RAMA KRISHNA BILLAKANTI
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Website: http://gozips.uakron.edu/~rb61
OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a full time position as a GIS Analyst in a company where I can use my knowledge of GIS and software skills
for the development of online mapping websites, analysis and manage geo-databases. My work experience will
certainly help me to perform better in team environment.
ACADEMIC PROFILE:
Master of Arts in Planning and Geography, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio Anticipated by Fall- 2010
Graduate Certificate in GIS, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio Anticipated by Fall- 2010
Bachelor of Planning, School of Planning and Architecture, JNTU, Hyderabad, India Completed in May 2007
RELEVANT COURSE PROJECTS:
Graduate Projects: Environmental Justice Analysis for the Dallas County, Texas, Assessing the urban growth for the
Cuyahoga County by land cover change and demographic analysis, Urban governance geodatabase model for the
Chicago City and Assessing the Environmental justice through the neighborhood characteristics for Akron.
Undergraduate Projects: Designed a Layout at Hyderabad, prepared a Development Plan for Mangalgiri town in
Andhra Pradesh and also prepared a city development strategy for the Guntur town in Andhra Pradesh.
DISSERTATION FOR UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE:
Developed a tool for the “Conservation planning using the integration of GIS for the city of Hyderabad”.
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Programming Languages: C, VB.net, Python, SQL/PLSQL
Web Based Technologies: HTML, MS FrontPage
Software Skills: AutoCAD 2007, ARC GIS 10, ARC GIS 9x, Arc GIS Model Builder, Spatial Analyst, SPSS, ARC
Pad, ARC Scene, ARC Globe, ARC GIS Server, Arc SDE, ERDAS Imagine, MS office, MS Access.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Intern, Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, Phoenix, Arizona May-2010 to August-2010
Building Geodatabase for the Enterprise Layers to support Flex based mapping, Converting Cad Drawings to Autocad,
Geo-referencing, Project Management, Scripting for Map Automation using Python and Data Collection.
Intern, Physical Facilities operation Center, University of Akron August-2009 to Present
Preparation of Maps, Web Hosting maps using Arc Server, managing data using ARC SDE, Conversion of CAD Files
to GIS, field survey using RTK SATELLITE NAVIGATION GPS
Urban Planner (GIS Analyst), Speck Spatialtech Limited, Hyderabad, India June-2007 to August-2008
Prepared Maps, Database management, Business development, Preparation of Development Plans, Master Plans and
Comprehensive Plans.
Assistant Town Planner, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Hyderabad, India April-2006 to June-2006
Prepared Maps, Master plans and updated land use registers
PROJECTS WITH GIS BACKGROUND
GIS Engineer, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India January-2006 to April-2006
Mapped Polling stations in Hyderabad by conducting surveys using GPS
GIS Engineer, Uppal Municipality, Hyderabad, India May-2005 to July-2005
Collected data for the development and deployment of a model for municipal Infrastructure Management Systems
using GIS
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
• Member of Geography and Planning Student Association(GAPSA), The University of Akron from 2009-2010
• Participated in National Cadet Corps.
• Organized Colloquiums on the “Optimum City Size” and “Eco Sensitive Areas of Araku”
Languages
Fluent in English