GIS Analyst

Location:

Lucknow, UP, 226010, India

Salary:

65000$

Posted:

June 10, 2011

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Resume:

CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: Santosh Kumar Singh DATE OF BIRTH: 12-02-1977

PROFESSION: GIS/Remote Sensing Expert

YEARS WITH FIRM: 3.7 NATIONALITY: Indian

POSITION IN FIRM: Remote Sensing & GIS Expert

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

9 years of experience in application of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing in Natural Resource Management, Watershed Management, River Morphology and Channel Dynamics, Flood assessment and mapping, Web Mapping and Customization of GIS software as Client’s Requirement. Soil and Water pollution Assessment, Land-use Planning, Agricultural Intensification, Environmental impact Assessment, Planing and Management for Sustainable Development. Effective working skills and live exposure to challenging tasks of GIS project designing and execution with GIS project middle-management role.

Worked in various positions like GIS & Remote Sensing Expert, Project Scientist, worked on versatile domains ranging from digital image processing as well as visual interpretation of satellite data and its modelling, Geo database handling and design to Impact and quality assessment studies based on GIS platform. Effective organizational and communication skills, good problem solving ability, strong technical and design skills, Knowledge of all kinds of GIS project related documentations, GIS software development, specifications and requirements; Know-how skills on GIS software installations and trouble-shootings. Very well versed in application of ESRI Arc Objects, ArcGIS Server, MySQL and/or Postgre SQL databases.Also known of Web mapping and custmization through Arc Object and VB.NET

Recent relevant assignments include:

GIS-Expert ,Benchmarking of Urban Water Supply Schemes of Rajasthan

PHED, Govt of Rajasthan May 2011 – To Date, Rajasthan, India Preparation of inventory of all existing sources (operational and defunct) including the traditional sources and marking their respective locations in GIS map using a user friendly software. Preparation of zone-wise maps of distribution system of the town on 1cm=120m scale and digitization. The entire work will be extended to GIS platform with spatial and non spatial data wherein the assets shall be geo referenced using GPS enabled devices, developing maps and atlas as well as Remote Sensing data analysis. Marking of all assets, service lines and property connections on GIS maps and assigning attributes (to be decided in consultation with PHED) to each unit. Customization of map viewing software which are usages by Govt dept of Rajasthan

GIS Expert, Tamil Nadu irrigated agriculture modernization and water resources management project (IMWARM) MDPU, Government of Tamil Nadu May 2011 – To Date, Tamil Nadu, India Development of GIS system for on line monitoring and evaluation of the project. Prepare GIS representation of information base represented through maps including basin boundaries, sub basin boundaries and features, interventions implemented, socio-economic profile, environmental features, and any other indicators required. Provide training to MDPU staff and concerned stakeholders on GIS Provide inputs in various deliverables as required.

GIS-Expert, Mapping, Risk & Vulnerability Assessment of Earthquake in Lucknow District Construction & Design Services, UP Jal Nigam April 2011 – To Date, Uttar Pradesh, India Generation and analysis of various thematic maps for preparation of base map and other layers; geology, geomorphology, soil, land use, hydrogeology, demography etc. Interpretation and processing of high resolution satellite data to obtain base map and synoptic view of the study area. Overlay analysis to identify the real earthquake threat areas in the district. Conducting and supervising a detailed geotechnical, structural (build environment) and questionnaire survey for in depth study of these threat areas at a micro level (building materials, year of construction, population involved, cost of assets etc). Conducting a thorough consultation with stakeholders (interactive workshop) to understand/identify their preferences and priorities and to get their views over the project. Risk and vulnerability assessment of the study area to assess site specific sensitivity of earthquakes at micro level in various areas of the district. Final synthesis and presentation of all the information in report along with illustrative maps, charts, diagrams and models.

Remote Sensing & GIS Expert, Nafra Hydro Electric Project of proposed capacity 96 MW (2 x 48 MW) for Electricity Generation SEW Nafra Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd. May, 2008 – To Date, Arunachal Pradesh, India Responsibilities are mainly to provide all require baseline GIS/RS input data for EIA and EMP reports, like catchment delineation, slope and aspect calculation, soil, drainage and geomorphological unit identification etc. Land use/Land Cover mapping from remotes sensing data of IRS P 6 (LISS IV) for the entire catchment as well as area of influence to assess magnitude of impact of project implementation over current land use. Further analysis has been done to work out catchment wise silt yield for erosion prone area estimations. Catchment prioritisation also has been done based on same criteria. Demarcation of snowfed and rainfed areas for realistic estimate of water availability has also been done. Catchment Area Treatment Plan (CAT Plan) is proposed based on data generated and analysed on GIS environment. Finally all the components are discussed and summarized while report writing.

Remote Sensing & GIS Expert, Raigam Hydro Electric Project of proposed capacity 96 MW (2 x 48 MW) for Electricity Generation Sai Krishnodaya Industries Limited June, 2009 – To Date, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Remote Sensing & GIS Expert, Gimiliang Hydro Electric Project of proposed capacity 99 MW (2 x 49.5 MW) for Electricity Generation Sai Krishnodaya Industries Limited June, 2009 – To Date, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Remote Sensing & GIS Expert, Tidding I Hydro Electric Project of proposed capacity 98 MW (2 x 49 MW) for Electricity Generation Sai Krishnodaya Industries Limited June, 2009 – To Date, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Remote Sensing & GIS Expert, Tidding II Hydro Electric Project of proposed capacity 68 MW (2 x 34 MW) for Electricity Generation Sai Krishnodaya Industries Limited June, 2009 – To Date, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Remote Sensing & GIS Expert, Nyukcha Rong Chu Hydro Electric Project of proposed capacity 96 MW (2 x 48 MW) for Electricity Generation SEW Nyukcha Rong Chu Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd. March, 2010 – To Date, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Remote Sensing & GIS Expert, Magochu Hydro Electric Project of proposed capacity 96 MW ( 2 x 48 MW) for Electricity Generation SEW Magochu Power Corporation Pvt. Ltd. March, 2010 – To Date, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Remote Sensing & GIS Expert, New Meling Hydro Electric Project of proposed capacity 96 MW (2 x 48 MW) for Electricity Generation SEW Energy Ltd. March, 2010 – To Date, Arunachal Pradesh, India

GIS Expert, Preparation of Detailed Project Report for Rehabilitation & Upgradation of NH Stretches under NHDP-1VB - Group B: Package No.5 National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)

March, 2010 – To Date, Jharkhand/West Bengal, India The tasks assigned are mainly feature extraction and analysis of SOI sheets (major features) along project road for environmental impact assessment (EIA). The major components are relief, geomorphology/landscape, land use, roads etc. Forest cover is extracted from satellite data as well as from district forest office maps. Analysis of spatial distribution of wetlands/waterbodies and possible impacts of proposed project on them are discussed in reports and deliverables. Quality Check and Assurance (QA/QC) of actual survey data has been done to rectify it and ready to use for design team. Preparation of major baseline maps (geographical location of project road, geology, geomorphology, soil, land/use, population distribution and salient characterstics etc) for EIA report and their description are discussed in report.

Remote Sensing & GIS Expert, Ghaghra Gomti Basin Plans & Development of Decision Support System UP Irrigation Department September, 2007 – February, 2010, Uttar Pradesh, India Responsibilities were to provide GIS/RS support to all major projects of Integrated Water Resource Management, development and analysis of geo-database of the study area, delineation of canal command area and catchment area of rivers and drains, developing maps and atlas on various themes like drainage, land use, cropping patterns, soils, ground water levels and its uses, distribution of shallow and deep tubewells, flood mapping of various return periods, rice and wheat productivity, surface and ground water quality, social parameters (population distribution & density, sex ratio, occupational structure, BPL population etc.), infrastructure etc. Extraction and analysis of land use from remote sensing data (IRS LISS III) of 11 million hectare over temporal basis (three seasons of the agricultural year), building of various models for further analysis of spread of surface waterlogged areas and behaviour of rivers over monsoon and lean period of the year, discrimination of forest and plantation areas, river eroded areas and their spread in pre and post monsoon periods. Crop intensification program was proposed for Zaid season to achieve higher cropping intensity depending upon ground water availability in various parts of the study basin. Detailed Analysis had been done and documented in reports for all the aforesaid themes.

Scientist(project)-GIS Natural Resource information system of U.P

NRSA, Hyderabad November 2006 to October 2007

NRIS is the major programme of National Natural Resource Management System of Department of Space. Provided an integrated database for the use of remotely sensed data and collateral information in the framework of a spatial information system for optimal management of the nation’s natural resources and support environmentally benign sustainable development. Spatial format with proper linkages to other socio-economic data within a framework of a smart information system to enable customized retrieval and analysis for specific needs. Spatial database development, up gradation, and maintenance, map use, information retrieval relevant to local level planning, Customization of GIS tools for different target groups and dissemination of the tools with packaged area-specific data sets for their immediate use, Training of at community level people in Map reading & large-scale map preparation. Preparation of GIS-based digital atlases for schools/colleges for the training of students on spatial data retrieval using GIS techniques on pilot basis.

GIS-Specialist, Land use/Land cover mapping of Eastern part of Indian state. NIC (National information Center) November 2005 to January 2006, Gurgoan,India Main feature of this project is NIC want to Digital database of the road network which is already exist and its uses for the further planning. Quality checking and Extract Road network from the LISS-III satellite imagery,and connect it properly with the adjacent of the settlement.

GIS-Specialist, Land Use / Land Cover Mapping of Jharkhand & Orissa State

RITES, Gurgoan,India December 2005 to April 2006, Gurgoan,India This project main feature is Digital mapping of Electricity supply load per settlement cluster in Rural area of the Jharkhand & Orissa State. QC & QA of digital database of vector layer which is extracted from ortho photograph images, and also checking the actual load per settlement cluster

GIS-Specialist, Urban Sprawl, land suitability analysis and alternative land development of Udaipur district Preparation of Project work plan for effective planning & implementation of project Govt of india November 2005 to March 2006, Gurgoan,India Estimate the area extend in future due to population growth and choose the area where infrascture and planning can be done with suitability of govt. Prepare a Base map and different layers (population map, agriculture map, soil map, slop map, geological map etc)and integrate with all and analyse the area.

Environmental Scientist, Study and prepare a report on Environmental Impact Assessment for setup of Different industries August, 1999 to Feb 2002 Setup of new industries need to EIA study as MoEF guideline. As an Environmentalist was responsible for collection of primary and secondary data from site and various Government Agencies and Educational Institution, identifying the monitoring station for various environmental parameters, analysis of data, report preparation and developing Environment Management Plan, filling up the questionnaire and application for MoEF and making presentation for Environmental Clearance for MoEF

EDUCATION:

Perusing Ph.D. in Remote Sensing & GIS, Registered in 2010

Department of Remote Sensing & GIS

Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot University, Chitrakoot, Satna (MP)

Master of Science in Remote Sensing & GIS , 2004, (8.3 GCPA) Department of Remote Sensing & GIS

Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot University, Chitrakoot, Satna (MP)

Master of Science in Environmental Science, 1999, (60%) Department of Environment, P.G Collage under VBS University, Jaunpur, (UP)

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING & ACADEMIC AWARDS:

• Professional Training on “DSS for Ground waters” from 22-26 Aug 2005 in RRSSC Jodhpur.

• Professional Training on “Digital image processing” from 15 to 16 June 2005 on RRSSC Jodhpur

EXPERIENCE RECORD:

SNOWY MOUNTAINS ENGINEERING CORPORATION (SMEC)

May, 2011 – To Date