks and independently study to best complete goals, incorporate new methods, and improve overall
product quality.
• Prolific student of emergent technologies, industry best practices, underserved needs, and innovative methodologies.
• Internationally minded and originated, considerate of global context for local challenges and cultural geography of stakeholders.
• Realistic of hardship codes with international, multilingual, multicultural disaster response field work and potential challenge
variables in mobility, incomplete/inaccurate information, government regulations, and the humanitarian needs of the host.
EDUCATION
Montgomery College – Rockville, Maryland June 2020 – present
Certificate: Emergency Preparedness Management
University of Maryland – College Park, Maryland August 2007 – December 2010
Major: Government & Politics; Minor: Rhetoric Communication; Certificate: Latin American Studies
Inter American School – Quetzaltenango, Guatemala August 2003 – May 2007
High School Diploma
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Old Ebbitt Grill – Washington DC May 2018 – present
Bartender
Iconic Washingtonian saloon in the heart of the District adjacent to the White House and National Monuments. Served guests in
historic settings under artifacts collected from past presidents who frequented the restaurant since its foundation in 1856.
Various Establishments – Washington DC; Philadelphia, PA; Bethesda, MD; McLean, VA August 2007 – present
Bartender
Responsible for the safe, profitable, efficient, and legal operation of hospitality establishments focused on guest satisfaction, regularly
exceeding client expectations, providing innovative and attractive products, and fostering positive relationships with the community
and each patron served. An expanded list of establishment work history, professional recommendations, achievements, and industry
certifications available upon request.