An accomplished professional with 13 years extensive research and professional experience in Geographical Information Sciences (GIS), Hydrology and Water Resource Management, Mapping and Cartography, Geodatabase, Satellite image
processing, GPS field surveys etc. Proven track recrod of geospatial application in emergency response planning, social
sector services, decision support system, web mapping, spatial analysis, watershed modoeling, cadastral mapping,
enterprise resource planning and relational database gained through education, professional experience and on job
trainings. Proficient in advance terrain analysis, spatial data modeling, workflow design, IT resource management,
GIS/RS trainings etc. Fellow of Royal Geographical Society (RGS), Institute of British Geographers (IBG), London, UK.
Registered under highest category of Senior Survey by Survey of Pakistan to carry Geospatial and Surveying activities
in the country.
Teaching Cartography and Map Production
• Development of GIS methodology for project planning and execution for Mardan Waster Supply and Sanitation Company
• GIS Input to data collection tool and Android Application
• Collection and processing of available vector data, satellite imagery in required format
• Development and mapping of field survey plans/sheets
• Training of field survey staff for field data collection and map reading
• Execution of field survey pilot and error rectification
• Daily field survey data quality check and data management
• Design and development of utility network and geodatabase schema
• Digitization and Conversion of field survey data of water supply, sewerage, drainage and solid waste management into utility network
• GIS data quality check and quality control
• Dashboard development for online GIS data visualization
• Planning and mapping of “Third-Party Monitoring Agent” activities in KP and FATA
• Monitoring and Evaluation of project activities and progress review
• Collection and processing of data for GIS visualization for Peshawar Torkham Economic Corridor.
• Developing teaching material and devising lectures
• Setting and marking exams and assignments
• Assessing student progress and work
• Moderating final year students with their research
• Teaching Remote Sensing and Space Weather (GNSS-104)
• Teaching Fundamentals of Remote Sensing (SS-132)
• Teaching Digital Image Processing (SS-332)
. Teaching GNSS Application (GNSS-207)
• Development of Enterprise Resource Planning and application development
• Installation and management of switches and routers
• Disaster risk planning and hazard mapping using Remote Sensing and GIS
• Coordination with partners, donors and other line agencies regarding data management and data / maps requests.
• Management of SQL database which contains almost 100+ projects information.
• Creation / Implementation of vulnerability criteria to automatically select the most vulnerable beneficiaries
• Creation and supervision of analytical reports on data as well producing maps based on those reports.
• Coordination with Govt. partners to manage their requests for mapping and trainings.
• Deployment and management of Bio-metric attendance management system
• Development and management of Implementing Partners (IP) profile management system
• User emails configuration and backup management hosted through Exchange Server,
• Data sharing, access control and backup using Windows Server and Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive
• Managing and troubleshooting internet access, Wifi, Router and monitoring internet traffic
• Multi-Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Assessment (MHVRA)
• GPS Field Survey Planning Management using Android Application
• GPS Field Data Quality Assurance and Quality Check
• Tasking and supervision of field enumerators and survey planning
• Developing teaching material and devising lectures
• Setting and marking exams and assignments
• Assessing student progress and work
• Moderating final year students with their research
• Teaching Land Use Planning and Management (RSG-732)
• Teaching Research Methodology (RSG-708)
Refugee Affected and Housing Areas (RAHA) project mapping
GIZ intervention area and activities mapping in Pakistan
• Conception, design, development and maintenance of enterprise geodatabase and RDBMS
• Flood emergency risk management and rapid response using spatial data model and satellite imagery
• Mapping, Spatial analysis and spatial planning for project intervention and assessment
• Disaster Risk Planning and Management using GIS
• Satellite image processing and Raster data analysis
• Database tool development using RDBMS for field data collection
• Geospatial data interoperability and enterprise architect for web mapping application
• Web mapping application services development, maintenance, configuration and publishing
• Digital image processing for vulnerability assessment for flood, earthquake and drought
• Open Data Kit (ODK) and KoBo Toolbox Application for Android based Survey forms
• Consultation, support and training of trainer for the use of effective GIS/RS in partner organizations
• 3W/4W Mapping for UN Clusters and Partners
• Thematic mapping for supply gap analysis
• GPS Field Surveys to assess damages and provision of emergency shelters
• Spatial analysis to support rapid emergency response
• GIS based mapping and delineation of water resources in Pakistan
• Design and development of national spatial data infrastructure (SDI) for water resources in Pakistan
• Land use/land cover and snow mapping using Landsat, MODIS, ALOS satellite images
• Field survey planning and processing of Geophysical data (resistivity survey) for groundwater quality mapping
• Quality and accuracy assessment of geospatial data
• Geospatial data preparation and integration for hydrological modeling
• Surface water, ground water and watershed modeling
• Groundwater quality and quantity assessment using spatial analysis
• Planning, management and executing extensive water quality GPS field surveys across Pakistan
• Application of DEM for 3-D and terrain analysis in irrigation management and canal construction.
• Visitor database maintenance and management
• Installation, configuration and troubleshooting of hardware and software
• Basic IT Trainings to security staff
• Security CCTV maintenance and data management
• Emergency response to Crisis Management Cell (CMC)
Sheraz has a unique combination of creativity, strong work ethic, and management skills.
I admire your professional expertise being a colleague.