Advanced GIS

# alisarmustafa-Advanced GIS portfolio

# About me
# Passion:
I am passionate about using data analytics, technological solutions and policy to bridge the gap between advocacy and policy change.

# Roots:
I was born and raised in Syria before moving the United States at the age of 16. The Syrian Refugee Crisis ignited my passion towards education as I saw it to be the only resource that will have a sustainable long lasting solution.

# Education:

1.  Carnegie Mellon University, Masters of Science in Public Policy and Management
2.  San Francisco State University: Bachelor's of Arts in Political Science, Minor in Middle East and Islamic Studies

# Skills:
ARC GIS, R (R Studio), Excel (Solver), Access, Adobe Creative Suit, Minitab, SPSS, Arabic, Spanish-Conversational. 

# What I hope to Learn: 
I hope to learn how to make GIS accessible and easier to understand. How to make it nice to look at. I struggle with colors ALOT so anything in that arena is super helpful. I would like to learn how to make maps look clean and minimal. I am excited to learn about all the different tools we will be using. I am also interested in how we can minimize bias when creating maps and the data we use. What should we be looking for? How do we minimize bias? Super excited about the ethics part of GIS. I am also interested in how to fit a map into a general story telling of a data story. So how would a GIS map fit and when is it most effective to use vs. a bar chart etc?