Principal GIS Specialist (Jan 2018 - May 2019)GIS Specialist (Aug 2015 - Dec 2017) Digital data collection and GIS services Lead in WA working with all disciplines. I focus on enabling teams to use their spatial data to provide additional analysis and insight. I develop workflow and decision support tools to provide this additional level of knowledge to my clients. This reduces the time and effort required to carry out tasks and provides a consistent output.I am constantly… Show more Principal GIS Specialist (Jan 2018 - May 2019)GIS Specialist (Aug 2015 - Dec 2017) Digital data collection and GIS services Lead in WA working with all disciplines. I focus on enabling teams to use their spatial data to provide additional analysis and insight. I develop workflow and decision support tools to provide this additional level of knowledge to my clients. This reduces the time and effort required to carry out tasks and provides a consistent output.I am constantly looking towards new technology and innovative practices to advance our capabilities to think smarter and faster while ensuring the tools and results are simple to use and understand for my internal and external clients.During my time in this role I diversified the use of GIS technology beyond the traditional ‘maps and figures’ approach. Utilising ESRI's suite of tools and as a Regional Administrator for AECOM's Portal for ArcGIS web mapping and mobile data collection is now used widely by multiple disciplines. Advanced GIS analysis including network analysis, visibility and bespoke tools are being used as standard. My work included the develop of SPADE (Spatial Planning and Development Enterprises) to allow users to access GIS data on a web based platform with minimal GIS understanding or training. SPADE won the ‘Best Use of Technology Award’ at the 2017 Park and Leisure Western Australia Awards of Excellence. Show less

Senior GIS Consultant (Jan 2015 - July 2015)GIS Consultant (April 2013 - Dec 2015)Working with both internal and external clients to provide GIS analysis and graphic production for a range of project within the Acoustic and Environment team. These projects include elements relating to transportation, renewable energy and human impact of environmental noise.I developed a wind turbine location optimisation tool using Python and ArcGIS to calculate the optimal number of… Show more Senior GIS Consultant (Jan 2015 - July 2015)GIS Consultant (April 2013 - Dec 2015)Working with both internal and external clients to provide GIS analysis and graphic production for a range of project within the Acoustic and Environment team. These projects include elements relating to transportation, renewable energy and human impact of environmental noise.I developed a wind turbine location optimisation tool using Python and ArcGIS to calculate the optimal number of turbines in a given location based on acoustic parameters. This tool has been successfully implemented in several wind farm noise evaluations and continues to be used within the UK. I also designed or improved upon a number of tools used by our internal teams to meet the requirements of legislation improving both consistency and efficiency. My main aims in this role were to improve efficiency and data management through a range of tools and protocol that I had developed. Being able to undertake more complex calculations allowed a more developed solution to be provided to the client. This included Noise Mapping across Scotland as part of the Environmental Noise Directive on behalf of the Scottish Government. Show less

Working within a larger Strategic Flood Risk team to implement measures under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act Various GIS projects including,Analysis of risk of flooding to Scotland’s transportation network based on direct and indirect costs through the development of GIS models,Review of flood risk map data using spatial analyst tools,Creation of several GIS models to automate repetitive and complex processes to improve efficiency and ensure consistency across… Show more Working within a larger Strategic Flood Risk team to implement measures under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act Various GIS projects including,Analysis of risk of flooding to Scotland’s transportation network based on direct and indirect costs through the development of GIS models,Review of flood risk map data using spatial analyst tools,Creation of several GIS models to automate repetitive and complex processes to improve efficiency and ensure consistency across users,Preparation of multiple geographic maps to required specification Lead in the management of a comprehensive historic flood event database for Scotland and scientific lead for the development of a flood event data returns application. Working with internal Information Services team and external stakeholders. Show less

Regular emergency on-call duties requiring immediate urgent response to effectively deliver flood warnings to North West Scotland

Review of planning applications for various projects for renewable energy and material extraction developments through the review of Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Statements, investigation of geological maps, and borehole logs. Management of various planning applications using GIS geodatabases Contribution to the maintenance of the monitoring network in the North of Scotland through regular water sampling at groundwater network sites, and routine risk… Show more Review of planning applications for various projects for renewable energy and material extraction developments through the review of Environmental Impact Assessments and Environmental Statements, investigation of geological maps, and borehole logs. Management of various planning applications using GIS geodatabases Contribution to the maintenance of the monitoring network in the North of Scotland through regular water sampling at groundwater network sites, and routine risk assessments of sites. I also expanded the monitoring network in several key areas within the North East of Scotland. Including the selection, inspection, procurement and risk assessment of new monitoring locations Development of an automated Microsoft Access based application to produce a complete Groundwater quality and quantity classification. This resulted in a previously time intensive process becoming fully automated ensuring timely delivery of classification results as required under European legislation. Show less