Senior Software Developer – GIS Consultant

 

Polished software development leader and GIS consultant with a consistent history of delivering successful software projects in many disciplines including GIS, IOT, business intelligence and visualization. Over 20 years in data analytics and visualization development for the energy industry, business intelligence and numerous military projects. Practiced in gathering requirements, adapting software development goals to meet meaningful, achievable targets and then delivering final products that exceed customer expectations. Fully experienced in leading hybrid onshore and offshore development teams using Agile/Scrum methodologies.

 

Professional Experience

 

Personal Telemetry

January 2013-Present

Cofounder                     

In January 2013 started developing a new Azure application ecosystem to deliver cloud-based GIS/BI solutions, fusing the best of Azure, open source GIS and visualization technologies. The application is a conceptual port of the 3DEVS application delivered to the Air Force in 2005 to an Azure cloud application supporting web and mobile clients.

The WebApp provides a management portal to a set of operations that run in Azure as WebJobs or Runbooks. Each of the operations is a distinct business process; for example, the data collection system uses Azure WebJobs to collect data from any available source and then to store the data in Azure SQL Server, Storage Blobs, Tables or Queues. Depending on the data object and which storage system is used, there can be associated triggers that run WebJobs in the background to customize processing the data as needed.

Once the data is loaded in Azure, we can push the data out to our PostGIS servers for GIS analytics or we can stage the data for processing in Azure BI. The results of any of these operations can then be retrieved as Json data and visualized in d3 or OpenLayers maps.

Technologies: C#, MVC, Azure WebApps, WebJobs, SQL Server and Storage, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, d3, OpenLayers, NTS, PostGIS, TFS, Git

 

Shiloh Technologies

June 2007 – December 2015

Software Development Technical Lead                                                           

Senior software developer, sales engineer and solutions architect for a team that built a complete ETL, analytics, reporting and visualization application sold to CPG vendors worldwide. The application was deployed in several configurations, on the customer’s own servers, or on VMs at RackSpace or AWS. The application consumed data from 80 different retailer POS systems, Nielsen, IRI, SAP and census data, fusing it into one or more SQL Server databases. After data loading is completed for each time period, advanced analytics were performed to support business operations like sales and category analysis, forecasting, demand calculations or to identify locations with out-of-stock issues. The system also used SSIS to send data to SSRS for reporting or SSAS which was configured by customer to build any cubes they wanted from the fused data sources. Developed all of the visualizations and dashboards in DevExpress or Dundas visualization tools. Used ASP.Net MVC and d3 to build web portals to the data warehouses for secure, self-service user retrieval of reports and dashboards.

Technologies: C#, DevExpress, Dundas, PowerShell, SQL Server, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, TeraData, Oracle, SQLite, TFS, Git

 

Strategic Consulting International

December 2005 – June 2007

Principal Technical Consultant

Developed geospatial desktop and web applications for various energy companies and Oklahoma state agencies. Some examples include:

·               Lease tracking application used to identify which parcels contained a list of wells. The output of the ArcGIS app was a report showing lease and well ownership which was then distributed as an SSRS report.

·               DEQ is required to report annually an analysis of all water intake sources in Oklahoma for any new hazards near them, such as new oil wells or new roads. The coordinates of the intakes were analyzed against the underlying geology database to determine how long the intake would be safe if there was an accidental spill nearby. The resulting map and analysis were then embedded in an SSRS report and emailed to each of the 900 responsible water authorities in the state and the DEQ.

·               Pipeline analysis application for quadrennial pipeline route and hazard map updating using ArcGIS and current satellite imagery.

Technologies: C#, Python, JavaScript, GDAL/OGR, ArcInfo, ArcIMS, ArcSDE, SQL Server, SSRS

 

Parsons Corporation

January 2002 – December 2005

Principal Technical Consultant/Sales Engineer                                 

Under contract to the Parsons Corporation, developed a geospatial four-dimensional environmental visualization system (called 3DEVS) for the Air Force Environmental Management Directorate to allow visualization of air pollution modeling datasets in an interactive 4D application. This system is used by Facilities Management to protect Air Force personnel and nearby civilians from exposure to dangerous chemicals and other toxins. 

Technologies: C++, Python, VTK, AVS/Express, GDAL/OGR, ArcInfo, ArcSDE, SQL Server

 

Advanced Visual Systems

January 1997 – January 2002

Principal Systems Engineer

Provided sales and technical support, training, and professional services for AVS visualization toolkits and applications. My primary customers were the Oil and Gas industry; building visualization applications for seismic analysis, basin modelling, reservoir simulation, pipeline analysis and financial analysis. Shaped company direction and managed commercial and government accounts and all academic entities in North America. Authored custom visualization applications for various clients, working onsite and remotely.  Developed software solutions for a broad and diverse customer base including solutions in business intelligence, data warehousing, energy exploration, environmental mapping, military mapping, engineering, manufacturing, medical, and scientific fields.

Technologies: C, C++, Python, AVS/Express, GDAL/OGR, Oracle, ArcSDE

 

The Learning Company/Electromap

October 1989 - March 1996

Project Lead/Senior Software Engineer                  

Integrated the content development engine previously created for Electromap with The Learning Company’s existing product bringing to market Compton’s Interactive World Atlas 1.0 1997 Edition application. Project leader and lead programmer in the development of the first atlases for the PC market to be marketed to various software publishers.  Formally recognized by company directors for consistently delivering finished projects on time and under budget.  Developed a content publishing engine that automated much of the manual cartography and database work, reducing production time and errors.  The engine prompted The Learning Company to acquire Electromap in September of 1995 for the sole purpose of obtaining this content publishing engine.

Technologies: C, C++, MFC

 

Education/Training

M.A. in Geography - University of Arkansas	December 1996
B.S. in Computer Science - University of Arkansas	May 1989

 

Published Works

Smith, Richard M., and Parker, Thomas A. (1995) “An Electronic Atlas Authoring System: Cartographic Perspectives”, Journal of North American Cartographic Information Society (Winter 1995): 35-39.

Parker, Thomas A. (1996) “The Atlas Builder and Atlas Viewer System: A Model of Cartographic Software Reusability”, University of Arkansas Press.

Hinson, James; Shaefer, Anne; Hutcherson, Chad; and Parker, Thomas A. (2004) 3D Emissions Visualization System for Tinker AFB. 9^th Annual Joint Services Environmental Management Conference. San Antonio, Texas, August 16 - 19, 2004.