Education:

M.B.A.
Information Management,
University of Western Australia

M.S.
Surveying and Mapping Science,
University of Queensland, Australia

Bachelor of Applied Science
Applied Geography,
Canberra University, Australia

Professional Affiliations:

Australian Urban Regional Information System
Association

Current Responsibilities:

• Lead GIS System Analyst

Specialized Professional Expertise:

• 20 years of experience in working on complex GIS projects including research and development, training, and the coordination and implementation of the programs
• A thorough working knowledge of Unix - Solaris 1.x & 2.x operating system, Windows 95, 98, 2000, Workstation ArcInfo and its modules TIN, GRID, Desktop ArcInfo, ArcView 3.x, K&R's C, awk and C-Shell programming languages, ArcInfo's AML programming language, HTML, XML/XSL and JavaScript languages, ANZLIC metadata standard, Dublin Core metadata standard and a variety of windows based packages including Word, MS Project, Excel, Access, Visio and Quicken
• Additional past working knowledge of Workstation ER Mapper, Workstation Oracle, PC ArcInfo, MapInfo, Avenue language, Turbo C, Microsoft C language and Fortran, Cobol language

Representative Project Experience:

• Lead GIS Specialist on a $12 million dollar ADWEA Enterprise GIS project in the United Arab Emirates. Duties included the establishment of a GIS Helpdesk and integrating this with existing helpdesk facilities within ADWEA and its affiliate companies; preparing an ArcGIS viewer application and display materials for use with training, and providing assistance in the coordination and implementation of a comprehensive training program for some 300 staff
• Process Leader - GIS Projects for the Department of Minerals and Energy, Perth, Western Australia: Coordinated and supervised the activities of nine GIS professionals. Duties included preparing and managing an annual budget of AUD$480,000, liaising with geoscientific staff on issues of data and projects, allocating resources and managing timely delivery of defined products as well as prototyping new products
• Head GIS Section & A/Head Remote Sensing Section for Ministry of Water Resources Sultanate of Oman: Duties included establishing, equipping and managing two sections, the GIS Section and the Remote Sensing Section. Required the preparation of a detailed implementation plan with a budget of $2.5 million of 7 years
• Short term consultancy with the National Geographic Society and the United States Geological Survey to examine and report on several PC digital map capture packages