Skills

GIS Software
ArcGIS Pro ArcGIS Online (AGOL) QGIS ArcGIS Enterprise
Programming & Automation
Python (ArcPy, pandas, NumPy, QGIS) SQL REST APIs GDAL
Geospatial Analysis & Data Management
Spatial Analysis Geodatabase Design QA/QC Validation Workflow Automation Georeferencing Data Digitization
Visualization & Professional Strengths
Automated Map Creation Client Data Visualization Problem-Solving Team Collaboration

Experience

GIS Analyst
GPSit, Tauranga
Jan 2025 - Present
  • Manage day-to-day operations of Fonterra's enterprise Esri GIS environment. This includes managing users, Portal, ArcGIS Server (AGS), databases, and permissions.
  • Perform manual farm boundary edits, Python script updates, and validation checks to support data for Fonterra's Farmsource Carbon Removals Tool.
  • Provide technical support and help Fonterra environmental Sustainable Dairy Advisors (SDA) with spatial queries and mapping tasks.
GIS Technician
GPSit, Tauranga
Feb 2024 - Dec 2024
  • Wrote Python scripts with ArcPy to automate data creation, staging steps, and bulk uploads to ArcGIS Online (AGOL).
  • Developed QA/QC validation scripts to check databases for geometry errors, topology overlap issues, and attribute inconsistencies.
  • Used QGIS and GDAL for a one-off client project, querying open-source raster pixels against company vector assets to map potential EPA rule violations.
  • Designed automated map printing layouts inside ArcGIS Pro to speed up bulk cartographic tasks.
GIS Intern
Landkind, Tauranga
Nov 2023 - Feb 2024
  • Built a spray drift calculator tool in ArcGIS to map potential drift buffer zones using wind speed, temperature, and spray height variables.
  • Wrote simple Python scripts to automate exporting orchard shapefiles requested by growers, eliminating manual exports.
GIS Intern
Kenex, Wellington
Nov 2022 - Feb 2023
  • Digitized and georectified historical maps and surveying reports in QGIS, extracting geological data to populate a larger, server-hosted database.