William Carter Stone
Leonardtown
Summary
Passionate, dedicated humanitarian professional with extensive experience in disaster relief, refugee support, with a background in international development and humanitarian assistance.
Proven track record in program coordination, needs needs assessment, and capacity building. Committed to promoting human rights, social justice, and empowerment in diverse communities worldwide.
Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Advisor III: International Technical Programs ER
American Red Cross
08.2017 - 04.2024
- Coordinated work or project dedicated to raise awareness of need, applying strong project, and team leadership to enhance success.
- Planned, developed, and implemented strategies to convey information with key decision makers.
- Produced detailed reports outlining key issues and proposed solutions.
- Anticipated responses and prepared clear and articulate answers.
- Regional Operations Manager, Mexico and Central America Mass Population Movement (Migration) (02.05.2022).
- Field Coordinator, IFRC Darien Migration/Population Movement, Panama (02.01.2022-21.04.2022).
- Field Adapted Coordination Team (FACT) Information Management/GIS and Field assessment Delegate Nigeria.
- Rapid Assessment Information Management Coordinator-Multisector Initial response assessments GIS & UAV remote sensing.
- IFRC Field Coordinator Darien Panama for Migration; Abaco, Bahamas Hurricane Dorian Response; Mozambique ITT ERU Field Coordinator.
- Support Red Cross-National Societies Disaster Management GIS Emergency Action Planning and preparedness Response training.
- Coordinate and establish points of distribution and locations for logistics, mass causality emergency operations response and recovery efforts.
- Provide briefing and geospatial mapping of field activities for International Disaster teams, counterparts and related interagency response units.
- Coordinate directly with FEMA, USAID BHA, and related United States Government agencies during initial phases of emergency operations.
Geospatial and Remote Sensing Program Manager
University Of Maine School Of Forest Resources
02.2013 - 08.2017
- Met with project stakeholders on regular basis to assess progress and make adjustments.
- Addressed and resolved technical, financial, and operational concerns by working with team members and directors.
- Coached team members on productivity strategies to accomplish challenging goals.
- Collaborate with industry, local, state, and federal stake holders for professional development in applied remote sensing and geospatial technology for training and research through Barbara Wheatland Geospatial Laboratory.
- Identify, coordinate and collaborate with lead scientific partners and collaborators within Geo-Spatial and remote sensing climate change academic research arena.
- Conduct applied field and lab training to professionals and students using ESRI, QGIS Structure from Motion software packages and Global Positioning Systems to ground truth environmental studies projects and grants, forestry measurements, remote sensing, LiDAR and geospatial data sets;
- Identify strategies for geospatial and remote sensing training for professional development partnerships in Latin America, Spain and Africa using applied GIS software.
- Development and construction of Unmanned Aerial Systems for industrial and commercial structure for motion and rapid photogrammetry interpretation.
- Course development for Land Navigation, Physical Geography, Human Geography and Remote Sensing basics to undergraduates and graduate students.
Deputy Emergency Response Team Lead /RS/GIS
USAID/ARCC/Tetra Tech ARD
02.2012 - 02.2013
- Assessed and analyzed data to clarify course of criminal prosecution.
- Provided public safety assistance at community events to maintain safe and secure environments.
- Implemented community policing initiatives to strengthen relationships with local citizens.
- Utilized clear communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with citizens.
- Plan, collect, organize and analysis remote sensing and geospatial data which explains climate change vulnerabilities and differentiates non-climate drivers of vulnerability for disaster preparedness and response.
- Identify, interview, contract and lead scientific partners and collaborators within the climate change academic research, non-profit, and private sector for WASH vulnerability assessments;
- Conduct field data collection and analysis as needed on pre-defined (through consultation with USAID/ARCC/DC) geographical priorities to better understand and differentiate between climate change vulnerabilities and non-climate drivers of vulnerability for humanitarian response;
- Assess expected climate change impacts on WASH systems (people, livelihoods and regions) via remote sensing, UAV Assist and GIS;
- Develop assessment vulnerabilities tools and key actors for the current USAID/Global Climate ChangeWASH portfolio and present adaptive strategies;
- Summarize of disaster risk reduction activities and programs including areas of high exposure, sensitivity and/or low adaptive capacity for Water Sanitation and food safety.
Climate Change Adaptation GIS/RS Specialist
Chemonics International/USAID
04.2011 - 02.2012
- Followed all company policies and procedures to deliver quality work.
- Attended training programs to deepen professional skillset and assisted in training fellow store associates on existing and new training programs.
- Forge strong inter-governmental partnerships, lead multi-sectorial geo-spatial response assessment teams, conduct GIS training activities and coordinate climate change remote sensing programs with the Panamanian National Emergency and Civil Protection agency (SINAPROC), Pan-America Health Organization (PAHO), United Nations Disaster Assessment Committee(UNDAC), US Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and Department of Defense (DOD) Southern Command (SOUTHCOM);
- Coordinate with senior government officials to develop climate change emergency planning strategies with USAID OFDA and DOD Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) and establish SOP’s for GIS centers to measure impacts to local livelihoods and resource management;
- Develop and draft strategies for geo-spatial climate change adaption data collection for USAID and US Foreign Agriculture Service(USFAS) request for proposals for the Panama Government Ministry of Agriculture to preserve REDD+ initiatives;
- Organize community, watershed, and regional risk maps using GIS and Remote Sensing (RS) to support efforts in climate change adaptation and land resource management policy reform.
Education
Master of Science - Geography & Environmental Studies
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida05.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology & Environmental Studies
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
St. Mary's City Of Maryland05.1994
Skills
- Presentations and public speaking
- Strategic Planning
- Research abilities
- Stakeholder Management
- Relationship Building
- Data Interpretation
- American Red Cross/International Federation of the Red Cross(IFRC) IMPACT 2017
- IFRC Field Assessment Coordination Team (FACT qualified)
- Advanced Satellite technology qualified for imagery analysis Real Time (RT) and Satellite communications
- Trilingual Spanish, English and Portuguese (written and spoken); Q’eqchi’ (one of the Mayan languages)
- Experienced in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) mapping and remote sensing for emergency response
- WEB-EOC, Arcview & ArcGIS, ARCINFO, ERDAS, Surfer software, Blue Marble Global Mapper
- Full NIMS ICS/certifications Urban, Wilderness Search and Rescue (USAR) REDCARD
- Domestic and international Disaster Assessment Response Team (DART) GIS Tech Qualified
- United States International Field Program Officer Qualified
- United Nations Disaster Assessment Committee (UNDAC)
- United Nations Office of Coordinating Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
- Air Operations Civilian/Military Liaison Officer
- Secret Clearance (Status-Current) Domestic and International (USG/DOD) expired 2016
- ITT Telecommunication Qualified UN/ETC/IFRC)
- Remote Surge Information management and GIS (UN/USG/IFRC)
Languages
English, Spanish
Native language
Timeline
Advisor III: International Technical Programs ER
American Red Cross
08.2017 - 04.2024
Geospatial and Remote Sensing Program Manager
University Of Maine School Of Forest Resources
02.2013 - 08.2017
Deputy Emergency Response Team Lead /RS/GIS
USAID/ARCC/Tetra Tech ARD
02.2012 - 02.2013
Climate Change Adaptation GIS/RS Specialist
Chemonics International/USAID
04.2011 - 02.2012
Master of Science - Geography & Environmental Studies
Florida State University
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology & Environmental Studies
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
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