Project Management

Kelly Aliasgar

Kr. ** #*** B – ** Bogotá, Colombia

+57-322-***-**** *************@*****.***

GIS Specialist

Highly Experienced GIS Specialist and Researcher

Experienced in GIS and Remote Sensing, delivering GIS projects in complex, dynamic environment while ensuring high levels accuracy, usability and efficiency. Experience in geostatistical analysis, spatial analysis, remote sensing, project tendering and working with clients and end users. Excellent verbal and written communicator. Strong track record of leading and motivating teams. Published work in international journals, book and reports.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Analytical thinking, interpersonal and communications skills, attention to details, time management, data collection, data analysis, data processing, tool building, satellite analysis, data mapping, trend analysis, geostatistical analysis, spatial distributions, vector and raster processing, report writing, academic journals, conferences, report generation, map production, research, training, application of GIS to analyse real world problems, digitizing, editing, problem analysis and solving.

EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

GIS Freelancer 2013 – Present

Providing all aspects of GIS, Remote Sensing

Working on national and international Geoinformatics projects.

University of Kurdistan, Erbil, Iraq 2010 – 2013

One of the top universities in Northern Iraq

GIS Specialist

Lead the team in the development of Geoinformatics Institute (GIFTS).

Develop training courses for GIS, Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing

Manage the daily activities of GIFTS Institute

Develop Project proposals and budget proposals for bidding and tendering of projects.

Develop budget proposals.

Attend KRG Regional Government workshops and training.

Lecturer/Tutor

Assumed the role of Lecturer/Tutor for Environmental Management, Introduction to Hydrology, Information Communication and Technology and Physics for students in the Engineering route of study.

Plan Syllabus, Module Descriptors, Lectures, Course Outline, Lab Manuals and Module Book

Manage progress of students

Develop exams, quizzes and projects

Mark exams, quizzes and projects.

Deliver lectures and supervise labs

Committees/Working Groups/Volunteer Positions

Website Committee, Intranet Committee, Recruitment Committee, Team Leader for IT in ACCESS Department, UKH English Entrance Examination Testing Committee, FTP Training, Virtual Learning Development Committee, EPHROUS Committee, Admissions and Registration Manager (Summer 2012), Quality Assurance and Enhancement Officer, Assisted in managing the International English Language Centre.

Southern Cross University, Australia 2008 – 2010

University located in New South Whales, Australia

Manager of Geoinformatics Centre 2008-2009

Managed Geoinformatics lab at Southern Cross University (GREAT).

Ensured Projects were documented and backed-up after completion.

Performed backups of server.

Evaluated software and hardware requirements.

Assisted in developing manuals for GIS 9.2 training for Short Course in GIS and Remote Sensing for Scientists and Engineers from Saudi Arabia. Conducted and supervised this course.

Installed and tested programs for training session.

Compiled training manual for ArcGIS Spatial Analyst 9.3 for Bachelor of Science and Masters programme.

Demonstrator 2008-2010

Assisted lecturers in delivering the following courses: Environmental Information Management, GIS, Remote Sensing, Environmental Mapping

Provided assistance to lecturers in labs using ArcGIS, IDRISI and ER Mapper

Assisted in field work supervising the use of Surveying and Photogrammetric equipment

Provided assistance to students

Monitor student progress

Evaluated students by marking quizzes, projects and final exams.

University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago 2006 – 2007

Leading university in the West Indies

Teaching/Research Assistant

Conducted Labs for the MSC. Geoinformatics programme.

Developed labs for the Introduction to Geographical Information Systems, Spatial Analysis and Spatial Database Management Systems. Labs were taught using ArcGIS 9.2 including Spatial Analysis and Geostatistical Analysis and linking databases to ArcGIS environments and SQL.

Incorporated GPS and basic Surveying Techniques to MSc. Geoinformatics Labs.

Performed training in ArcGIS for other faculties including Public Health and Medical students.

Provided Assistance to Undergraduate and PostGraduate Final Year projects in GIS.

Earlier Roles

Senior Associate IS Technology Support Officer Information System Assistant

Projects

AVA Mining Services, Indonesia

Created Geospatial Maps for Coal Mining, Indonesia

Georeferencing, Digitizing, Spatial Analysis, Linking excel tables to calculate profit, Producing final maps based on profit

University of the West Indies – Centre for Caribbean Land and Environmental Appraisal Research (CLEAR)

Managing Hillside Development in Caribbean, Tobago

Customized ArcView 3.2, using Avenue Programming, to meet the requirements of the Hillside Development Application.

Southern Cross University – School of Environmental Science and Management. Centre for Geoinformatics Research and Environmental Assessment Technology (GREAT)

Coastal Erosion Issues in the East Point and Nightcliff areas of Darwin, Australia. Darwin City Council, Northern Territory, Australia.

Lead the technical aspect of this project for successful and timely completion

Performed georeferencing and mosaicing of Aerial Photographs and Quickbird Satellite Images using ER Mapper.

Digitized coast using ArcGIS 9.2 for various years (1969 to 2007).

Measured temporal changes in coastline.

Produced maps to indicate temporal changes of coastline.

Conducted daily briefings and debriefings with Project Leader and the Project Team.

Conducted emergency meeting with project leader to over come technical problems.

Organised weekly review meetings with project team to ensure the project was on schedule and to make recommendations to overcome all issues including management and technical issues.

Assisted in writing final project report for the client and for presentation in an international conference.

Mapping Coastal Benthic Habitats in the Burnett Mary Region Using Remotely Sensed Imagery. A Report Prepared for Central Queensland University.

Lead the technical aspect of this project for successful and timely completion

Performed Georeferencing and Mosaicing of Aerial Photographs and Quickbird Satellite Images.

Performed Masking, Atmospheric Corrections and Water Column Correction on Data.

Performed Unsupervised Classification, Phase 1 of project.

Produced maps for onsite verification.

Performed Supervised Classification based on field data Phase 2 of Project.

Produced Map of Study Sites for Coral Reef Classification.

Conducted daily briefings and debriefings with Project Leader and Project Team.

Conducted emergency meeting with project leader to over come technical problems.

Organised weekly review meetings with project team to ensure the project was on schedule and to make recommendations to overcome all management and technical issues.

Supervised and assisted in scientific, technical and operational aspects of project.

Conferences, Journals, Reports, Consultancy and Chapters

Conference

Aliasgar K. and Baban S M J. (2006). Developing A Geoinformatics Based Early Warning System for Landslides In Tobago. 13 pages. Urban & Regional Information Systems Association Conference, URISA's 2006 Caribbean GIS, (CD Rom). Bahamas.

Aliasgar Kelly and Baban S M J. 2007. Developing a Geoinformatics Based Early Warning System for Geohazards. Southern Cross University, PRAXIS Conference, Australia. 2007.

Baban S M J. and Aliasgar K. (2007). Using Geoinformatics to Examine Debris Flows Generated by Hurricane Emily in Trinidad, West Indies. 8 pages. The 2nd International Conference of GIS/RS in Hydrology, Water Resources and Environment (ICGRHWE'06) and the 2nd International Symposium on Flood Forecasting and Management with GIS and Remote Sensing (FM2S'06), September 17-23, 2007, (CD Rom), Guangzhou and Three Gorges, China.

Baban S.M.J., Sumith Pathirana, Kelly Alisasgar, Abdullah Habibi. (2008). Examining Coastal Erosion Issues In Darwin, North Australia Using Field Based Data and Geoinformatics. The Second International Conference on Geoinformatics Technology for Natural Disaster Management and Rehabilitation. 21-26, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand. (ISBN: 978**********).

Baban S.M.J., and Kelly Aliasgar (2008). Mapping Flood Prone Areas in The Caribbean Using Historical Data, Geophysical Terrain Characteristics and Geoinformatics. The Second International Conference on Geoinformatics Technology for Natural Disaster Management and Rehabilitation. 100-106, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand. (ISBN: 978**********).

Aliasgar Kelly and Baban S M J, 2008. Developing a Geoinformatic Based Early Warning System for Landslides and Floods in Trinidad and Tobago. Southern Cross University School of Environmental Science Retreat.

Aliasgar K. and Baban S. M. J. (2009). A Preliminary Assessment into the Development of a Geoinformatics Based Vulnerability Index for Developing Countries. The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2009 Annual Conference, Reflection of the Past, Vision of the Future, 9-13, 2009 March, Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel at Baltimore, Maryland’s Inner Harbor.USA.

Journals

Baban S.M.J and Aliasgar K. (2008). Using Geoinformatics to Characterise Areas Vulnerable to Debris Flows in the Tropics; a Case Study of Northern Trinidad, West Indies. Journal of Disaster Advances. Vol 1 (4), 20-26.

Baban S.M.J and Aliasgar K. (2009). Using Carrying Capacity and Multi-Criteria Analysis to Proactively Manage Floods in the Caribbean. International Journal of Geoinformatics. Vol.5 No. 4, pgs 55-62

Consultancy

Baban S.M.J., Pathirana S., Aliasgar K., and Habibi A. (2008). Mapping Coastal Benthic Habitats in the Burnett Mary Region Using Remotely Sensed Imagery. A Report Prepared for Central Queensland University. 28p.

Jones G., Baban S.M.J. and Pathirana S. (2008). Coastal Erosion Issues in the East Point and Nightcliff areas of Darwin, Australia. Darwin City Council, Northern Territory, Australia. 48p.

Developing and Running a Short Course in GIS and Remote Sensing for Scientists and Engineers from Saudi Arabia. Funded by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Chapter

Baban S. M. J. and Aliasgar K. (2008). Developing Early Warning Systems for Managing Geohazards (Landslides and Floods) in the Caribbean Region. Chapter 13., In: Baban S.M.J. (Editor). Enduring Geohazards In The Caribbean Region, Moving From The Reactive To The Proactive. 225-243. University of the West Indies Press, Jamaica, West Indies. 256p. ISBN: 978-976-640-204-4.

Research Interests

Natural Disasters in Developing Countries Early Warning Systems Floods Landslides Vulnerability Assessments Watershed Analysis Risk Assessments Carrying Capacity Satellite Rainfall Data GIS Remote Sensing

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Doctor of Philosophy, Geoinformatics, School of Environmental Science and Management, Southern Cross University, New South Whales, Australia (2012)

Bachelor of Science, Computing and Information Systems, University of London (external), Trinidad and Tobago

ESRI Virtual Campus Training Working with Variables and Functions in VBA Working with Rasters in ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 9.0-9.1) Working with Forms in VBA Understanding GIS Queries Understanding Branching and Looping in VBA Turning Data into Information Using ArcGIS 9 Spatial Analysis of Geohazards Using ArcGIS 9 Learning ArcGIS Spatial Analyst (for ArcGIS Spatial Analyst 9.0-9.1) Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 9.0-9.1) Introduction to ArcGIS 9 Geostatistical Analyst Exploring the VBA Environment Customizing ArcMap Easy way to extend the Interface Customizing ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 9) Basics of the Geodatabase Data Model Basics of Geographic Coordinate Systems (for ArcGIS 10) Python for Everyone Creating and Sharing Locator Packages (for ArcGIS 10.1) GIS for Humanitarian Action Mobile GIS: Using ArcGIS for iOS Applications Teaching with GIS: Introduction to using GIS in the Classroom Using Python in ArcGIS Desktop 10 3d Visualization Techniques Using ArcGIS GIS For Humanitarian Mine Action: Remotely Sensed Data

Other Training IROO: Introduction to IR Camera Operation A First Course in Java Programming A+ Network+ CCNA MCSA Train the Teachers

Awards and Achievements

PhD. Scholarship Southern Cross University

Treasurer CRUX Postgraduate Association Southern Cross University, Australia.

Employee of the Year Nominee 2003, Agostini's Limited.

Awarded Rookie of the Year at Agostini’s Limited in December 2002.

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