Amanda Forbes
Senior GIS Solutions Architect at SeaRoc Group Ltd.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified SAFe® 5 Agile Product Manager
Scaled Agile, Inc.Dec, 2021- Sep, 2024 -
ArcGIS Desktop Associate 10
EsriAug, 2011- Sep, 2024
Experience
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SeaRoc Group Ltd.
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United Kingdom
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior GIS Solutions Architect
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Feb 2020 - Present
Dual role of Solutions Architect and Senior Developer largely focussed on but not limited to software development related to GIS SaaS. Main Responsibilities:- Solutions ArchitectureCovering elements of Business Analysis and Software Design to ensure GIS SaaS solutions are designed and delivered.- DevelopmentOverseeing and managing developments including code review and functional testing. Assist in hands-on development. Providing expert geospatial advice. - TestingWorking with the Test Manager to agree test plans and assist testers.- ConsultancyProvide GIS consultancy services such as data management, project management, GIS analysis and advice Show less
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Senior GIS Analyst & Developer
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Jan 2018 - Feb 2020
Key Responsibilities include data analysis, data management, database management, system design, web development and project management.Analysis of subsea cable movements by utilising high resolution bathymetry data to determine whether cables have become exposed or are in danger of exposure.Web mapping, ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, Open Source GIS, enterprise geodatabases, AutoCAD 2D/3D
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GIS Analyst
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Aug 2012 - Dec 2017
Key Responsibilities include the use of ESRI ArcGIS software to work on existing and develop new client GIS databases. Analysis of existing client data holdings, creating a scoping study and data holdings report and developing a client database. Reporting of data analysis, database management and project planning. Presentation of data output and reports for existing and new clients. Design, development and deployment of web mapping applications. Design, creation and management of enterprise geodatabases for projects. Assist in site selection mapping using multi-criteria analysis to determine the most suitable site or route. Data management including day-to-day processing of cable lay data and maintain a record of planned, laid and buried cables to track any changes or deviations in the cable route. Analysis of subsea cable movements by utilising high resolution bathymetry data to determine whether cables have become exposed or are in danger of exposure. Creation and update of 2D and 3D drawings. Show less
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ESRI South Africa
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South Africa
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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100 - 200 Employee
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Junior GIS Developer
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Mar 2010 - Aug 2012
Designing, managing and creation of Geodatabases and ArcSDE databases for spatial data holdings. Expertise in management of SQL Server SDE databases. Presentation of data outputs and associated data as Map Documents and Map Services. Deployment of web mapping applications on client environments. Development of web mapping applications, bespoke ArcGIS Desktop tools using ArcObjects and Python and geoprocessing tools using Python and Model Builder. Provision of training for Geoprocessing Scripts with Python, building web applications using Flex, Silverlight, and creating effective web applications for clients and internal staff. Presenting training seminars at conferences. Assistance in educational outreach in the form of presenting GIS awareness presentations at exhibitions. Show less
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Education
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2016 - 2020
University of Leeds
Master of Science - MS, Geographic Information Science -
2008 - 2011
University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria
BSc Honours, Geoinformatics -
CSIR Remote Sensing Course
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