11666 Gulf Pointe Drive, Apt 7204 · Houston, TX 77089

Cellular: (337) 706-6331 · obaruwa80@googlemail.com

Lanre Baruwa-Etti

CANDIDATE: GIS Administrator or Related Position

PHILOSOPHY

Highly effective in managing technical operations under pressure with a “Whatever it Takes”

attitude, emphasizing strict safety awareness, quality assurance, and efficiency. Extensive

experience in training and educating new staff, achieving project goals, accountability, and the

ability to contribute efficiently to both large-scale field-based and office projects.

EXPERIENCE

CAD Drafter; June 2015 to Present

CENTERPOINT ENERGY; Houston, TX 77002.

  ¨ Perform assignments in support of distribution operations, such as construction projects,

Permit applications, etc. Interpret construction designs and drawings of both existing and

proposed gas distribution facilities (both in ArcGIS and Microstation).

  ¨ Collect information and compiles data to quantify gas facilities within newly annexed or deannexed

geographic areas, including metes and bounds interpretations.

  ¨ Review and update engineering company plans detailing facility locations.

  ¨ Analyze and interpret spatial data to ensure system integrity.

  ¨ Assist customers and employees with basic facility information inquiries.

  ¨ Design and produce special graphic presentation maps.

  ¨ Research company archive files for project or archived data.

  ¨ File digital/paper records and reports, and maintains current filing system.

MWD Engineer; Jan 2014 to Mar 2015

LEAM DRILLING SYSTEMS, LLC; Conroe, TX 77301.

  ¨ Served in a key role supporting well site operations for Leam Drilling Systems, a premier

provider of directional and horizontal drilling services. Duties and responsibilities include

managing well site surveys and preparing reports.

  ¨ Check the quality of obtained data, maintain MWD/DD equipment, field survey report, and

represent Leam Drilling Systems on location. Ensure that Leam’s assets on location are

maintained in good working order, are protected from damage, and equipment needs are

communicated to MWD Coordinator in a timely manner.

  ¨ Record operational data and complete relevant job documentation as set out by operations

department guidelines. Provide external customers with relevant information regarding job

progress, problems, solutions, and accurate job data.

GIS/Drafting Personnel; Sept 2012 to Dec 2013

CONESTOGA-ROVERS & ASSOCIATES (GHD); Baton Rouge, LA 70808

  ¨ Performed routine creation/design of figures ranging from location (vicinity maps), site plans,

surrounding land use maps, LiDar DEM contour maps, NWI maps, NCRS soils data maps,

water wells maps, oil & gas wells maps, and more for a variety of clients.

  ¨ Further skills include data integration and visualization of CAD data over spatially referenced

data. Utilized vast knowledge of geo-referencing aerial photographs and digitizing of images

to generate polygons. Further capabilities include creating geodatabases and shape files while

being able to perform routine data queries, manipulation and analysis.

  ¨ Use routine data analysis to make intelligent strategic and tactical decisions for risk

management. Utilize data to make operational decisions in real time in order to help manage

supply chain and mitigate risks.

Pensions Administration Officer / Office Assistant; Dec 2008 to Nov 2011

SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL; Kingston upon Thames, London, U.K.

  ¨ Initially hired as Office Assistant and promoted in 2011 to Pensions Administration Officer.

Coordinated confidential files and served as a key team member for the Pension Services

Department with 34 employees and 6 temporary staff. Executed complex procedures on

AXIS, SAP, and TPs for various Pensions Department tasks and projects. Assisted in

managing 3 rooms of scanned and unscanned files allocated into member records managed on

several databases. Selected by management to train four new staff members (temporary).

  ¨ Assigned to a special project distributing introductory packets to new members with

approximately 20% turnover of LGPS membership each year. Successfully completed 400500

packets on a monthly basis. Participated in projects to dispatch over 9,000 Annual

Benefits Letters, and completed task well ahead of deadline.

Logistics & Operations Officer; Jun 2007 to Aug 2008

FOLAWIYO ENERGY, LTD.; Lagos, Nigeria

  ¨ Recruited by the largest downstream petroleum company in West Africa to provide assistance

in a variety of logistics and operations functions. Monitored approximately 200 trucks loaded

with petroleum products on a daily basis. Maintained strict standards for safety and hazardous

materials handling. Prepared daily documentation of Loading Operations, documented

customer data and amount of product purchased by clients using Microsoft Excel

spreadsheets. Managed sales records in excess of 250 customers daily and generated an 80%

increase in the company’s customer service relationships.

Operations Manager; May 2006 to May 2007

OLUWASEUN INVESTMENT NIGERIA, LTD.; Lagos, Nigeria

  ¨ Selected to lead various teams on supervisory routines for a leading Solid Waste Collections

& Disposal Company. Served as a field-based Team Leader and performed administrative

functions as assigned. Given responsibility for preparing employee profiles and salaries using

both Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word applications. Motivated team members to perform

their jobs efficiently and safely. Achieved a record of zero accidents on all shifts worked or

supervised.

EDUCATION

Continuing Education & Seminars

  ¨ Getting Things Done Seminar, David Allen [London - 2011]

  ¨ Improving Your Assertiveness at Work [London - 2011]

  ¨ ArcGIS v10.1, MapInfo, IT Systems, Windows-Based Packages, ESRI Suite of GIS Products,

AutoCAD, and MS Office.

Oracle Certified Professional (OCP) Certification; 2004

NIIT / ORACLE UNIVERSITY; Ikeja / Lagos, Nigeria

Concentration: Oracle 9i Database Administrator Training

Master of Science (M.S.) Degree; 2009

KINGSTON UNIVERSITY; London, U.K.

Concentration: Applied Geographical Information Systems with Management Studies

Relevant Coursework: Financial Resource Management, Managing People & Organizations,

Research Methods & Data Analysis, Geographic Information Fundamentals, Spatial Information

Analysis, Digital Mapping, Mobile GIS, Contemporary Issues in GIS

Special Research Project: “Mapping Urban Air Pollution In Wisconsin; A Critical Review of

Vehicular Emissions in the U.S. Using GIS”

Field Training: Field training in Malta providing hands-on experience in the use of GIS &

Surveying Equipment, including Trimble Juno SB with ESRI ArcPad v8.0, Magellan Triton 400

GPS Receiver, Garmin Geko 201 GPS Receiver, Leica Total Station, Trimble GeoXH Dual

Channel Receiver with ArcPad v8.0 & Leica GPS1200+ RTK

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree; 2002

LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY; Lagos, Nigeria

Major: Geography & Planning