Ben Ogle, Gisp Email & Phone Number

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Saratoga Springs, New York, United States

•Instructs an upper-level undergraduate course: Geographic Information Systems and the Use of Spatial Information for the Center for Distance Learning•Demonstrates to students of varying majors how GIS can be applied to their field of study•Develops and updates lessons, and facilitates online discussions throughout the course

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

•Led a team of the geospatial employees that develop GIS applications and scripts using Python, ModelBuilder, and ArcObjects to enhance productivity and improve GIS workflows•Performed analysis & provide quality review of GPS data collected throughout NiSource's gas distribution footprint•Contributed to technology assessment, GIS training, project coordination, performance analysis, QA/QC, and GPS and GIS integration•Performed the necessary records investigations and GIS operations… Show more •Led a team of the geospatial employees that develop GIS applications and scripts using Python, ModelBuilder, and ArcObjects to enhance productivity and improve GIS workflows•Performed analysis & provide quality review of GPS data collected throughout NiSource's gas distribution footprint•Contributed to technology assessment, GIS training, project coordination, performance analysis, QA/QC, and GPS and GIS integration•Performed the necessary records investigations and GIS operations to execute gas mapping revision requests•Created custom overview maps for project managers, construction coordinators, and engineers as requested•Produced GIS work products for Pipeline Safety & Compliance and Damage Prevention initiatives Show less

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

•Oversaw the mapping of surveyed subsurface mineral and leasehold tracts•Collaborated with Land, Lease and Contracts, and Division Order departments to create Declaration of Pooling Maps, which were recorded in courthouses•Created several overview or trade maps for project managers and landmen as requested•Manipulated, analyzed and interpreted data from many sources and in varying formats•Reviewed and critiqued Title Mapping Curative documents, which are integrated into… Show more •Oversaw the mapping of surveyed subsurface mineral and leasehold tracts•Collaborated with Land, Lease and Contracts, and Division Order departments to create Declaration of Pooling Maps, which were recorded in courthouses•Created several overview or trade maps for project managers and landmen as requested•Manipulated, analyzed and interpreted data from many sources and in varying formats•Reviewed and critiqued Title Mapping Curative documents, which are integrated into Quorum•Provided recommendations to landmen on how to increase lateral length and well productivity and efficacy based on spatial data Show less

Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

•GIS Lead for various projects in the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays•Maintained and updated all company geodatabases & metadata as necessary •Plotted and located surface parcels, subsurface mineral tracts, and leasehold from property descriptions •Worked with the Title Abstracting team to produce high quality, accurate titles in a timely manner•Created numerous lease, coal severance, oil & gas severance, well, historic, and project maps•Performed spatial analysis as needed… Show more •GIS Lead for various projects in the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays•Maintained and updated all company geodatabases & metadata as necessary •Plotted and located surface parcels, subsurface mineral tracts, and leasehold from property descriptions •Worked with the Title Abstracting team to produce high quality, accurate titles in a timely manner•Created numerous lease, coal severance, oil & gas severance, well, historic, and project maps•Performed spatial analysis as needed •Developed new techniques and best practices incorporating GIS into the title abstracting process Show less

Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

•Team leader for several projects while in the office and in the field for many large oil & gas companies in the Marcellus, Utica, Eagle Ford Shale plays•Maintained and converted data layers for leasehold, pipeline, wells, parcels, and subsurface tracts•Created several maps for project managers and landmen as requested•Gained a firm understanding of geodatabases, topology, coordinate systems, data conversion & management.•Researched title to determine surface & mineral ownership… Show more •Team leader for several projects while in the office and in the field for many large oil & gas companies in the Marcellus, Utica, Eagle Ford Shale plays•Maintained and converted data layers for leasehold, pipeline, wells, parcels, and subsurface tracts•Created several maps for project managers and landmen as requested•Gained a firm understanding of geodatabases, topology, coordinate systems, data conversion & management.•Researched title to determine surface & mineral ownership in courthouses as needed•Plotted and located surface parcels and subsurface tracts from property descriptions Show less

Master’S Degree, Geographic Information Systems

Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Geographic Information Systems

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Meteorology