Stephen Lead

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Co-founder and web GIS developer at Full Extent @ Ignite Talks Sydney
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Greater Sydney Area, Australia
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About Stephen Lead

I am a software developer, specialising in geo-spatial applications including web-mapping and desktop geographic information systems tools.I'm an experienced ArcGIS developer, with thousands of hours of experience in programming and customising ArcGIS Server's JavaScript API. This includes user interface, user experience and back-end ArcGIS API functionality, from simple sites through to complex stand-alone mapping applications.I've spent a lot of time doing pre-sales work including benchmarks, demos and large presentations, before audiences of technical experts, senior management and general users.More recently I've specialised in user experience enhancements to large and complex web-mapping sites, writing software which makes it much easier for non-expert users to navigate through the complexity.In my spare time I am the organiser of IgniteSydney, a quarterly presentation evening consisting of multiple speakers each giving a 5 minute lightning presentation. I'm solely responsible to every aspect of IgniteSydney, which includes booking the venue, finding 15+ speakers, coaching them on how to give an effective lightning presentation, selling tickets, and actually hosting the event on the night.I'm also on the organising committee for many other tech events including the GeoNext conference, the GeoRabble meetup group, and am a regular MC at the Web Directions conferences.Specialties: - front-end web development in HTML, CSS and JavaScript- Full Extent's Web Mapping Framework, including customisations and configuration (see http://www.FullExtent.com.au)- ArcGIS Server and the JavaScript API- Esri GeoPortal Server customisations, including ground-up re-builds (see http://GeoPortalGenie.com)- ArcGIS Desktop expert, including all extension products- Customisations to the user interface to improve workflows- Programming in Python and Visual Studio .Net- Public speaking and presentation advice

Stephen Lead's Current Company Details
Ignite Talks Sydney

Ignite Talks Sydney

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Co-founder and web GIS developer at Full Extent
Stephen Lead Work Experience Details
  • Ignite Talks Sydney
    Gopher
    Ignite Talks Sydney Jul 2023 - Present
    Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Sydney's festival of fast and furious ideas is back!15 short, sharp, and enlightening talks, one epic night with a set of famously fast-paced and fun presentations that are guaranteed to blow your mind and enlighten your thinking.
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  • Ignite Talks Pbc
    Head Of Technology
    Ignite Talks Pbc Nov 2015 - Present
    Sydney, Australia
    Ignite Talks is a fast-paced geek event started in 2006 by Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis. Since the first Ignite took place in Seattle around 10 years ago, Ignite has become an international phenomenon, with Ignite events produced in Helsinki, Tunisia, Paris, New York City and over 350 other locations in between.Ignite’s mission is “Everyone Speaks”. We believe that public speaking builds confidence in individuals and that events like Ignite build community. Our goal is to make it… Show more Ignite Talks is a fast-paced geek event started in 2006 by Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis. Since the first Ignite took place in Seattle around 10 years ago, Ignite has become an international phenomenon, with Ignite events produced in Helsinki, Tunisia, Paris, New York City and over 350 other locations in between.Ignite’s mission is “Everyone Speaks”. We believe that public speaking builds confidence in individuals and that events like Ignite build community. Our goal is to make it possible for anyone, anywhere, to learn to present their ideas and their stories.Ignite is also about having fun, and showing that presentations don’t need to be about “death by PowerPoint”.Stephen was responsible for designing, building and maintaining the new http://IgniteTalks.io website. Show less
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  • Full Extent
    Co-Founder And Web Gis Developer
    Full Extent Mar 2012 - Present
    Sydney, Australia
    I am a co-founder of the startup Full Extent - we write software which helps organisations to do more with maps.Our Text-To-Map product analyses your unstructured content, and detects placenames semantically - this allows you to view your content on a map. For example, browsing a directory of PDF files not by index, but by panning and zooming on a map.Full Extent's web-mapping viewer is a user-centric application designed to help organisations to publish large amounts of complex… Show more I am a co-founder of the startup Full Extent - we write software which helps organisations to do more with maps.Our Text-To-Map product analyses your unstructured content, and detects placenames semantically - this allows you to view your content on a map. For example, browsing a directory of PDF files not by index, but by panning and zooming on a map.Full Extent's web-mapping viewer is a user-centric application designed to help organisations to publish large amounts of complex spatial data in an intuitive web map - this includes the datasets generated by Text-To-Map.In order to help administer the web maps, our Geo-Publisher application provides an intuitive point-and-click dashboard interface for map administration, seamlessly integrated into your content management system. Show less
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  • Geoportal Genie
    Founder And Programmer
    Geoportal Genie Jul 2013 - Present
    Sydney, Australia
    GeoPortal Genie is a front-end to Esri's Geoportal Server.Esri's GeoPortal Server software is an open-source tool for finding spatial datasets. It's aimed at expert users, meaning that it can be hard for casual users to understand.By contrast, GeoPortal Genie is a plugin which makes Esri GeoPortal Server ridiculously simple to use. GeoPortal Genie is a modern, user-centric application which reduces the complexity of Esri GeoPortal Server, so that finding GIS data (and other… Show more GeoPortal Genie is a front-end to Esri's Geoportal Server.Esri's GeoPortal Server software is an open-source tool for finding spatial datasets. It's aimed at expert users, meaning that it can be hard for casual users to understand.By contrast, GeoPortal Genie is a plugin which makes Esri GeoPortal Server ridiculously simple to use. GeoPortal Genie is a modern, user-centric application which reduces the complexity of Esri GeoPortal Server, so that finding GIS data (and other spatial assets) is as easy as using a search engine.See http://GeoPortalGenie.com for more information. Show less
  • Ignite Sydney
    Producer, Curator & Host
    Ignite Sydney Dec 2008 - Present
    Sydney
    Ignite Sydney is a presentation night with a difference - presenters must stick to a rigid format of 20 slides, each of which lasts for exactly 15 seconds.It's designed to foster fast, dynamic presentations and offer networking opportunities within the web, software, marketing and advertising industries. Ignite Sydney always sells-out the venue with audiences of 500+I'm solely responsible for organising Ignite Sydney every few months. This involves managing the website, seeking… Show more Ignite Sydney is a presentation night with a difference - presenters must stick to a rigid format of 20 slides, each of which lasts for exactly 15 seconds.It's designed to foster fast, dynamic presentations and offer networking opportunities within the web, software, marketing and advertising industries. Ignite Sydney always sells-out the venue with audiences of 500+I'm solely responsible for organising Ignite Sydney every few months. This involves managing the website, seeking 15 presenters, working with them to hone their presentations, giving advice on the lightning presentation format, managing the venue on the night, and acting as MC for the talks.www.IgniteSydney.com Show less
  • Ajilon (Australia)
    Consulting Principal - Location Intelligence
    Ajilon (Australia) Jun 2010 - Mar 2012
    Sydney, Australia
    Responsible for developing and delivering Location Intelligence solutions across a range of industries and government departments.A highlight was scoping, developing and coding the GIS components of the flagship Atlas of NSW project - see http://atlas.nsw.gov.au
  • Ajilon (Australia)
    Business Analyst
    Ajilon (Australia) Sep 2009 - Jun 2010
    Supporting business requirements at the NSW Land and Property Management Authority.This included liaising with staff at various NSW Government agencies across technical and non-technical roles, and translating these user requests into actionable development tasks for the development team.
  • Nsw Department Of Lands
    Senior Gis Analyst
    Nsw Department Of Lands Jan 2008 - Jul 2009
    In this role I was working with the emergency services to develop and deploy GIS databases and processes for emergency event management.This involved the development of data models, 3D processing, customisations and programming.In particular I took on the role of simplifying the presentation of complex spatial datasets to non-technical end-users, by writing a custom front-end application which masked the complexity.This role also involved frequent presentations to… Show more In this role I was working with the emergency services to develop and deploy GIS databases and processes for emergency event management.This involved the development of data models, 3D processing, customisations and programming.In particular I took on the role of simplifying the presentation of complex spatial datasets to non-technical end-users, by writing a custom front-end application which masked the complexity.This role also involved frequent presentations to stakeholders, clients and industry. Show less
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  • Esri (Uk)
    Pre-Sales
    Esri (Uk) Nov 2003 - Apr 2007
    In this role I provided pre-sales and post-sales advice to large utility companies wishing to implement ArcGIS and ArcFM technologies.This involved preparing and presenting product demonstrations, and supporting sales staff during the bidding, tendering, implementation and hand-over processes.It also involved frequent collaboration with internal and external development teams.
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  • Esri Australia
    Tech Support
    Esri Australia 1998 - 2003
    This role involved providing technical support for the entire ArcGIS product suite, for internal and external clients.This involved a deep working knowledge of the entire ArcGIS product range, including desktop tools, server applications, databases and customisations via programming langugages.
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  • British Aerospace Australia
    Cartographer
    British Aerospace Australia 1997 - 1998
    Create digital maps using Arc/INFO workstation, and program in AML

Stephen Lead Skills

Arcgis Arcgis Server Arcobjects Gis Gis Analysis Gis Applications Gis Software Cartography Data Mapping Python Arcview Location Intelligence Arcinfo Pre Sales Business Analysis Spatial Analysis Esri Javascript Geospatial Spatial Web Mapping Spatial Databases

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