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Ani Balikian
Education &
Registration:
M.S.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
University
of Redlands,
Redlands,
California
Post
Graduate Diploma
GIS &
Remote Sensing (RS)
University
for Applied Sciences & Technology TFH
Berlin,
Germany
B.
Architecture
University
of Aleppo, Syria
Professional Affiliations / Publications:
Syrian
Syndicate of Engineers & Architects
Training:
ER
Mapper Training:
Training on using AVHRR images at CEO Lab,
Yale
University, New Haven, CT
ESRI
Training:
ArcInfo
ArcGIS I
& II
Creating
and Managing Geodatabases
Geodatabase
Design Concepts
Working
with Spatial Analyst
Intro to
ArcObjects and VBA
Intro to
Geostatistical Analyst
Intro to
ArcSDE
Intro to
ArcIMS
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Current Responsibilities
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Coordinator for
projects involving GIS, civil engineering, planning, surveying,
geotechnical engineering, and mapping
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Senior GIS analyst
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Marketing and proposal preparation
Specialized Professional Expertise:
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Extensive
experience in many different ESRI software products
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Experience
in data automation and database design
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Experience
in remote sensing and satellite imagery - image classification and
interpretation
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Experience
in architectural surveys and documentation of historical buildings
and monuments
Representative Project Experience:
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Coordinator for various surveying, geotechnical investigation, and mapping projects at LBCC
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Coordinator for the detail design of civil utilities at LACC
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Coordinator and assistant for civil projects such as drainage and site improvement
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On site GIS support to the City of Pasadena ITSD and P&D for the design, development, and maintenance of the City’s GIS.
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Senior GIS analyst for the Robinson Properties – Yucaipa sites mapping and GIS services.
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GIS Analyst for the LACC infrastructure utility surveying, mapping, and needs assessment program.
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GIS Analyst for Irvine Ranch Water District GIS Technology Upgrade - Feasibility study.
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Geodatabase design and map production for the World Bank Visitors’ Center Science On a Sphere.
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Assisted in the business process modeling & analyses for the plat mapping automation at the City and County of Honolulu.
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Groundwater geodatabase design for the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research.
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Internship at the Redlands Institute to create a demonstration project
to be used as a model for the community based organizations in the East Valley COMPASS project.
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GIS Analyst/Deputy Project Manager for the “Enterprise GIS applications
for Muscat Municipality” project including supervision of the client data conversion team for a pilot area.
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GIS Analyst/Research Assistant at the International Center for
Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA). In collaboration with
Texas A&M University, participated in the conversion of the data
layers for the Almanac Characterization Tool (ACT) Atlas using ArcInfo
workstation. Duties also included image classification (Landsat TM &
MSS, AVHRR 1 km), staff training on GIS and Remote Sensing software,
and assistance to scientists with the GIS and RS aspect of their research.
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