Moved into independent GIS consultancy after 15+ years in the GIS field. Provide onsite and remote GIS (spatial data) consultancy and GIS training to various organizations, including

• GIS training to users, mentoring GIS users and best GIS practices.
• GIS solutions architecture and GIS system design. GIS data Management.
• Working in SCRUM framework with Scrum teams and providing GIS advice.
• Understanding/Processing of public sector data sets (Ordnance Survey, Getmapping) and Oil and gas GIS datasets (Neftex, WoodMac, HIS, Tellus, Grav-mag data )

Joined as GIS Consultant and coach to provide GIS support and advice to variety of users.

• Support and knowledge transfer to Spatial Data Management Team on general GIS matters: desktop GIS, Spatial Analysis, GIS Database, Geoserver/Geowebcache.
• FME and FME server. Creation of new and maintenance of current FME benches.
• Provide advice on development and support of AFRC's LPIS applications.
• Working with data integration team providing GIS support for Futures program.

GIS data management for MEDGATE project for 2.5 years. Responsible for all GIS aspects of the MEDGATE project, these to include:

• GIS training to all team users. Database design for geological GIS solution.
• Advancing use of GIS for oil & gas data
• Spatial (GIS) data Management in project database.
• GIS project management.

Joined as fixed term GIS Consultant on their GIS based Land Management System.

• Consulting the team in areas of GIS and providing spatial solutions and training.
• GIS system design, geoserver audit, spatial data filtering.
• Spatial data management - integrating spatial data from various sources - mastermap, aerial photos, hi resolution imagery.
• Spatial data processing.

Contracted for 2+ years consulting in their GIS system implementation project in Aberdeen.

• GIS training and best GIS practises.
• Expanding usage of GIS across the business, including offices in 4 continents
• Support and train multi-disciplinary GIS users (geologists, geophysicist)
• Database and bespoke GIS solution design.
• Data analysis and recommendations on the best practices in geological GIS.
• Geological data processing for GIS.
• Spatial data management - updating, archiving, integrating, availability.

• GIS training and mentoring to stuff;
• GIS system design

Manage GIS part of all company projects. Involved in design and implementation of GIS databases in the oil/gas industry. Used a range of GIS procedures and methods to integrate data from various sources.

The role included: 

• Controlling TA’s GIS work.
• Provide GIS training for desktop and database GIS to team
• Designing new GIS databases.
• Auto QC the existing GIS data.
• Bespoke GIS solution design.
• GIS data Management.
• GIS project management.

Managed a project for deployment ArcGIS Server in the company for providing GIS web services to clients.

Responsibilities as GIS project manager:

• Assembling GIS teams.
• Risk management.
• Assuring of project delivery.
• Regular progress meeting scheduling, writing progress reports.

• Liaising with clients and stakeholders.

Integration and migration of the existing spatial databases into ArcSDE/Oracle. Designed and managed the population process of ArcSDE/Oracle enterprise database. Addressed and solved problems with performance and stability.

Managing all GIS projects making sure GIS was applied for geological purposes in line with the best practices. I was responsible for creating new approaches in application of GIS in geology as:

• Transfer GIS knowledge to the members of staff
• Producing geo-tiff maps.
• Converting map projection and coordinates. 

• Database and map design.
• Spatial data editing and management.

Duties included common day-to-day geological and GIS activities.

Joined as Geologist & GIS Support. Responsible for setting up the GIS database for the company’s projects. Used GIS as a decision-making tool.

Produced first ever GIS geological map of Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria in 2001 and presented it at Bulgarian Geological Society’s annual conference.