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ERIK EASTCOTT

Project Supervisor/GIS Technician
Uxbridge

Summary

Dedicated Supervisor with 8 years of experience working within the gas industry and even more working with GIS applications. Through an adaptable, organized and quality driven approach I provide high client satisfaction in a constantly changing environment. Previous, co-op opportunities during my time in the University of Waterloo Geography program has provided me with skills needed to succeed in dynamic and fast paced situations.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Supervisor

QSP Geographics Inc
05.2017 - Current
  • Contribute to review of 100-200 historic gas main records per month for GIS plotting while handling on-the-fly issues that arise from complications with business rule violations and/or data discrepancies
  • Streamlined work flows and processes on primary project so as to increase production output by 99-127%
  • Conduct bi-weekly/monthly project meetings with client management to ensure projects are kept on-track and meeting 98% Pass compliance
  • Interview, train and support staff across multiple projects while providing monthly updates to director for resource allocation and budget management
  • Collect and study statistics for project health for risk mitigation and workflow optimization

Teaching Assistant

University of Waterloo
05.2016 - 08.2016
  • Hosted weekly lab sessions for 30 students with personally created digital presentations to reinforce concepts from past lectures and current lab work
  • Tutored students individually and in small groups to assist with questions/comments/concerns regarding course, assignments and tests
  • Proctored and graded tests as well as assignments from roughly 100 students
  • Partnered with teacher and TAs to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals and objectives during weekly meetings

GIS Analyst (Co-Op)

The Regional Municipality of York
09.2015 - 12.2015
  • Generated web/paper maps using digital mapping techniques and in some cases interactive graphics for staff across the Region
  • Co-developed a complex FME tool to standardize building permit data received in a variety of formats from 6 municipalities within the Region
  • Provided secondary assistance responding to 2-3 internal calls and/or emails per week pertaining to GIS via the GIS Service Center (Region wide GIS helpline)
  • Facilitated planning and hosting of the Region's annual 2015 GetINFOrmed event with employees from a variety of departments/branches

GIS Analyst (Co-Op)

Esri Canada Ltd.
01.2015 - 05.2015
  • Received datasets from 10 communities across Canada and utilized a custom FME script and manual data manipulation to fit the data into Esri's World Topographic Map template
  • Clarified issues with assigned community contacts and determined root cause of concern to resolve product or service complaints.
  • Participated in weekly meetings with the Community Maps team to provide updates and set goals for the following week
  • Developed a story map using ArcGIS Online about modern and historic Canadian conflicts

Additional Co-Ops

Various
01.2013 - 04.2015
  • Cartographic Technologist Assistant - Ministry of Transportation (2014-04 to 07)
  • GIS Assistant - Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs (2013-09 to 12)
  • Data Management - Teranet Inc (2013-01 to 05)

Education

Bachelor of Environmental Studies - Geography And Environmental Studies

University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
05.2011 - 2016.05

Skills

    Data Optimization

    Training & Development

    Teamwork & Collaboration

    Excellent Communication

    Customer Assistance

    Documentation & Reporting

    Quality Assurance

    Technical Support

    Troubleshooting

    Organizational Skills

    Creative Problem Solving

    Project Management

    Performance Evaluations

Software

ArcMap

Tableau

Maximo

Sharepoint

Excel

ArcGIS Online

FME

ArcGIS Pro

Timeline

Project Supervisor

QSP Geographics Inc
05.2017 - Current

Teaching Assistant

University of Waterloo
05.2016 - 08.2016

GIS Analyst (Co-Op)

The Regional Municipality of York
09.2015 - 12.2015

GIS Analyst (Co-Op)

Esri Canada Ltd.
01.2015 - 05.2015

Additional Co-Ops

Various
01.2013 - 04.2015

Bachelor of Environmental Studies - Geography And Environmental Studies

University of Waterloo
05.2011 - 2016.05
ERIK EASTCOTTProject Supervisor/GIS Technician