 Kris Reinicke
Job: GIS Manager and Archaeologist with PanGIS, Inc.
Bio: Kris earned a M.S. in Geographical Information Studies from California State University, Long Beach, and has completed graduate-level coursework in Archaeology at Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe. She earned her B.A. in International Studies and Anthropology at University of California, San Diego, and completed a Spanish Language Immersion Program at the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, México.
Kris is an experienced GIS manager and archaeologist with a combined seven years of experience in Cultural Resource Management and GIS. Her archaeological field experience includes performing intensive pedestrian surveys, conducting data recovery tasks, site inspections and photographic surveys for historic structure assessments. She is an experienced ESRI based GIS practitioner, skilled in custom GIS solutions, geodatabases, cartography, ArcGIS Online and Portal applications, and GIS/GPS field data capture solutions. She is knowledgeable in federal, state, and local regulations including NHPA Section 106 and 110 compliance, NEPA, CEQA, and ARPA.
Kris’ Master thesis involved using UAV imagery for ground truthing archaeological site data collected on Easter Island.  She captured aerial imagery using fixed wing drone, created 3D models of archaeological sites, processed aerial imagery, photographed petroglyphs in caves and volcanic rock outcrops, and completed site surveys.
Project(s): As a GIS Manager for PanGIS, Inc., a woman-owned business headquartered in San Diego, Kris is part of a team which specializes in Archaeology, History, Geospatial Solutions, and Environmental Compliance in support of Transportation, Utility, Water, and Land Planning projects. Her current projects include In-House Cultural and Natural Resources GIS Support for SDG&E’s Environmental Division.  Kris uses ESRI based GIS software to manage geodatabases, create and update custom applications, publish and update feature services to ArcGIS Server for use in ArcGIS Portal, keeps ArcGIS Online maps updated for the Cultural Group, and works with Environmental Team Leads to develop new processes and improvements to streamline environmental reviews and data organization.
Anything about yourself? Kris really enjoys the outdoors. In her free time she likes to disconnect from technology to hike all over SoCal, and backpack for a few nights in National Parks or on Catalina Island. Her faithful companion on the weekend trail or at the local microbrewery is her rescue black Labrador-pit mix.