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Aniekan-Abasi (Ani) Ekaette

Edmonton,AB

Summary

I am a Geographic Information Systems professional with strong business analysis skills and over twelve years of experience working in natural gas utilities, oil exploration, pipeline transmission, and government organizations. My expertise includes facilitating GIS implementation, performing business analysis, designing and executing testing, data maintenance and migration, and providing expert GIS support.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
5
5

Certifications

Work History

Senior Business Analyst (PT)

Ivese Software Solutions
Langley, BC
08.2023 - Current
  • Product requirements gathering, requirements translation, process mapping.
  • Work collaboratively with UI/UX designer.
  • Develop and document product roadmap and milestones.
  • Work with the development team to help facilitate product development and remove roadblocks.
  • Other business development tasks e.g. reviewing start-up business structure, grants research, and markets for software product.

Geospatial Systems Analyst/Applications Analyst

City of Edmonton
Edmonton, AB
03.2022 - Current
  • Spatial data migration via FME Workbench (FME Form).
  • Elicit and document business requirements.
  • Spatial data QA/QC.
  • GIS infrastructure IT support.
  • GIS training.
  • Support GIS system integrations.

GIS Analyst/Technical Business Analyst

Enbridge
Edmonton, AB
05.2019 - 10.2021
  • Solicited business requirements, generated documentation, and executed GIS enhancement initiatives.
  • GIS Subject Matter Expert (SME) supporting environment shared services, emergency management, damage prevention, and community relations departments.
  • Maintained and updated data and web viewers (ArcGIS Enterprise) related to the departments ensuring accuracy and a timely turnaround.
  • Lead GIS implementation within my assigned departments.

Project Highlight(s)

  • Liquid Pipeline's Environment Spatial Data Standard: I designed and established a standard schema and central database for environment data turn over.
  • Liquid Pipelines Spatial Data Standard: Re-wrote the standard for liquid pipelines spatial data turnover.

GIS Analyst/GIS Enterprise Administrator

SaskEnergy/TransGas Limited
Regina, SK
07.2016 - 04.2019
  • Elicited business requirements for GIS software
  • Interfaced between IT and business departments concerning GIS related requests,
  • Coordinated version upgrades, and GIS enhancements.
  • Developed test strategy, test plans and facilitated execution and sign off.
  • Served as the ArcGIS Enterprise Administrator.
  • Implemented metadata standards for TransGas spatial data.
  • Supported ArcGIS Enterprise 9.2 implementation, and subsequent upgrade.

Project Highlight(s)

  • GIS Distribution Foundation Project: Project focused on converting all distribution assets from AutoCAD to the ESRI UPDM model, setting up ArcMap for as-built tasks, and a view-only application on ArcGIS Portal distribution assets.

Product Sales Consultant

Platinum Heritage Construction Corp.
Calgary, AB
07.2015 - 06.2016
  • Gathered project requirements, designed floor plans, and provided cost estimates to potential clients.
  • Service marketing and sales (door to door sales, lead generation and conversion, trade fairs.

GIS Analyst

Cenovus Energy Inc.
Calgary, AB
10.2011 - 03.2016
  • Supported multiple business units with GIS analysis and solutions.
  • Increased GIS technology awareness across five (5) conventional oil and gas assets.

Project Highlight(s)

  • Well location criticality analysis.
  • Langevin operations map book - design, create, print, and distribute map books to field crews.
  • Long range outlook analysis for well pad placement and pipeline routing.

Director

Alberta Geomatics Group
Calgary, AB
09.2012 - 08.2014
  • Identified the needs of the geomatics & GIS community.
  • Designed and executed events to support, educate and connect the Calgary geomatics & GIS community.
  • Discussed budget and allocated to events across the year.

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Business Analyst Certificate Training

Simplilearn
Online
12-2023

Certificate in Project Management -

University of Toronto
Toronto, ON
06.2015

Bachelor of Applied Technology - Geographic Information Systems

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Calgary, AB
04.2012

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Kumasi, Ghana
06.2009

Skills

  • Business analysis (ECBA), GIS (GISP)
  • Esri Suite: ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online
  • Requirements elicitation, facilitation, project coordination, documentation, and execution
  • AutoCAD, FME, Python, SQL, VertiGIS Workflow (Geocortex)
  • Spatial data quality assurance / quality control (QA/QC), test plan execution
  • Project coordination
  • ITIL4 Foundations (certified)
  • Scrum Master (certified)
  • Strategy development and implementation
  • Microsoft office suite, Google Suite

Certification

  • Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP), GISCI.org
  • Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA), IIBA.org
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM), ScrumAlliance.org
  • Information Technology Infrastructure Library Foundations 4 (ITIL), PeopleCert
  • Certified Strategy Professional, kpimegalibrary.com

Affiliations

  • Secretary, Connect ERG - Enbridge (Sep 2019 - Oct 2021)
  • Advisor, Generation Energy - SaskEnergy (Jan 2018 - Apr 2019)
  • Volunteer, Publicity - Worship His Majesty (Jan 2018 - Present)

Timeline

Senior Business Analyst (PT)

Ivese Software Solutions
08.2023 - Current

Geospatial Systems Analyst/Applications Analyst

City of Edmonton
03.2022 - Current

GIS Analyst/Technical Business Analyst

Enbridge
05.2019 - 10.2021

GIS Analyst/GIS Enterprise Administrator

SaskEnergy/TransGas Limited
07.2016 - 04.2019

Product Sales Consultant

Platinum Heritage Construction Corp.
07.2015 - 06.2016

Director

Alberta Geomatics Group
09.2012 - 08.2014

GIS Analyst

Cenovus Energy Inc.
10.2011 - 03.2016

Some College (No Degree) - Business Analyst Certificate Training

Simplilearn

Certificate in Project Management -

University of Toronto

Bachelor of Applied Technology - Geographic Information Systems

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
  • Geographic Information Systems Professional - GISP # 91816
  • Entry Certificate In Business Analysis (ECBA) - #90913877
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - #001480494
  • Information Technology Infrastructure Library 4 Foundations (ITIL)
  • Certified Strategy Professional (kpimegalibrary.com)
Aniekan-Abasi (Ani) Ekaette