Rod Towner Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Consulting water resources engineer providing technical leadership in areas including: * Water impact assessment * Mining and industrial surface water management* Flooding, stormwater and water balance modelling* Civil and stormwater design* Hydrological and hydraulic software packages including RAFTS, TUFLOW, HEC-RAS, DRAINS, MUSIC and GoldSim* Water quality assessments and monitoring programs* Development of EIS surface water impact assessments* Water licencing and legislation.* GIS data analysis and map production, including MapInfo, QGIS and ArcGIS* Concept and detailed civil designs for stormwater detention facilities, stormwater pipe networks, roadways and pavements* Earthworks design and 12D modelling

Remote Working

Information Management Officer focusing on data management, preparation and visualisation. In particular, support was provided for COVID response activities with respect to provision of dashboard visualisation support using Power BI. Experience included:* Working with country IMOs to plan and co-ordinate data collection, analysis, structuring and visualisation.* Data manipulation and structuring using tools such as Power Query.* Dashboard visualisation and publishing using Power BI.* Preparation and facilitation of data preparation and PowerBI training including a webinar and 6 tutorial sessions. * Development of a long-term data visualisation training plan.

Worldwide

GIS Analyst for the WHO Emergencies Programme (WHE) in 2018 as well as ongoing facilitation of multiple GIS training workshops for WHO. Data analysis and map production for a range of responses, in particular the 2018 DRC Ebola outbreak. Experience including:* Preparation of daily mapping products, both in online and static format* Development of a data hub using ArcGIS online and open data platform* Administration of the enterprise ArcGIS online account and training of staff in utilisation of GIS software* Data analysis and standardisation using SQL server tools* Development of standardised data collection tools with a particular focus on workable field data collection using tools such as Google Sheets and Survey 123

Geneva, Switzerland

GIS Analyst for the WHO West Africa Ebola Response including:* Preparation of a range of map products using ArcGIS for Desktop * Publishing of internal and public map products through the ArcGIS Sever and ArcGIS Online platform* Management of the WHO Ebola Response ArcGIS online account and infrastructure* Data collection and management including use of Microsoft SQL Server * Co-ordination with field offices with a particular focus on data collection process* Data analysis including spatial analysis

Karachi, Pakistan

Consulting and construction engineer:* Design and project management for the provision of emergency latrine facilities in response to the Pakistan 2010 flood disaster* Supervision of the installation of groundwater supply pumps* Design of hydroelectric supply channels* Co-ordination and training of drafting team* Development of AutoCAD and drafting standards* Project quality and cost management* Client liaison and management* Structural inspections of steel canopy structures* Structural design of reinforced concrete structures