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I established the Geospatial Technology Group (GTG) to assist the Research & Modeling teams in accessing the latest in geospatial technology, data, and services. We support model development by providing commonly used, cross-peril GIS datasets, automation solutions, custom scripts and tools, and guidance on GIS software and procedures. Our team works with Researchers to understand the broader goal and cater a solution that gives the best value and efficiency.

Lead a team of highly skilled and motivated GIS professionals in AIR's flood modeling department in data production and analysis, data management, and process improvements. Our team creates data inputs for the hydrologic and hydraulic models using the ESRI ArcGIS platform, custom geoprocessing tools, and robust, multi-step automation scripts. We handle all aspects of data management from initial creation to archival storage. Our team is often sought to perform highly complex and detailed data analyses, rigorous editing and QA work, and custom data solutions.

Flood Group GIS manager responsible for SDE database administration and initial flood model data creation. . Remotely manage India GIS editing team. Create base data used for inland flood model in USA, Austria, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic . Successfully created and implemented QA/QC procedure documents . Increasing data creation efficiency through improved automation models and scripts. Collect, organize, and upload GIS data through SDE databases through Microsoft SQL Server