Erick Omwandho Opiyo is a PhD Student at The University of Bonn. He is proficient in English and Swahili. Colleagues describe him as "Erick, is a highly motivated person when it comes to his work. He is a result oriented person who is keen on details and delivers well thought out solutions to any challenge presented to him, Erick is well versed with both Commercial and Open Source GIS software and Remote Sensing applications and can deliver Geo-Processing solutions using either Python, Java and .Net programming languages. He is a team player, reliable and resourceful staff. Additionally he has good communication and presentation skills." and "I have known Erick for a period of 5 months and I can say that he is a recommendable GIS programmer. He is capable of developing programming applications for satellite image processing using both FOSS and commercial applications. He is knowledgeable in GIS system workflow and design, conversant with Spatial Database Design and Spatial Data Infrastructure set up. Erick is a motivated individual when it comes to his work."