Geologist, GeoAI, Geomatics, GIS & Remote Sensing Scientist
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Adam/Saeid Pirasteh (T-Professional Geoscientist Ontario)-Canadian Citizen
Email: ***********@*****.***; ********@*********.**; *****.*********@********.** University of Waterloo/FEMA & ESRI Certificates
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Geologist, GeoAI, Geomatics, GIS & Remote Sensing Scientist Aiming at a full-time position to contribute to the innovation, research & development, and sustainability
(in-person, hybrid, remote)
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
• Currently working as an associate professor at Southwest Jiaotong University, China and a scientist at the University of Waterloo (in-person/part-time), Canada, and Geospatial information instructor at the University of Calgary (synchronous & asynchronous/part-time).
• Long vision creating a road map and action plan (strategic framework) for a specific practical project, research and industry purpose and solution. Well-experience in global geospatial information & GeoAI trends of 5-10 years vision (SDGs).
• Expert team member at United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM) for SDGs 2030.
• UN Disasters services Working Group expert member, UN Open GIS & UN GeoAI for Projects Initiative collaborator.
• Gained knowledge and excellent experience in geology & exploration, GIS, Remote Sensing, Spatial Data Infrastructure
(SDI), and GeoAI with 22 years of experience engaged with more than 200 publications in high quality journals, conference archives, books, and news, 3 patents, research and industry projects as a whole in multi-disciplinary professionals including mining and natural resources, geology–environmental, natural hazards, disasters management and resiliency, and dynamic mapping utilizing ML/DL, drone and satellite image processing-analysis-interpretation and information extraction including labelling, segmentation, feature extraction and detection for autonomous purposes, imagery in action, GIS suite including Geo Apps, geospatial analysis, geodatabase design and management, visualization, geospatial solution, Supporting Web and Cloud- based applications development 3D modelling, LiDAR/MLS data capture and processing, surveying techniques, and integration of data from multiple sources.
• Developed and inventor of GeoIME cloud-based technology system (www.geoime.ca; https://app.georvs.ca/#/).
• Accomplished project manager able to craft winning proposals and technical reports.
• Experienced specialist in building structure, AI, image processing, autonomous, geological mapping and applications, story maps, and urban planning, including land use and change detection and analysis. CORE PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
• Research & development
• Natural resources and mining, natural hazards, disaster management & resiliency
• Drone and satellite image and LiDAR processing
• RS & GIS suite
• Mapping, modelling & analysis
• Geospatial information, ML/DL and GeoAI
• Geo App & algorithms development
• Building structure & strategic framework, road map & action plan for long vision
• Capacity building and managing team
• Creative & flexible
• Dependable & dynamic
• Collaborative team player
• Organized
• Analytical & problem solving
EDUCATION
• Doctor of Philosophy, Geography (Geoanalytics, GIS, LiDAR), University of Waterloo, Ontario, 2013
• Doctor of Philosophy, Geology (Remote Sensing and GIS), Aligarh University, India, 2000
(Canadian University Equivalency & Accreditation from WES, 2012)
• Master of Applied Geology, Aligarh University, India, 1998
(Canadian University Equivalency & Accreditation from WES, 2012)
• Bachelor of Geology, Aligarh University, India, 1993
(Canadian University Equivalency & Accreditation from WES, 2012) SOFTWARE, HARDWARE & PROGRAMMING PROFICIENCIES
• ESRI Suite of tools
• ENVI
• ERDAS Imagine
• Bentley Micro Station (TerraScan, TerraSolid)
• PCI Geomatica
• SAGA GIS 2.12
• MATLAB
• Python
• RiverTools 3.0
• QGIS Desktop 2.10.1
• Topcon GLS-2000
• Leica MS50 Multistation
• Topcon ScanMaster and iMS3D
• TensorFlow, ML Hub Gradient
Adam/Saeid Pirasteh (T-Professional Geoscientist Ontario)-Canadian Citizen
Email: ***********@*****.***; ********@*********.**; *****.*********@********.** University of Waterloo/FEMA & ESRI Certificates
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HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor Southwest Jiaotong University, China (Jan 2019-Jan 2023) (synchronous & asynchronous)
• Teaching undergraduate and graduate students.
• Supervising graduate students’ projects.
• Organized & managed & supervised research team and researchers.
• Administration and internationalization.
• Contribute to the faculty leadership.
• Developing projects & publications.
• Supporting and empowering social activities.
Working Environment: ESRI Suite, ENVI, DJI, Opendrone map, Pix4D, Symroc Remote Sensing Ground Motion Vibration Sensor, MS50 Leica, GPS.
Expert UN-GGIM Academic Network (AN) Member, United Nations (volunteer) (Aug 2017 to Present)
• Contributing to UN GGIM and SDGs 2030.
• Develop publications on WG and activities, facilitate knowledge sharing and awareness-raising, deliver presentations at regional meetings, webinars, and conferences, and facilitates information sharing and awareness of the AN efforts.
• Sharing in creating innovative ideas, exchange of knowledge and experience with high-level members, consulting & contributing to problem-solving and demonstrating best practices from various countries. Working Environment: ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI, Phyton, and various Open-Source platforms Expert WG Member, United Nations Open GIS (WG5-GeoAI & WG2-Capacity Building) (volunteer) (Apr 2020 to Present)
• Contributing to UN GIS consultation projects.
• Develop publications on WG and activities, facilitate knowledge sharing and awareness-raising, deliver presentations at regional meetings, webinars, and conferences, and facilitates information sharing and awareness of the WG’s DRM efforts.
• Sharing in creating innovative ideas, exchange of knowledge and experience with high-level members, consulting & contributing to problem-solving and demonstrating best practices from various countries. Working Environment: ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI, Phyton, MATLAB, Java, Opendronmap, QGIS and various Open-Source platforms Member Expert & Disasters Services WG, United Nations Global Geospatial Information (UN-GGIM) Academic Network (volunteer)
(Aug 2017 to Present)
• Supporting and contributing to various aspects of geospatial information frontier technologies and disaster services, high-level members, and state members at the UN.
• Drafting Academic Network (AN) agenda remarks at high-level UN-GGIM side-events, contributing to Strategic Framework and reviewed Integrated Geospatial Information Framework (IGIF)-Guide for comment, Future Trend of Geospatial Information Management, Framework on Effective Land Administration, and many other reports.
• Contributed to publications, conducted workshops and international events, and voted new members to AN-UN-GGIM as one of the committee members.
• Assisted Academic Network Chair in managing and organizing the progress reports and development.
• Developed Academic Network Mobile App to manage and organize members.
• Sharing in creating innovative ideas, exchange of knowledge and experience with high-level members, consulting & contributing to problem-solving and demonstrating best practices from various countries.
• Develop publications on WG and activities, facilitate knowledge sharing and awareness-raising, deliver presentations at regional meetings, webinars, and conferences, and facilitates information sharing and awareness of the WG’s DRM efforts. Working Environment: ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI, Phyton, MATLAB, Java, and Open-Source platforms Adam/Saeid Pirasteh (T-Professional Geoscientist Ontario)-Canadian Citizen
Email: ***********@*****.***; ********@*********.**; *****.*********@********.** University of Waterloo/FEMA & ESRI Certificates
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Geospatial Sensing and Data Intelligent Lab, University of Waterloo, Canada (Jan 2018-Jan 2023) (synchronous & asynchronous/part-time)
• Teaching undergraduate and graduate students.
• Supervising graduate students’ projects.
• Organized & supervised research and publication.
• Supporting in writing proposals and engaging in projects Working Environment: Arc Pro, ENVI, DJI, Opendrone map, Pix4D, Symroc Remote Sensing Ground Motion Vibration Sensor, MS50 Leica, GPS, GS14, RTK, TPS700 Leica, Topcon ScanMaster. Remote Sensing & GIS Instructor/ University, of Calgary, Canada (Jan 2021-May 2021) (synchronous & asynchronous/part-time)
• Teaching undergraduate and graduate students.
• Supervising graduate students’ projects.
• Organized & managed & supervised research team and researchers (more than 50 persons).
• Introduced GeoIME in the course outline
Working Environment: Arc Pro, ENVI, DJI, Opendrone map, Pix4D, Symroc Remote Sensing Ground Motion Vibration Sensor, MS50 Leica, GPS.
Lead Chief Scientist, Consultant, Global Resources Management Consultancy, GRMC, New York (Apr 2017-Aug 2019)
• Organized & managed & supervised research projects’ team (more than 25 persons).
• Performed natural hazard and environmental geodata analysis.
• Developed projects, managed strategic planning & support and supervised staff.
• Developed software-mobile and web applications, developing the GeoEngine (S2B) ecosystem platform toward geological applications, smart cities and smart connected mapping services for intelligent world and autonomous, reporting and preparing project progress reports.
• Carried out remote sensing and GIS analysis, and change detection, surveyed LiDAR and GIS mapping and conducted training courses.
• Developed networking, research and development, and wrote funding proposals & contributed to attracting funds up to
$6,400,000.
Working Environment: ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI, iMS3D for LiDAR, MS50 Leica, GPS, GS14. Remote Sensing & GIS Scientist, Geodata Analytics & Mobile Sensing Mapping Lab of the University of Waterloo, Canada
(Dec 2011 to Dec 2017)
• Organized & managed research project team (more than 20 persons).
• Developed projects, coordinated research & industry projects, and supported and supervised graduate students.
• Taught and advised undergraduate students & a team of Master's/Ph.D. students and researchers.
• Researched and technical support of urban remote sensing and change detection of Waterloo Region performed remote sensing and GIS analysis and assisted in Remote Sensing and surveying classes, geospatial analysis and natural hazards, LiDAR and GIS mapping.
• Conducted training courses and conferences, and developed networking, attracted potential funding up to $200,000. Working Environment: ERDAS/PCI Geomatics, RiverTools for DEM, ArcGIS, GlobalMapper, MATLAB, MS50 Leica, GPS, GS14, RTK, TPS700 Leica, Topcon ScanMaster
GIS Specialist Consultant, Flexi Company, Hong Kong, Austria (July 2009 to Sept 2018)
(part-time synchronous & asynchronous)
• Organized & managed project team (more than 30 persons).
• Performed geology, natural hazard and environmental geodata analysis. Adam/Saeid Pirasteh (T-Professional Geoscientist Ontario)-Canadian Citizen
Email: ***********@*****.***; ********@*********.**; *****.*********@********.** University of Waterloo/FEMA & ESRI Certificates
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• Performed geospatial and oil & gas natural resources analysis.
• Supported attracting project funds in Asia and Europe up to $ 10 million.
• Generated geodata-based design to organize and structure business models. Working Environment: ArcGIS, ENVI, PCI
Researcher and Lecturer, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia (July 2008 to July 2011)
• Taught and supervised a team of Master's & Ph.D. students (more than 8 persons).
• Researched and technical support of natural hazards & disaster management, urban planning & mapping, remote sensing & GIS analysis.
• Developed projects, led research & industry projects, managed mapping and modelling development
• Developed networking, research, and development strategies, wrote proposal 7 attracted potential funding up to $1m. Working Environment: RiverTools, ENVI, ERDAS, Geomatica, ArcGIS. Fellow and Postdoctoral Researcher, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand (July 2005 to Sept 2008)
(part-time synchronous & asynchronous)
• Organized & managed research team (more than 10 persons).
• Performed groundwater exploration, geology geodatabase analysis.
• Performed groundwater potential localization remote sensing & GIS analysis and mapping.
• Developed short courses training and attracted funding up to $3.6 million.
• Taught and advised Master's students online UNGIS program. Working Environment: ENVI, ArcGIS.
Working Environment: ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI, iMS3D for MS50 Leica, GPS, GS14. PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
• ESRI Certificates 2019-2022
• FEMA Certificates 2019-2021
• IEEE Certificate 2019
• University Teaching Certificate-University of Waterloo 2016
• Drone and LiDAR Data Processing-OPTECH, Canada 2014
• LiDAR Applications Workshop Certificate- Malaysia 2011
• LiDAR data Processing and Surveying Techniques Workshop Certificate-Isfahan, Iran 2008
• Remote Sensing Certificate Workshop-ISA, Tehran 2002
• Information Technology and Computer Science- AligarhNet, India 2001
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