Profile

GIS and IT professional with 16 years of experience in the geoscience industry. I lead GIS operations and IT infrastructure for a geological and geophysical consulting firm, managing a team while overseeing multi-site networks, server administration, and enterprise software deployments across offices and remote field camps. My work spans project management, spatial data analysis, web application development, and systems administration. I hold a B.Sc. from the University of Guelph in Environmental Geoscience and Geomatics.


Experience

GIS & IT Director 2013 – Present
Aurora Geosciences Ltd.
  • Direct GIS operations and IT infrastructure across two offices, a warehouse, and multiple remote field camps
  • Manage a GIS team and guide cross-functional project teams of up to 8 people
  • Administer multi-site UniFi networks, Windows and Linux servers, and cloud services
  • Lead project planning, scheduling, and delivery for GIS and IT initiatives
  • Develop internal web applications and automation tools using Python and Django
  • Produce spatial data products, cartographic outputs, and geospatial analysis for geological and geophysical projects
Key Achievements
  • Deployed and manage enterprise network infrastructure across all company sites using Ubiquiti UniFi
  • Implemented Google Workspace for company-wide communication and collaboration
  • Built containerized application deployments using Docker and CI/CD pipelines
  • Established monitoring and alerting with Zabbix for servers and network equipment
  • Provide IT consulting for the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines
  • ArcGIS Pro
  • Python
  • Django
  • Docker
  • PostgreSQL
  • Linux
  • Google Workspace
GIS Technologist 2010 – 2012
University of Guelph Data Resource Center
  • Maintenance, development, and distribution of GIS data
  • Scanning and georeferencing historical air photo collection
  • Digitizing historical fire insurance plans and land ownership data
  • Implementation of ArcGIS Server software for web mapping services
Key Achievements
  • Deployed ArcGIS Server on local hardware to host and distribute University GIS data to staff and students
  • Georeferenced and digitized hundreds of historical fire plans
  • ArcMap
  • ArcGIS Server
  • Adobe Photoshop

Skills

GIS
ArcGIS Pro
ArcGIS Online / Portal
QGIS
PostGIS
Development
Python
Django
PostgreSQL
Git
Infrastructure
Linux Administration
Windows Server
Docker
Networking
Also
  • CI/CD
  • Google Workspace
  • Zabbix
  • Synology DSM
  • Nginx
  • AWS

Education

B.Sc. Honours
Environmental Geoscience & Geomatics
University of Guelph
2008 – 2013

Certificates

HackerRank
HackerRank

Interests

  • Open Source
  • Automation
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Self-Hosting