Marco Torres

Marco Torres, who graduated with a BA in Economics in 2015, is a GIS specialist in the San Francisco Bay Area at ENGEO(opens in new window).    This firm provides geotechnical and environmental services to both the private and public sectors. 

While a student at Chico State Marco worked as an economic and community development volunteer during the summer of 2013.  In the fall semester of 2013 he began working for the Center for Economic Development(opens in new window) as a research assistant where he remained until he graduated.  On his Marco's Linkedin page(opens in new window) Marco states that as “a research assistant at the Center for Economic Development (CED), my mission was to assist in applied research projects. I delivered the most recent and reliable information while utilizing programs such as ArcGIS and Microsoft Excel. My specialty included analyzing: social, economic, environmental, and demographic data.”  Marco also found time to be active in the CSU Chico Economics Club and the Geography Club.