Michael Loeper Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Lead the GIS department in day-to-day operations. • Managed the implementation of a highly-available ArcGIS Enterprise setup across 11 virtual machines that sat under a third-party load balancer. • Worked with SQL Server Management Studio to manage users, roles, database security, and manipulate large amounts of data outside of the Esri software environment. • Edited the geodatabase while working alongside engineers to design and keep track of the fiber optic network • Managed several online maps, applications, and dashboards within the Esri Portal platform • Capturing GPS and survey data for new and existing assets in the US Internet communications network. • Create various maps for assorted clients and contractors, as well as maps used in the permitting process for approval of new construction • Created and edited Python scripts that automated repetitive tasks such as: QA/QC of feature layers, formatting CSV and JSON files pulled from APIs that were then added to the geodatabase, and geodatabase compression/backups.

Minneapolis, Mn

·Management and editing features in the water transmission and distribution SDE database.·Assisting the migration of GIS data into Maximo, which is a IBM enterprise asset management program.·Manage and deploy ArcOnline services utilized by field crews to track maintenance, asset location, and attribute updates.·Ensuring water database integrity and assisting in the implementation of InfoWater—a hydrological modeling software.·Management of GPS and survey data for new and existing assets in the Minneapolis water treatment and distribution network.

Saint Paul, Minnesota

·Create and manage the company-wide GIS database and provide on-demand mapping services for various federal and state project teams.·Manage the interactive Bay West online GIS application, SDE database creation/management, and annual report figures for federal and state projects.·Assume a role in a small committee to explore and decide standard operating procedures for mobile data collection and technology.·Process incoming/outgoing GPS data and Trimble GPS units. Train, coordinate and provide support for the field crew for GPS data collection.·Create various python scripts and tools in order to automate some daily tasks for processing GPS data as well as updating figures.·Assess and plan for the purchase of company-wide GIS needs for software and equipment.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

·Manage data and metadata integrity for the GIS department and Xcel Energy gas and electrical distribution networks.·Interpret as-built drawings and digitize the newly installed gas networks from data recorded in the field at the location of the new service.·Update existing GIS maps of electrical and gas services to reflect current condition, and all maintenance performed to date.·Perform analysis on existing data to ensure proper and complete network connectivity of gas and electrical systems.·Coordinate with the GIS team to ensure a universal set of specifications and guidelines is carried out on when working on current and upcoming projects.

Edina, Mn