GIS/Data Analyst

Richard Carr

Address: ** ******* ****, *********, ** 03841 Tel: 603-***-****

Email: ************@*****.***

Profile: I am an experienced GIS professional looking for a rewarding new position following my recent arrival in the

United States. I have recently received my work authorisation and would like to start a conversation now with

innovative companies that share my enthusiasm for the power of GIS.

Employment Record:

GIS Specialist/Programmer, Sagewell Inc, Boston MA Nov 2012 – present

o Short term position with a clean-tech, energy efficiency start-up.

Duties

o Responsible for a full cycle of GIS development work, from the analysis of business workflows to

the development of improved solutions using python, SQL and ArcGIS.

o Co-ordination of GPS based data capture campaign.

o Production of high quality GIS data visualisation products to support sales team and client

relationship management.

o Maintenance of mission critical spatial databases

o Analysis of pre-existing data quality and geographic projection issues to provide insight into causes

and resolutions.

GIS Technical Specialist, Rural Payments Agency, London, UK 2009-

July 2012

o The Rural Payments Agency is a government agency responsible for administering European

agricultural subsidies for England. It maintains of one of the largest GI datasets in the country, the “Rural

Land Register” and uses a wealth of intelligence, such as satellite and aerial photography to verify the

currency of the data. Over $3 billion are distributed each year based on the data held in GI systems.

Duties:

o Member of a team responsible for providing technical GI support across the agency.

o Development of advanced spatial analysis culminating in clear and succinct reports to support

decision makers.

o Interrogation of agency databases to provide data and statistics in response to parliamentary enquires.

o Analysis of complex business processes to identify areas for improvement and develop solutions.

Working with teams across the agency to help implement identified changes effectively.

o Recommend and execute modifications to GIS applications in order to improve efficiency, reliability,

and performance.

o Liaising with senior management to form recommendations on GI policy.

o Managing the regular implementation of satellite and aerial imagery update files.

o Production and maintenance of Meta data to ISO standards.

o Perform data audits and quality control measures and application of change intelligence.

o Develop and maintain business rule protocols, GIS manuals and systems documentation and Desk

Instructions.

Achievements: Responsible for turning around a failing and Customer-Land database system; 40%

accuracy rates to 98% in two years. Key player in driving the uptake of GIS across the agency.

Worked with CEO to successfully build mapping products into the core of executive team briefings.

Digital Mapping Analyst, Infoterra Ltd, Leicester, UK 2007-

2008

o Infoterra are a leading supplier of geo-information products and services, aerial and satellite imagery,

and GIS consultancy in the UK. They are now a subsidiary of EADS Astrium, a leading European aerospace

firm.

Duties:

o Responsible for processing and analysing aerial imagery to create maps with strict specifications.

o A demanding yet exciting position which required a good working knowledge of the ESRI suite of

programmes and the ability to work both under pressure and in a team.

o Provided me with an invaluable experience of the pressures affecting GIS projects in a commercial

environment.

o Required UK security clearance.

Achievements: Personally responsible for the company’s first data batch to be accepted by Ministry

of Defence clients with 0% error rate.

Related software/technical capabilities:

o Oracle 11 database and spatial database systems. Excellent SQL skills.

o ESRI suite of GIS software – Spatial analyst, network analyst and more

o Python scripting of GIS processes and workflows

o ERDAS image processing software

o MapInfo

o SafeFME

Education Record:

The University of Edinburgh:

2008- 2009

o MSc (Hons) Geographical Information Science

o Intensive year long course which included a wide range of critical theory and technical GIS skills.

o Strengthened excellent oral and written communication, statistical and analytical thinking skill sets.

o Dissertation: “Spatial Epidemiology: sunshine and depression in the UK”. Proven links between

vitamin-D levels and clinical depression incidence in individuals led me to investigate whether varying annual

sunshine hours (sunlight provides vitamin-D) across the UK produced a statistically significant geographical

variation in the prevalence of depressive illness. Economic and demographic data sources were used to adjust

for the known effects of wealth and social background. This gave me further experience in handling different

sources and types of data: health, climate, economic and demographic, and also in managing a large body of

work in an academically sound manner. It also helped developed my strong statistics and written argument

skills.

The University of Leeds: 2004-2007

o BSc (Hons) Geography

o Studied a broad range of geographical subject areas

o Dissertation: “Developing and applying a land capability model for energy crops in the Yorkshire and

Humberside area using GIS”. This project gave me some real-world GIS skills in data management and

spatial analysis. For my identified study area, hydrographical, climatic, geological, economic, transport and

topological data sources were used to build a layered model of land capability for four energy crops, and their

potential for exploitation.

References: Available on request

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