Geospatial Professional

John Alai, MSc., P.Eng.

** ******* ***** ***** ** Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3L 2K6

********@*******.*** 403-***-****

PROFILE

Over 18 years’ experience contributing in the roles of land surveyor and geomatics engineer with diverse teams working on software design, verification, and implementation to support Municipal and Oil and Gas Industries

Engaged in Business Development and Project Management

Managed projects from conception to production involving research, definition, design, effort estimation, implementation and evaluation creating more efficient and valuable products

Proactively interacted with stakeholders, software developers and clients, achieving functionality, safety and quality within schedule and budget

Advanced written, verbal communication and presentation skills including mentoring and training of technical personnel which increased efficiencies while cutting overall costs

DEMONSTRATED COMPETENCIES

Skilled at troubleshooting and problem solving, quick and continuous learner of new tools and technologies with a strong desire to exceed expectations

Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary setting

Superior knowledge of coordinate systems, reference frames and geodetic principles demonstrated by using products in NAD83 3TM, UTM, and 10TM projections in Province of Alberta and UTM and Albers in Province of BC

Superior knowledge of GNSS Systems, Oracle SQL, Computer Aided Design and Drafting (Microstation and AutoCad) and ArcGIS suite of products (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox)

Experience with Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing, LIDAR mapping and 3D Laser Scanning

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cadastral Mapping Manager,

Martin Newby Consulting, Calgary, Alberta, 1998–17

Created an Alberta Township System GIS product showing Surveyed and Unsurveyed Territory quarter sections for Government of Alberta

Designed, tested and implemented an Automated Plan Integrations process saving 1 hour per plan

GIS Data analysis and Quality Control of Data for Municipal and Oil and Gas Industries

Trained and managed production team of 7 technical staff to efficiently integrate 1000 legal plans of survey per month into Alberta Provincial digital cadastral base

Performed online remote quality control with detailed and methodical data analysis, including downloading and integrating field survey GNSS control coordinates for ParcelMap BC (Province of British Columbia’s Parcel fabric)

Geomatics Engineer,

City of Calgary, Alberta, 1995–98

Tested and implemented plan adjustment software for integrating digital plans of survey into the City of Calgary’s legal survey fabric

Performed cadastral plans integration and survey computations thereby improving the spatial accuracy and density of the City’s mapping base

Provided technical support to land surveying community enabling them to submit plans of survey with minimal errors resulting in overall saving of time and cost

Project Engineer,

HHC Team Consultants, Calgary, Alberta1993–95

Prepared Municipal engineering construction tenders and RFQs

Collaborated with regulatory civic and municipal government officials on land development plans resulting in timely agreements and approvals of engineering projects enabling them to start on time

Performed survey engineering computations and infrastructure layouts using GPS surveying instruments

Reviewed construction design to ensure proper quantities, dimensions, and overall completeness.

Provide calculations and records in support of all survey activities.

Monitoring and inspection of municipal engineering and construction projects resulting in costs being under budget

Project Engineer

Hughes Aircraft, Calgary, Alberta, 1992–93

Technical writing, documentation and Arc Macro Language (AML) scripting to automate GIS routines and functions for forestry assets

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION

Professional member of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

Continuous Learner: Online, and Classroom courses through Lynda.com, APEGA, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Took over 30 courses (average of 2 courses per year) in Technical and Soft Skills including Project Management, Technical Writing, Team Management, Oracle SQL, MS Office Suite

MSc Engineering

University of Calgary, Canada,1990–93

BSc Surveying and Photogrammetry

University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1984–87

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTOR

Board of Trustees member for Burman University, Lacombe, Alberta

Organizer and facilitator for Complete Health Improvement Programs and Exercise Classes

Volunteer engineering services in church building construction

Highway clean-up crew

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