GIS Developer with 25 Years at NGA
Resume:
Dolan Mills
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dolan-mills-750713221/
Objective
To migrate from a 25-year career in GIS and Remote Sensing working in the US Department of War to a commercial geospatial or data analysis company or organization.
Certifications
·CompTIA Security +
·AWS Cloud Practitioner
·Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
·GPC – Geospatial Analysis Certification Level II
·AWS Practitioner (Expired in March 2025)
Education
DATA SCIENCE CERTIFICATE 2024 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
·Introduction to Machine Learning and Data Mining
·Advanced Data Analysis
·Statistical and Machine Learning
·Computational Methods for Data Analytics
M.S. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) 2005 UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS
·Major: GIS
·Minor: GIS programing track
·Related Coursework: GIS analysis, web development, geodatabase design, spatial statistics
B.S. APPLIED GEOGRAPHY 1999 NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
·Major: Applied geography
·Minor: Remote sensing emphasis
·Related Coursework: Remote sensing, digital cartography & GIS, physical & human geography
RECENT COURSE WORK
Machine Learning A-Z™: Hands-On Python & R In Data Science
Azure Databricks & Spark For Data Engineers (PYSpark/SQL)
Tensorflow 2.0: Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence Online
The Data Science Course 2021: Complete Data Science Bootcamp
The Complete 2021 Web Development Bootcamp
The Ultimate Guide to Game Development with Unity 2019 using C#
Job History
MAY 2025 – PRESENT: GEOSPATIAL ENGINEER FOR AQUA IT
Write and Review Python Code that directly supports NGA’s GRiD (3D terrain and imagery data catalog web application) on behalf of Leidos.
Participate as a developer in the agile process and participate in daily scrum meetings.
25 years at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
DEC 2024 – OCT 2025: IMAGERY ANALYST FOR UNDERGROUND FACILITY (UGF) ISSUES
Exploited national and commercial imagery and geospatial data using RemoteView, Socet GXP ELT Software and ArcGIS Pro.
Wrote and published tradition IMINT products such as baseline and remark reports into NGA’s Cedalion system; update NGA Structured Observation Management (SOM) and Geospatial Enabled Target Materials (GETM) databases.
JAN 2023 – DEC 2024: DATA SCIENTIST FOR AIR DEFENSE ISSUES
Lead branch ETL (extract, transform, and load) processing of NGA SOM data collected from branch imagery analysts to be loaded into ArcSDE geodatabases used to publish NGA data web feature services.
Wrote code using Python, ArcGIS, and Jupyter Notebooks to process and clean branch data
Leveraged Databricks, Safehouse, SAFEBOX, IC GIS Portals to create web applications and interactive maps to visualize NGA data in support of Combatant Commands (Co-COMMs) and the Intelligence Community (IC).
Created and maintained a python script in Safehouse to automatically publish remarks into NGA’s Cedalion system.
Primary Responsibility was to provided python coding support for Branch and Division team members.
Attended NSG data science meetings and working groups.
NOV 2020 – JAN 2023: GEOSPATIAL ANALYST FOR CHINA GLOBAL ISSUES
Used GIS and imagery exploitation applications such as ArcGIS Pro, Remote View to answer US key intelligence issues questions.
Wrote official NGA reports related to the distribution of illegal fentanyl.
Performed data analysis using Python, Jupyter Notebooks, Descartes Labs, and Anaconda to visualize UN economic data.
Served as team lead for six months while team lead was off on maternity leave.
Served as a GPC Geospatial Analyst Level II attestant to approved GA level II certification for NGA team members.
Augmented to Russia-Ukraine Crises
JAN 2022 – MAY 2022: GEOSPATIAL & IMAGERY ANLYST FOR RUSSIA-UKRAINE CRISES
Augmented to two different NGA teams supporting the Ukraine War.
Used GIS and imagery exploitation applications such as ArcGIS Pro, Remote View to perform intelligence assessments of the war in the Ukraine.
Performed military mobility analysis and transportation network analysis and created a series of map products that predicted the flow of military hardware using Python and ArcGIS products.
Performed imagery analysis and published key findings in Cedalion remarks and baselines and updated NGA SOM databases.
Attended various IC and DOD working groups.
AUG 2018 – NOV 2020: GEOSPATIAL ANALYST FOR KOREA PENINSULA ISSUES
Used GIS and imagery exploitation applications such as ArcGIS Pro, Remote View to perform intelligence assessments of the Korean Peninsula.
Wrote official NGA reports containing geospatial maps and imagery graphics.
Supported DOD and IC counterparts with geospatial and imagery analysis.
Performed data analysis using Databricks and python.
During COVID Pandemic telework I published a tradecraft HUB article about the use of Unity 3D gamming application, Blender 3D modeling software, and Map Box geospatial data services to dynamically visualize intelligence assessments.
During COVID Pandemic telework I also created Android app using real world map data from Map Box, Unity and Blender to create a walk view of Pyongyang North Korea. The application was written using C# programing language.
MAY 2016 – AUG 2018: DATA ARCHITECT FOR NGA’S GEOINT AND IT STANDARDS DIVISION
Collaborated with NGA and government contractors to add and modify NSG data schemas and ontologies using the AGIL method.
Weekly briefed proposed changes to the NSG application schema (NAS).
Atttended various NSG and IC data standard working groups.
Help created and taught a Data Standard course for the NGA College.
AUG 2011 – MAY 2016: GEOSPATIAL ANALYST FOR KOREA PENINSULA ISSUES
Used GIS and imagery exploitation applications such as ArcGIS Pro, Remote View to perform intelligence assessments of the Korea Peninsula.
Performed terrain, military mobility and network analysis using ArcGIS spatial analysis and network analysis extensions, Python scripts, SOCET GXP and Remote View.
Performed imagery searches for key features.
Published standard NGA reports and tradecraft articles.
MAY 2009 – AUG 2011: GEOSPATIAL ANALYST FOR AFGHAN SECURITY AND RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS
Used GIS and imagery exploitation applications such as ArcGIS Pro, Remote View to perform intelligence assessments of Afghanistan and in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Performed military mobility and network analysis using ArcGIS spatial analysis extension and Python scripts.
Published standard NGA reports, remarks and database updates.
Performed district assessments using Remote Sensing, GIS and Open-Source resources.
Directly supported US and NATO ISAF warfighters with GEOINT products and analysis.
DEC 2007 - MAY 2009: GEOSPATIAL ANALYST FOR CHINA ISSUES
Used GIS and imagery exploitation applications such as ArcGIS, ArcView, and Erdas Imagine to perform intelligence assessments of China.
Augmented to the Beijing Olympics team in 2008 as a web developer.
Created data visualization applications using DOT.net and Java.
MAR 2007 - DEC 2007: GEOSPATIAL ANALYST IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM
Used GIS and imagery exploitation applications such as ArcGIS Pro, Remote View to perform intelligence assessments of Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Produced intel products for US and NATO/ISAF warfighter.
Performed multi-INT analysis (IMINT, SIGINT HUMINT, GEOINT).
OCT 2003 - MAR 2007: GEOSPATIAL ANALYST FOR CHINA ISSUES
Used GIS and imagery exploitation applications such as ArcGIS, ArcView, and Erdas Imagine to perform intelligence assessments of China.
Created data visualization applications using DOT.net, Java and JavaScripts.
FEB 2000 - OCT 2003: GEOSPATIAL ANALYST FOR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ISSUES
Used GIS and imagery exploitation applications such as ArcGIS, ArcView, and Erdas Imagine to perform intelligence assessments of China, Afghanistan, India, Vietnam, Lao, and Burma.
Produced map products for DOD and IC customers.
Performed flood analysis
Worked in collaboration with NGA Regional Analysts and Cartographers
Assessed NGA cartographic products.
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