Nicholas Kourepinis, Gisp, Ep Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Leads the Ausenco Geomatics and Virtualization business consisting of multiple services areas of significant scope that promote client project growth, profitability and development, ensuring that the company is positioned as a recognized leader within its target markets.• Leads and directs global, client facing, highly complex GIS, Remote Sensing, Digital Field Collection, Web Mapping and Portal Digital Solutions, and Spatial Data Management solutions, while managing clients and projects involving multiple services and industry sectors.• Supports Ausenco Engineering and Environmental service groups and all targeted Industry sectors, including Mining, Transportation and Logistic, and Ports and Infrastructure. Services include Sustainability, Asset Management and Optimization, Industry and Infrastructure, Pipeline systems, Transportation and Logistics, Project Delivery, Plant Operations and Maintenance.• Leads and supports Geomatics and Virtualization service offerings, workflows, and standards integrations globally• Defines business objectives and monitors service area performance to ensure that they meet planned targets and objectives, while identifying and resolving issues preventing achievement of strategy.• Manages the financial results of the service area, including profit contribution and utilization.• Directs and pursues the application of technology for the service area, the knowledge management within the area, and continuous improvement of practices to ensure market leadership.• Leads, directs, and coordinate the Geomatics and Virtualization staff and the department on technical spatial solutions and spatial data management, while continually establishing, improving and refining departmental standards and initiatives.• Directs the global recruitment, selection, hiring, deployment, development, retention, and termination of employment for all Geomatics and Virtualization staff.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Assisting with the production of geospatial modeling, cross-sections and spatial analysis using ArcGIS 10, and Geosoft Target 7.5.• Organizing GIS and exploration data within the company database using Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel and ArcGIS.• Producing and organizing exploration maps, press release maps, technical reports maps, and investor relations maps, using ArcGIS 10, Geosoft Target 7.5 and AutoCAD Map 3D.• Assisting with the flow of data between head office and exploration teams.• Developing queries, software automation, and conducting QA/QC on all exploration data using MS Access and MS SQL Management Studio 2008.• Assisting geologist and exploration teams with geospatial planning, surveying and GIS training.

Kingston, Ontario

• Overseeing the database creation, implementation, integrity and management of the GIS department.• Query, management and database development using SQL and Python.• Updating, creating and maintaining metadata and geo-databases.• The management and production of sampling location maps, borehole data, and contour maps.• Lead the preparation of electronic maps for use in the field season, publications and reports.• Provide Surveying, ArcGIS and AutoCAD training and documentation to staff members and stakeholders.• Participate in the research and development of GIS techniques, services and products.• Support initiatives through software automation and software development.• Acquiring, processing and analyzing satellite imagery, and aerial photography.• Conducting field mapping of facilities and sample locations using differential mapping grade GPS equipment.• Providing direction and support to the GIS Specialists, Project Leaders and Team Leaders during field environmental remediation initiatives.• Overseeing the processing of field data to create facility and sample maps.• Integrating a variety of map sources to create complete maps of the remediation sites.• Leading surveying production and assisting in soil and water sampling.• Manage and support Geologist, Project Leaders, Team Leaders, GIS Specialist and Field Assistants with DLCU, NWSO, and Parks Canada Environmental Assessments.• Geo-spatially monitoring military training activities on the ecosystem.• The creation of Geo-spatial and statistical information using advance algorithms for Canadian military training bases to establish classification accuracy assessments and reports.• Acquisition of new spatial information to monitor environmental impact and how these impacts can be mitigated.• Review trends that emerge from data analysis and assess their significance on military training activities.

Mississauga, Ontario

• Processing data using radiometric and geometric techniques.• Orthorectification of high resolution data.• Creating maps, development reports, and conducting production research.• Classifying images using advance classification algorithms and creating classification accuracy assessments.• Integrating raster data and vector data for analysis using ArcGIS, PCI Geomatica and Global Mapper.• Acquiring Landsat, IKONOS, LiDAR and SPOT imagery.• Development and maintenance of geo-database and metadata.• Geospatial and mapping consultation.• Seamless mosaicing and colour balancing of multi-resolution imagery.• Processing, assembling and editing digital elevation models.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Geography And Geomatics

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