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Graduate Assistant

Education:
-- M.S. in GIS and Planning at Eastern Michigan University, 09/2005 - present
-- M.Sc. in Urban Planning at Tribhuvan University, Nepal , 2000 - 2002
-- B.S. in Civil Engineering at Tribhuvan University, Nepal , 1992 - 1996

Working Experience:
-- Sep 2005 – Present : Graduate Assistant, IGRE / EMU
    • Involved in developing Web Mapping Applications including DSANAA Map Viewer and
      IGRE Online Map Editor based on ArcIMS and ArcSDE.
    • Involved in GIS Analysis and layout designs of digital maps.
    • Involved in Metadata writing for Detroit map layers.
    • Involved as Lab assistant in GIS lab of Geography/Geology Department.
    • Currently involved in Mapserver based Web Mappping Applications.

-- Aug 1997 – Aug 2005 : GIS Supervisor, GeoSpatial Systems, Lalitpur, Nepal
    • Responsible for planning & supervision of digital mapping projects, GIS applications
      and LIDAR points filtering & modelling.
    • Involved as Technical Coordinator in developing GIS-based Water Induced Disaster
      Information System for Nepal supported by DWIDP/JICA with technical support of
      Geospatial Systems Pvt Ltd.

-- Oct 1996 - July 1997 : Civil Engineer
    • Worked for Net Consultancy and M.D. Consulting Engineers in Nepal involving in Road,       Survey and Building construction projects.

Skills:
-- PHP/JavaScript, XML
-- ARCGIS 9.1 , ARCIMS, ARCSDE
-- MAPSERVER 4.6
-- GeoMedia Pro(Intergraph)
-- AutoCAD 2000, AutoCAD Map, R2V
-- SQL Server, Java, Visual Basic
-- TerraScan & TerraModeler (LIDAR system – Microstation based).

Research and Thesis:
• 2004 “Digital mapping and Spatial Modeling”. Paper presented at Nepal engineering Association, Kathmandu, Nepal
• 2003 “Prospects of Organized Group Housing by Private Efforts in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal”. (Thesis paper for M.Sc. Urban Planning).
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