Cartographer
Office: 01A Davis Hall
Phone: 815.753.6831
E-mail: howland@niu.edu
B.S., Northern Illinois University, 1986
I've lived in the DeKalb / Sycamore area most of my life. My intersest include traveling with my two teenage girls, woodworking, and an occasional game of golf.
I've been with Geology and Environmental Geosciences since April of 1996. For 10 years prior to that I worked for the Geography department in the Cartography Lab. My job responsibilities mainly involve the production of graphics (digital files/prints and poster sessions) for faculty and graduate student publications and presentations. I've also been involved in maintaining parts of our departmental web site.
I work on a Mac platform with the following equipment:
CPU - Apple G5 with 2.5 GHz Dual Processors / 2GB RAM / CD RW Drive / 240GB HD
Monitor - Samsung SyncMaster 210T
Wide Format Printer - HP 1055CM (36")
ProMount 4510+ 42" Laminator
Laser Printer - HP LaserJet 5000N
Color Printer - Epson Stylus Photo R800
Scanner - Epson Perfection 4180 Photo
Major software packages include:
Macromedia Studio MX
Adobe Creative Suite 3
Microsoft Office
If you want to check out any of my equipment or software you can visit me in the basement of Davis Hall in office 01-A or call me at (815) 753-6831.