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=== '''Editing Milestones:''' ===
=== '''Editing Milestones:''' ===
* Began editing: June 07, 2014
* '''Began editing''': June 07, 2014
 
* '''First AM granted''': Fall 2014
* First AM granted: Fall 2014
* '''Large Area Manager (LAM), SE Ohio''':  June 15th, 2015
 
* '''State Manager (West Virginia)''': June 26th, 2015-present
* LAM SE Ohio:  June 15th, 2015
* '''Formal Mentor''': July 13th, 2015 - present
 
* '''Editor Rank 5 (R5)''': September 24th 2015 - present
* State Manager (West Virginia): June 26th, 2015-present
* '''State Manager (Indiana)''': January 15th, 2016 - present
 
* '''MAR Place Name Harmonization Moderator''': July 25th, 2016 - present
* Formal Mentor: July 13th, 2015 - present
* '''Country Manager (USA)''': August 9th, 2016-present
 
* Editor Rank 5 (R5): September 24th 2015 - present
 
* State Manager (Indiana): January 15th, 2016 - present
 
* MAR Place Name Harmonization Moderator: July 25th, 2016 - present
 
* Country Manager (USA): August 9th, 2016-present


=== '''Mapraids''' ===
=== '''Mapraids''' ===
* New York City, NY
* 2014
 
** '''New York City, NY'''
* Los Angeles, CA
** '''Los Angeles, CA'''
 
* 2015
* MegaMapRaid (MMR)
** '''MegaMapRaid (MMR)'''
** Assigned to Washington, DC
*** '''Assigned to Washington, DC'''
 
** '''Boston, MA'''
* Boston, MA
** '''Ohio Training MiniMapRaid'''
 
*** Assisted with leading/mentoring.
* Ohio Training MiniMapRaid
* 2017
** Assisted with leading/mentoring.
** '''West Virginia Raid'''
 
*** Involved in Raid from the very beginning stages of planning.  Was a key part in a successful raid along with ldriveskier, JasonN899, and Stephenr1966
* West Virginia Raid
** '''Indiana MiniMapRaid'''
** Involved in Raid from the very beginning stages of planning.  Was a key part in a successful raid along with ldriveskier, JasonN899, and Stephenr1966
*** Involved in raid from the very beginning stages of planning.  Huge thanks to Enfcer74 for a successful raid
 
** '''Great Lakes Annual Meetup Raid'''
* Indiana MinMapRaid
*** Involved with raid from the very beginning stages of planning.  Huge thanks to Enfcer74 and Ehepner1977 for a successful raid
 
* Involved in raid from the very beginning stages of planning.  Huge thanks to Enfcer74 for a successful raid


=== '''Virtual Emergency Operations Center (VEOC)''' ===
=== '''Virtual Emergency Operations Center (VEOC)''' ===
* Active member of VEOC
* 2016
** '''Hurricane Matthew''': primarily as a CM closer
** '''West Virginia Flooding''': formally requested VEOC activation as SM of WV. Led response effort in evenings.
* 2017
** '''Hurricane Harvey/Irma''': primarily as a CM closer


* Hurricane Matthew: primarily a closer (as a CM)
=== '''Meetup Attendance''' ===
 
* 2016
* West Virginia Flooding: we activated the VEOC because unable to keep up with closures via mobile phone.  Jumped on PC as soon as paying job released me for the day.
** '''Great Lakes Regional Meetup 2016''', Indianapolis, IN (registered, had to cancel last-minute for family emergency)
** '''South Atlantic Regional Meetup 2016''', Charlotte, NC (attendee)
* 2017
** '''North American Champs 2017''', San Diego, CA (attendee)
** '''Mid Atlantic Regional Meetup 2017''', Washington, DC (attendee)
** '''Great Lakes Region Meetup 2017''', Indianapolis, IN (Meetup Planning Committee -- Raid Coordinator)
** '''South Atlantic Regional Meetup 2017''' (registered, Nov 2017), Louisville, KY (attendee)


=== '''Meetup Attendance''' ===
=== '''Mentoring''' ===
* Attendee, First Annual South Atlantic Region Meetup, 2016, Charlotte, NC


* Attendee, North American Champs 2017 (San Diego, CA)
* '''enfcer74''' (R4 -> R5 SM)
* '''ldriveskier''' (R2 -> R4 SM)
* '''phoenixhawke''' (R2 -> R4)
* '''mrnicguy''' (R3 -> R4)
* '''kwrigh01''' (R4 -> R5)


=== '''Projects''' ===
=== '''Projects''' ===
* Indiana Speed Limit Implementation
* '''Nationwide Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) Compliance'''
** With the help of the tools Terry developed, generated maps for tracking speed limit implementation
** Key participant in GLR-led development of new [[Junction_Style_Guide/Interchanges#Diverging_diamond_interchange_.28DDI.29DDI | JSG guidance for DDI's]]
*** Editors were not excited about SL implementation and the overwhelming number of segments that would need work. I jumped in and gave a helping hand to show SMs aren't immune to having to do that hard work, too! Inspiring lower ranks to join in the effort and eventually brought us from a low of 36th place to 4th in scored completion, from the Waze speed limit sheet.
** Created comprehensive list of all DDI's nationwide
** Once JSG guidance for DDI was promoted from personal namespace to USA WoP, contacted leadership in all 30+ states with DDI's -- across multiple multiple regions -- to communicate that the guidance had been updated, and offered to help ensure all interchanges were compliant with new guidance
 
* '''Indiana Speed Limit Implementation'''
** With the help of the tools terrypurdue, vtpearce, and dummyd2 developed, generated maps for tracking speed limit implementation
*** Editors were not excited about SL implementation and the overwhelming number of segments that would need work. I jumped in and gave a helping hand to show SMs aren't immune to having to do that hard work, too! Inspiring lower ranks to join in the effort and eventually brought us from a low of 33th place to 16th in scored completion, from the Waze speed limit sheet.


* West Virginia Speed Limit Implementation
* '''West Virginia Speed Limit Implementation'''
** With the help of the tools Terry developed, generated maps for tracking speed limit implementation
** With the help of the tools terrypurdue, vtpearce, and dummyd2 developed, generated maps for tracking speed limit implementation
*** Editors were not excited about SL implementation and the overwhelming number of segments that would need work. I jumped in and gave a helping hand to show SMs aren't immune to having to do that hard work, too! Inspiring lower ranks to join in the effort and eventually brought us from a low of 36th place to 4th in scored completion, from the Waze speed limit sheet.
*** Editors were not excited about SL implementation and the overwhelming number of segments that would need work. I jumped in and gave a helping hand to show SMs aren't immune to having to do that hard work, too! Inspiring lower ranks to join in the effort and eventually brought us from a low of 47th place to 7th in scored completion, from the Waze speed limit sheet.


* Formed a consensus with MAR RCs, SMs, and editors to regionalize the segment locking standard.
* '''MAR Locking Standard'''
** Formed a consensus with MAR RCs, SMs, and editors to regionalize the segment locking standard.


* Google Hangouts
* '''Communication Platforms'''
** Created (with stephenr1966) the first ever WV Google Hangout
** Created (with stephenr1966) the first ever WV Google Hangout
** Created (with xanderb) the first ever KY Google Hangout
** Created (with xanderb) the first ever KY Google Hangout
** Created (with stephenr1966) the first ever Mid-Atlantic Region discord server
** Created (with stephenr1966) the first ever American Territories Region discord server


* Initiative to Establish Inter-Regional Relations
* '''Inter-Regional Relationships'''
** ''SAT''
** Was granted temporary (which became permanent) AM access for all of Kentucky to assist with anything the Kentucky editors needed during a short hiatus of Xanderb's
** Was granted temporary (which became permanent) AM access for all of Kentucky to assist with anything the Kentucky editors needed during a short hiatus of Xanderb's
** ''MAR''
** Worked closely with Ohio State Managers to mentor and guide MarkR4468's Waze career to position of NE Ohio LAM and WV SM.
** Worked closely with Ohio State Managers to mentor and guide MarkR4468's Waze career to position of NE Ohio LAM and WV SM.


* West Virginia
* '''West Virginia'''
** Personalized the West Virginia wiki immediately upon assuming SM role along with Stephenr1966. Added Major Road Naming Standards (i.e. WV-### and CR-###/##), 1/4/8 UR Management Policy, Minimum Lock Standards, Walking Trails/Pedestrian Boardwalk Guidance, Counties and Cities listings with links to GIS sites and PLs.
** Personalized the West Virginia wiki immediately upon assuming SM role along with Stephenr1966. Added Major Road Naming Standards (i.e. WV-### and CR-###/##), 1/4/8 UR Management Policy, Minimum Lock Standards, Walking Trails/Pedestrian Boardwalk Guidance, Counties and Cities listings with links to GIS sites and PLs.
** Heavily involved with the Validator Localization for WV (Big thanks to Xanderb for coding it for us) and NameNorm (WV) development (Big thanks to sketch for that one)
** Heavily involved with the Validator Localization for WV (Big thanks to Xanderb for coding it for us) and NameNorm (WV) development (Big thanks to sketch for that one)
** Currently working to implement Large Area Manager program
** Currently working to implement Large Area Manager program


* Indiana
* '''Indiana'''
** Heavily involved with the Validator Localization for Indiana (Big thanks to Xanderb for coding it for us)  
** Heavily involved with the Validator Localization for Indiana (Big thanks to Xanderb for coding it for us)  
** Implemented Large Area Manager program shortly after assuming SM role.
** Implemented Large Area Manager program shortly after assuming SM role.
** Worked alongside with jdeyoung and enfcer74 in implementing a CR-XXX standard for Indiana.
** Worked alongside with jdeyoung and enfcer74 in implementing a CR-XXX standard for Indiana.

Latest revision as of 03:44, 20 September 2017

Editing Milestones:

  • Began editing: June 07, 2014
  • First AM granted: Fall 2014
  • Large Area Manager (LAM), SE Ohio: June 15th, 2015
  • State Manager (West Virginia): June 26th, 2015-present
  • Formal Mentor: July 13th, 2015 - present
  • Editor Rank 5 (R5): September 24th 2015 - present
  • State Manager (Indiana): January 15th, 2016 - present
  • MAR Place Name Harmonization Moderator: July 25th, 2016 - present
  • Country Manager (USA): August 9th, 2016-present

Mapraids

  • 2014
    • New York City, NY
    • Los Angeles, CA
  • 2015
    • MegaMapRaid (MMR)
      • Assigned to Washington, DC
    • Boston, MA
    • Ohio Training MiniMapRaid
      • Assisted with leading/mentoring.
  • 2017
    • West Virginia Raid
      • Involved in Raid from the very beginning stages of planning. Was a key part in a successful raid along with ldriveskier, JasonN899, and Stephenr1966
    • Indiana MiniMapRaid
      • Involved in raid from the very beginning stages of planning. Huge thanks to Enfcer74 for a successful raid
    • Great Lakes Annual Meetup Raid
      • Involved with raid from the very beginning stages of planning. Huge thanks to Enfcer74 and Ehepner1977 for a successful raid

Virtual Emergency Operations Center (VEOC)

  • 2016
    • Hurricane Matthew: primarily as a CM closer
    • West Virginia Flooding: formally requested VEOC activation as SM of WV. Led response effort in evenings.
  • 2017
    • Hurricane Harvey/Irma: primarily as a CM closer

Meetup Attendance

  • 2016
    • Great Lakes Regional Meetup 2016, Indianapolis, IN (registered, had to cancel last-minute for family emergency)
    • South Atlantic Regional Meetup 2016, Charlotte, NC (attendee)
  • 2017
    • North American Champs 2017, San Diego, CA (attendee)
    • Mid Atlantic Regional Meetup 2017, Washington, DC (attendee)
    • Great Lakes Region Meetup 2017, Indianapolis, IN (Meetup Planning Committee -- Raid Coordinator)
    • South Atlantic Regional Meetup 2017 (registered, Nov 2017), Louisville, KY (attendee)

Mentoring

  • enfcer74 (R4 -> R5 SM)
  • ldriveskier (R2 -> R4 SM)
  • phoenixhawke (R2 -> R4)
  • mrnicguy (R3 -> R4)
  • kwrigh01 (R4 -> R5)

Projects

  • Nationwide Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) Compliance
    • Key participant in GLR-led development of new JSG guidance for DDI's
    • Created comprehensive list of all DDI's nationwide
    • Once JSG guidance for DDI was promoted from personal namespace to USA WoP, contacted leadership in all 30+ states with DDI's -- across multiple multiple regions -- to communicate that the guidance had been updated, and offered to help ensure all interchanges were compliant with new guidance
  • Indiana Speed Limit Implementation
    • With the help of the tools terrypurdue, vtpearce, and dummyd2 developed, generated maps for tracking speed limit implementation
      • Editors were not excited about SL implementation and the overwhelming number of segments that would need work. I jumped in and gave a helping hand to show SMs aren't immune to having to do that hard work, too! Inspiring lower ranks to join in the effort and eventually brought us from a low of 33th place to 16th in scored completion, from the Waze speed limit sheet.
  • West Virginia Speed Limit Implementation
    • With the help of the tools terrypurdue, vtpearce, and dummyd2 developed, generated maps for tracking speed limit implementation
      • Editors were not excited about SL implementation and the overwhelming number of segments that would need work. I jumped in and gave a helping hand to show SMs aren't immune to having to do that hard work, too! Inspiring lower ranks to join in the effort and eventually brought us from a low of 47th place to 7th in scored completion, from the Waze speed limit sheet.
  • MAR Locking Standard
    • Formed a consensus with MAR RCs, SMs, and editors to regionalize the segment locking standard.
  • Communication Platforms
    • Created (with stephenr1966) the first ever WV Google Hangout
    • Created (with xanderb) the first ever KY Google Hangout
    • Created (with stephenr1966) the first ever Mid-Atlantic Region discord server
    • Created (with stephenr1966) the first ever American Territories Region discord server
  • Inter-Regional Relationships
    • SAT
    • Was granted temporary (which became permanent) AM access for all of Kentucky to assist with anything the Kentucky editors needed during a short hiatus of Xanderb's
    • MAR
    • Worked closely with Ohio State Managers to mentor and guide MarkR4468's Waze career to position of NE Ohio LAM and WV SM.
  • West Virginia
    • Personalized the West Virginia wiki immediately upon assuming SM role along with Stephenr1966. Added Major Road Naming Standards (i.e. WV-### and CR-###/##), 1/4/8 UR Management Policy, Minimum Lock Standards, Walking Trails/Pedestrian Boardwalk Guidance, Counties and Cities listings with links to GIS sites and PLs.
    • Heavily involved with the Validator Localization for WV (Big thanks to Xanderb for coding it for us) and NameNorm (WV) development (Big thanks to sketch for that one)
    • Currently working to implement Large Area Manager program
  • Indiana
    • Heavily involved with the Validator Localization for Indiana (Big thanks to Xanderb for coding it for us)
    • Implemented Large Area Manager program shortly after assuming SM role.
    • Worked alongside with jdeyoung and enfcer74 in implementing a CR-XXX standard for Indiana.