Experience

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  The People Platform

  • Canada

  • Senior Geospatial Data Analyst

    • Mar 2021 - Present
    • Canada

    • Responsible for applying geospatial solutions to customer problems by developing systems that ingest, store, process and serve a wide variety of geospatial data. • Working with products, analytics and operations using large scale location data and developing solutions for proprietary BI platform. • Responsible for managing and supporting GIS data, software, data processing and venue management.

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  1498467 Alberta Ltd.

  • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

  • GIS & Environmental Consultant

    • Apr 2016 - Feb 2021
    • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    • Provided a range of GIS related services • Conducted Phase I site inspection services, technical report writing, conducted onsite and groundwater sampling, supervised Integrated Waste Management Audits

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  Advanced Enviro Engineering Ltd.

  • Edmonton, Alberta

  • Senior Environmental Analyst

    • Mar 2012 - Mar 2016
    • Edmonton, Alberta

    • Conducted several Phase I’s including site inspections, interpreted aerial photographs interpretation, government searches, interviews, and technical report writing• Conducted onsite soil and groundwater sampling, and completed borehole logs and site plans• Supervised and completed Integrated Waste Management audits, comprised of proposal and report writing including waste sort, data analysis, communication programs and recommendations

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  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  • Reston, Virginia, USA

  • GIS Specialist

    • Jul 2009 - Jan 2011
    • Reston, Virginia, USA

    • Scanned, geo-referenced and digitized paper geologic maps, edited and built the database, performed analysis, and produced publishable maps using ArcGIS• Calculated potential porphyry copper prospects using Eminers • Utilized GIS for spatial mapping of groundwater contaminants in relation to geologic and other landscape features to evaluate the vulnerability of the aquifer to a variety of natural and anthropogenic contaminants• Calculated amount of underground contaminants using StatView and SAS• Maintained digital databases, sorted, merged and entered relevant records and data

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  George Mason University

  • Fairfax, Virginia, USA

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    • Aug 2008 - Jul 2009
    • Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    • Responsible for entering data from journals on pre-settlement forest types• Digitized a map done in 1977 for parcels where pre-settlement forest types studied • Analyzed what all these studies demonstrated and presented the results to the County• Changed Fairlington Village’s paper map to digital map which made it convenient for the maintenance office to keep track of what needed to be done

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  Westat

  • Rockville, Maryland, USA

  • Geocoder

    • May 2008 - Aug 2008
    • Rockville, Maryland, USA

    • Aided local research company with contracted business with the National Household Travel Survey by performing geocoding

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  United Nations Environment Programme

  • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  • National Environment Officer

    • Oct 2005 - Aug 2007
    • Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    • Performed numerous research projects on environmental issues in Ethiopia • Wrote articles for the UNEP monthly newsletter ‘Addis Ababa Highlights’• Aided United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Care Ethiopia in conducting rapid environmental assessments on a refugee impacted area in western Ethiopia