Experience Summary

• Confidential has worked as Techical Lead for NGA's Service enablement task and Prepared Cookbook for Service Enabling NGA Geospatial repositories and catalog using various GIS Technologies like ArcGIS Server, FME Server, GeoSpatial HUB, Geoserver and Oracle Spatial. Helped Ball Aerospace Team in design AOA architecture white paper for NGA. Worked as GIS Technical Lead for CDRE Broker Evaluation at NGA and compiled Alternative Approach Document evaluation technologies like Weblogic, MarkLogic, Voyager Search, ArcGIS Server, Geoserver, FME Server, Oracle Spatial, ArcSDE, Open Search, Geospatial HUB and Autonomy. Working on NGA project for Geotemporal display, OGC and RestFUL Enablement of various data sources and creating Metadata Extraction Services. Designed Infrastructure to emulate NGA environment in development environment using Maven, JIRA, Subversion, SVN, Ant, Glass Fish, JDeveloper, FME Server, FME Desktop, Web logic, Oracle Enterprise Database with Partitioning and Spatial option, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Voyager Search and Eclipse technologies.
• He has extensive experience developing and supporting enterprise-wide spatial data repositories. Mr. Patel has participated in the creation and verification of both local and national demographic, pipeline, and cadastral data sets Oracle Spatial and ArcSDE data warehouses for EPA regulated Facilities, GDT and Census data sets. He has extensive experience in developing spatial data process routines including conflation processing, address Geocoding, and raster to vector data conversion. Mr. Patel also has extensive experience with the installation and configuration of Web-based mapping servers and interfaces to spatial data servers. Mr. Patel has experience writing Oracle Spatial packages, stored procedures and functions to perform various spatial analyses using Oracle Spatial. Mr. Patel has extensive experience importing, exporting Spatial Data using Oracle tools. Mr. Patel has experience processing Vector and Imagery data into various formats using ESRI, Oracle, MapInfo, GeoMedia and scripting other tools.

Professional Experience

Confidential

Senior Consultant.

Senior Consultant for Enterprise Search project providing technical guidance for implementing Voyager and autonomy search solution for spatial and non spatial data. Working with team on finding best solution for accessing CDR complaint broker, GeoAxis and Autonomy. Working with enterprise ingest and search team for indexing various NGA spatial and non-spatial data sources using voyagersearch software.

Confidential

Geospatial Software Engineer

• Techical Lead for NGA's Service enablement task. Prepared Cookbook for Service Enabling NGA Geospatial repositories and catalog using various GIS Technologies like ArcGIS Server, FME Server, GeoSpatial HUB, Geoserver and Oracle Spatial. Helped Ball Aerospace Team in design AOA architecture for Enterprise Search. Working on NGA project for Geotemporal display, OGC and RestFUL Enablement of various data sources and creating Metadata Extraction Services. Designed Infrastructure to emulate NGA environment in development environment using Maven, JIRA, Subversion, SVN, Ant, Glass Fish, JDeveloper, FME Server, FME Desktop, Web logic, Oracle Enterprise Database with Partitioning and Spatial option, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Voyager Search and Eclipse technologies.
• Experienced with Custom integration of Oracle Spatial with ESRI ArcSDE and ArcGIS products with PL/SQL scripting to enable ESRI products to fully operate with Oracle VPD, Database Vault, Audit Vault and other security measures. Training of staff and development of geocoding procedures and training of staff. WebLogic Server Troubleshooting of a Fusion Middleware Content Management and Information Rights management server deployment. Worked as GIS Technical Lead for CDRE Broker Evaluation at NGA and compiled Alternative Approach Document evaluation technologies like Weblogic, MarkLogic, Voyager Search, ArcGIS Server, Geoserver, FME Server, Oracle Spatial, ArcSDE, Open Search, Geospatial HUB and Autonomy.

Principal Consultant.

Experienced with Custom integration of Oracle Spatial with ESRI ArcSDE and ArcGIS products with PL/SQL scripting to enable ESRI products to fully operate with Oracle VPD, Database Vault, Audit Vault and other security measures.Training of staff and Development of geocoding procedures and training of staff. WebLogic Server Troubleshooting of a Fusion Middleware Content Management and Information Rights Management server deployment.

Prototype Development

Technical lead on a proof of concept prototype implementing full software and hardware solution on Sun Sparc T5240, X4450 servers, Sun Storage 7210 Unified Storage System using Oracle Solaris 10 10/9, with the most recent ZFS file system optimization for Oracle Automatic Storage Management on Oracle Database 11.2. Installed and configured Oracle 11g database, Oracle Spatial, Oracle Semantics, Oracle Content Manager, Weblogic, WebCenter, Oracle SOA suite, Oracle BI and Oracle Mapviewer. Facilitation of multiple data format storage and management requirements such as Oracle Georaster, Full Motion Video, XML, multimedia, RFID tags, and RDF managed Semantic data using Oracle Spatial and Oracle Content Manager. Customizing Oracle Map viewer to display various types of documents stored in Content Manager. Storage and retrieval using both Geospatial and Non Geospatial, third party COTS clients. Extract, Transform and Load ETL processes with Oracle Secure Desktop Virtualization of Microsoft Windows based applications. WebLogic 11.2 Application Server in the hosting Solaris environment.

Confidential

GIS / ArcSDE Administrator.

Working as ArcSDE Administrator for ZAI on FEMA project. Responsible for installing, managing, monitoring and troubleshooting of ArcSDE, ArcIMS and ArcGIS Server. Experienced loading NFHL, MIP Viewer datasets in development, test and production environment. Responsible for indexing all Mapping datasets for Optimal display in the Fema Map Viewers. Created FIRM Data Model based on Oct 2011 FIRM Database document. Converted ArcIMS Axl based Services to MXD based ArcGIS Server Services. Working on converting Existing ArcIMS Route Server geocoding to Bing Maps Geocoding. Responsible for troubleshooting and debugging MIP Mapviewer, NFHL WMS services and ArcSDE database.

GIS / Oracle Consultant/Analyst.

Working as GIS consultant for ArdentMC to support SSA and DOJ projects. Primary responsibility include creating Enterprise Infrastructure to support Google Enterprise Earth, Google Fusion, ArcGIS Server 10, ArcGIS Desktop, IIS, Apache 2.2.17, Oracle 11g, Open Stream WMS, ICEWEB Imagery Appliance, Metacarta and ESRI Data Appliance to fuse and store US 1 meter imagery along with HSIP and Navteq datasets. Supporting SSA project to create Silver light Application using ESRI ArcGIS Server 10.0, IIS and ArcSDE 10.0. Loading HSIP GIS data using Oracle tools and deploying Silver Light application into SSA's life cycle development environment. Worked as Administrator for Google Enterprise Earth and Fusion server. Created scripts to process 20TB of 15 Meter Imagery for World and 1 Meter Imagery for USA using google fusion process. Successfully migrated Silver Light and Flex Applications from Development to Staging and the Production environment at SSA.

OracleDBA GIS Administrator

Worked as GIS consultant for INSCOM futures program. Created Python Scripts for Geoprocessing using ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 and 10.0 Model builder. Used Python scripts into the ModelBuilder environment and to invoke Geoprocessor from VBA. Customized Buffer, DriveTimePolygon, Routing, Surface Profile, Viewshed and Line of Sight geoprocessing tools using Python scripts and Model builder. Created Python script to convert ASCII Raster to grid for geoprocessing using buffer tool. Created Map and Geoprocessing services to be used in FLEX application for INSCOM futures program. Developed FLEX Widgets for various geoprocessing tasks like DriveTimePolygon, Routing, Surface Profile, Viewshed, Line of Sight and Time Aware Map Services. Working as GIS Administrator for ArcSDE 10.0 for development and Production environment using PostGresSQL database. Created scripts for loading Vector, DTED, SRTM and BUCKEYE ORTHOS into ArcSDE. Responsible for installing, upgrading, configuring, administering and maintaining of ArcSDE, ArcGIS Server 10 for the production and development servers for INSCOM.

Confidential

Director of IT GIS

Currently working as Director of IT GIS for TSI. Responsible for installing, upgrading, configuring, administering and maintaining of ArcSDE, ArcIMS and SQL Server for the production and development servers for US Marine Corps HQ. Responsible for integrating installation data for all the installations into Central Data Repository. Created OGC Complaint Map Services to serve out various Installation Data Layers and Map Services. Responsible for managing GEOFIDELIS project for USMC HQ. Designed Phase VI Data Model to Load Installation data based on SDSFIE version 2.6. Created backup plan for SharePoint, SQL Server, and ArcSDE and ArcIMS servers for the migration. Acquiring relevant imagery and documenting GIS data layers and applications. Developed database design document and user guides for USMC Applications. Automated Data conversion process using Python Scripting and Model Builder.

Confidential

Director of Database Services

Worked as Director of Database services for SPADAC Corporation. Worked on Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Homeland Security. Responsible for installing, upgrading, configuring, administering and maintaining ArcSDE for the production and development server for Naval Research Lab ORION project. Importing, exporting and tuning of various vector and Raster dataset. Storing ArcSDE layers in Oracle Spatial format for real time editing and analysis of data through web interface. Migrating data from various formats like shape files, geodatabase, images, flat files, comma delimited files, data tables etc into GIS data warehouse. Installing GIS software and patches. Writing Oracle Spatial packages, stored procedures and functions to perform various spatial analyses. Working as a Lead Database Architect for EPA/Lockheed ITS-ESE project. Responsible for design, maintenance, tuning and upgrade of GIS data warehouse. Designed LRT Polygon schema to hold Polygonal information in Oracle Spatial format for EPA Regulated Facilities. Worked on EPA's 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes website for Emergency Operation Support. Worked on Spatially Enabling FRS datasets for EPA regulated facilities. Configured Oracle 10g R2 with ArcSDE 9.2. Created automated scripts to create factors using OCI and SDE connections with SA 2.8.5. Responsible for installing and configuring Oracle, all ESRI software, Web server and Servlets software for SPADAC Innovation Lab and LMIT System Engineering Division. Designed Spatial Database for Project Atlantis for storing data from Minerals Management Service. Worked on Eagle Eye Project for Feature extraction using ENVI for creating Brush fire estimation using Imagery from GeoEYE. Created Data Loading tools using Python script to load HSIP Data into ArcSDE.

Confidential

GIS Analyst

Worked as a technical lead for GIS data repository for MOSES project of EPA. Responsible for installing, upgrading, configuring, administering and maintaining ArcSDE for the production and development server for MOSES project of EPA. Importing, exporting and tuning of various Census, EPA and GDT layers in ArcSDE and Oracle Spatial format. Storing ArcSDE layers in Oracle Spatial format for real time editing and analysis of data through web interface. Migrating data from various formats like shape files, coverages, geodatabase, flat files, comma delimited files, data tables etc into GIS data warehouse. Creating spatially enabled views across the schema to support different Application EnviroMapper for Environmental Justice, Cerclis Locator and Emergency Response Analyser . Installing GIS software and patches. Writing Oracle Spatial packages, stored procedures and functions to perform various spatial analyses. Calculating various building statistics using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst and 3D Analyst extension. Loaded NLCD Raster Dataset into ArcSDE 8.3 for Oracle 9i. Created custom tools using VBA to load EPA data into ArcSDE.

Confidential

Geodatabase Analyst/Technical Lead

Responsible for administering ArcIMS and ArcSDE for the production and development servers. Also responsible for updating and testing of the ArcIMS Web sites. Created and edited U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's HUD spatial data layers using 1990 and 2000 Census geography. Geocoded HUD enterprise data repositories including Public Housing, Multi-Family Housing, and Low Income Housing Tax Credit projects. Also assisted with the development of the functional requirements and focus group survey for HUD's Enterprise GIS. Customized Group1 geocoding services using macros developed with Microsoft Access and Excel. Created automation scripts to load geocoded data into Oracle-based enterprise database. Created spatial data layers for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms using Census-based geography. Provided technical support to Fairfax County government in installing and configuring ArcIMS 3.1 and integrating it with ArcSDE 8.1. Worked with ERDAS Image for PhotoMapper Application for D.C US attorney's office. Worked on GeoDatabase design, implementation, and tuning for Metropolitan Police of D.C MPD SMART GIS database project and Geocoding project. Worked on GeoDatabase design for DC Department of Health using CASE Tools.

Confidential

GIS Analyst

Prepared the training manual for FEMA employees on using MapInfo 5.0 Professional and ArcView 3.1. Developed Visual Basic application for automating data verification and quality control of Q3 flood data from FEMA and pipeline data from the Department of Transportation.

Confidential

GIS Programmer

• Worked on projects for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA for creating raster-based nautical charts and converting raster data to vector data, used Oracle, Microstation, and MGE to digitize data collection of NOAA nautical charts into an Oracle 7 database for the attribution of the different features.
• Developed cadastral maps for Baltimore City. Responsibilities included creating and modifying database tables for various land-based features, updating feature attributes in the Oracle 7 database using PL SQL worksheets for querying map features, developing Perl scripts for placing centroids and creating complex shapes for various features.
• Performed GIS work for Howard County, Maryland including creating, connecting, and querying a data warehouse for various spatial features. Performed QA/QC for the topology database for New York Housing Authority.
• Worked on Maryland State Highway Project developing Visual Basic applications for calculating load weight by axle.

Confidential

CAD Technician

Created Engineering plans and layouts using Microstation. Created status reports and analysis for the projects. Estimated and ordered materials needed for various projects.

Confidential

Civil Engineer

Worked as Civil Engineer creating plans and elevation using AutoCAD 10 for various community development projects. Involved in the estimating and planning of residential and commercial projects. Prepared RCC Structural design for commercial and residential projects.