Summary

• 24 years of experience as a Geospatial Analyst that includes scoping, analyzing, report writing, documenting business technical requirements for GIS Geographic Information Systems application projects. Discussed with clients to document needs assessment.
• Planned deliverables, created test plans, test cases for user acceptance. I have effectively communicated technical and non-technical information to management. Tested Application releases and reported inconsistencies to management via Sharepoint.
• My Engineering background MS in Computer Science gives me a good handle on Application programming and understanding relational databases Oracle, SQL
• My Engineering background BS Electronics and Communication gives me a good handle in integrating the hardware aspects of the Enterprise GIS.
• My assets are my knowledge of GIS, Image Processing, Photogrammetry, application programming and understanding the Hardware electronics aspect of the enterprise project.
• Have asset management using experience in the Public Sector.
• Have resource management experience as applied to Agriculture and Agro-climatology in the Semi-arid Tropics of the world UNDP, FAO, CGIAR, ICRISAT .
• Developed and taught Instructor-led GIS courses for over Seven years.

Technical Skills:

• Geospatial technologies: ArcGIS 10, 9.2, 8.X, 3.X, ArcView 3.X ArcIMS 4.0, Bentley Microstation V8, Intergraph- DAT/EM, OrthoMapper, AutoCAD 2000, SPANS, PAMAP ERDAS Imagine, eCognition, PCI EASI PACE, EARTH PROBE, ISROVISION, IDRISI, differential GPS.
• Dot net Framework Visual Basic, VBA, C-Sharp, ADO.Net, ASP.Net using Visual Studio 2005 2010 , Java Environment Core Java, Advance java, JSP using Netbeans 6.7 , and Server: SQL Server 2005 2008, Oracle 10g , Fortran, GRID AML, Python, HTML, and Avenue. Remedy, SharePoint.

Professional Experience:

Confidential

GIS Analyst

• Working as a consultant with Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority MWAA as a Functional Analyst for GIS.
• Testing compliance of GIS application created by other private vendors. Plan and coordinate implementation and deployment of MWAA's Web based GIS using ArcGIS 9.2. Provide assistance to GIS users through the Help desk Remedy environment.
• Test Application releases and report inconsistencies through Sharepoint. Create edit query geocoded georefrences GIS data as needed. Evaluate existing resources determine requirements and evaluate data sources. Develop implementation plans for user specific applications.
• Coordinate development requirements for database design and related consulting services. Evaluate data standard, scope of project and perform QA/QC of data.
• Supervise and participate in maintenance of the base map coverages for access to MWAA GIS users. Monitor functional aspects and performance of the application web server.
• Integrate Oracle based data sets in PROPWorks, TMMS, FM1j etc. to create Lease Management Document Management Work order Asset Management Airport Construction Operations Planning Applications. Coordinate between IT Department and the Application Development group in formulating testing environments.

Confidential

Research Assistant

• Worked with Parks Recreation and Tourism Department as a GIS analyst to develop GUI on ArcMAP 9.1 for the Confidential Forest Services. Python and VBA scripting were used in conjunction with ArcObjects to create a user-friendly interface for non-GIS managers to make use of the GIS functionalities to create reports of parks resources within user defined regions and provide screen snapshots of the defined regions.
• Created an interface to predict forest fire path based on initial information for mangers to take emergency decisions to combat forest fires and deploy resources to save lives and property. Coordinate geometry was used in the newly created tools.
• Provided services for the Confidential by creating scripts and methodologies to convert NC LIDAR data, USG NED and NHD data from Geodatabase hydrological units to ArcInfo coverage formats to make it compatible with their earlier models to study the distribution of vertebrates for the southeast United States.
• Completed over 70 assignments that include creating methodologies to use eCognition, ArcMap and Erdas imagine identifying abandoned mines that were left unplanted. Worked with a group to create NLCD Landcover, Gap Landcover, Mapped zones for Southeast USA.
• Created ArcMap Graphical User Interface for decision makers and managers to find the distribution of vertebrates in the region based on scientific name, common names and species names.

Confidential

GIS Analyst

• Worked on Confidential Water Management District projects.
• Provided GIS support to Hydro-geologist and Civil Engineers.
• Wrote scripts in Visual Basic for extracting water flow data from long term district database to GMS and HECRAS models.
• Provided Aerial Photo interpretation to map growth of sedge in coastal areas of Confidential.

Confidential

GIS Manager

• Was involved in photogrammetric stereo compilation using DAT/EM on Confidential Microstation V8.
• Used LIDAR data to create DTM for Orthophotographs using Orthomapper.
• Performed field surveyclassification for Department of Transportation.
• Projects include: R-2633 A B NCDOT U-4734 NCDOT U-3618 U-3109 U-4434 MDOT I-95 U-3806 U-R2123 CE R-2633 A B R-4063 U-2547 M-6228 are some of the participated projects.
• Some of the projects also included mitigation work.

Confidential

GIS Manager/Coordinator

• Hired consultants for information technology client site projects.
• Managed and scheduled Geospatial outsourcing projects.
• Performed quality control checks.

Confidential

Scientist GIS /Manager

• Worked with Scientists and consultants through UNDP funded projects to standardize and create agricultural data sets across Asia, and parts of Confidential.
• Involved in classifying the semi-arid tropics to different production systems based on comprehensive scientific observations, for appropriate technology transfer to improve the living conditions of poor farmers.
• Provided support to research staff by developing GIS applications and training in ESRI products. Integrated crop models developed by scientists to GIS.
• Help identified agricultural patterns, vulnerable regions for different crop disease. Identified suitable environmental and soil conditions in the semi arid tropics of the world for the growth of different genotypes of the institutes mandate crops. This is a part of Sustainable Agriculture Development. I also developed and taught instructor-led GIS Courses for Agricultural extension Research staff in Confidential and parts of Confidential.

Confidential

Systems Manager

• Provided support to marketing group by developing tailor made GIS and Image processing applications in SPANS GIS and Earth Probe Image Processing applications for targeted clients.

Confidential

Applications Engineer

• Provided application support for Pamap GIS.
• Provided support for Easi Pace and Isrovision image processing application software.
• Received training from the Indian Space Application Center on Image processing applications in utility mapping, urban land use mapping, agriculture, and forestry.
• Provided hands on training in Easi Pace image processing software to armed service personnel from the Indian ministry of defense.
• Created application script for Coal India Limited to map and study their underground coal fire spread using Daedulus airborne scanner.