As Cartographic Specialist and Digital Collections Manager, Matt oversees the production of both printed and interactive web maps, figure creation for publications, and provides support to the IGWS scientist and researchers with data visualization and techniques. He also manages the large digital archives of the organization, including but not limited to verifying metadata completeness, data organization, and project archiving.

He has been working as a professional cartographer for over fifteen years, including seven years with National Geographic Maps.

Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Geography with a concentration in GIS from Appalachian State University which he earned in 2003.

• ESRI map book description--epicenters
• FAQ--Petroleum Database Management System (PDMS)
• GIS in the Indiana Classroom
• Indiana LiDAR or LiDArt
• Map design techniques

• Earth MRI - Pennsylvanian paleosols
• Social Media
• FY2020 USGS NGGDPP Grant: CARST: Collective Access & Resource Space Tandem for Simultaneous Management of Physical Sample Collections and Digital Assets
• Coal Mining History Story Map
• Locating and characterizing important springs of the Indiana Uplands