Al Mowbray
Metro Senior GIS Analyst
Portland, OR
After completing a degree in Fine Arts from Iowa State University, I ran away to the Peace Corps for two years where I met my wife and began my professional journey toward science and conservation. After settling in Oregon in 2004 I spent some time doing science education and environmental restoration before getting a M.S. in Geology at PSU, which included surface elevation modeling of hot springs in Eastern Oregon. While hot spring research was a great excuse explore Eastern Oregon, the mapping skills I learned landed me my current job at Metro.
When I started at Metro in 2015 I did basic map analysis and visualization for many of Metro’s various departments, including Parks, Solid Waste, and the Zoo. My current projects include development of reporting measures for monitoring a commercial food waste-reduction program, and a Land Development Monitoring System for measuring regional growth. I also serve as Metro’s UAS Coordinator, and have the privilege of being Metro’s first licensed drone pilot.