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Gurpreet Singh Gill

Surrey,Canada

Summary

Academician, consultant, senior management professional with 26 years of hands-on P & L experience in the academic institution. Resourceful problem solver with proven ability to conceptualize solutions to challenging situations and implement practical cost-effective action plans that translate to the positive bottom line Skilled in combining resources, people, process & technology for service excellence. Managing the internal and external stakeholders both in government and private institutions for increasing stakeholder value. Skill in managing tangible and intangible resources for optimum utilization. Managing academic programs, policies & standards including curriculum development, evaluation and change, faculty sourcing, approval and evaluation. Developing & launching innovative executive education programs, Academic Resource Optimization Knowledgeable Administrative Manager uses operational experience to inform strategic guidance. Coordinates ideal organizational outcomes by analyzing existing processes and developing tangible system improvements. Driven problem solver handles multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Consultant

Bricolage Learning Foundation
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • I am working as Principal Consultant on Honariu basis with BLF, New Delhi, India.
  • The aim is to encourage PhD student enrolled in Indian Universities to do collaborative research projects in leading universities abroad. In PhD there is limited seats available abroad.
  • With collaborative research more PhD students will get international collaborative research exposure.

Senior Faculty

National Institute of Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (NI-MSME)
12.2019 - 12.2020

Senior Faculty Consultant in Education/Training and Cluster implementation. Conducting class in Geospatial Information Technology in Smart Cities and G-Governance for State Governments and Govt of India.

Interacted with stakeholders to implement Block Chain Technology implementation in food processing Clusters.

As per Govt guidelines seeking IIT/IITs interventions to Promote RuTag (Rural Technology) to promote and develop clusters in Rural Entrepreneurship.

  • Met with students to dispense study and career advice and provide guidance and potential opportunities within chosen field.
  • Created materials and exercises to illustrate application of course concepts.
  • Led seminars and workshops to facilitate student learning and engagement and increase memory retention.

Head Remote Sensing and GIS

Ridings Consulting Engineers India Ltd
12.2018 - 12.2019

Project Head-GOFNMS (GIS based Optical Fiber Cable Network Management Systems) for 47,000 km across India with Hybrid technology of GIS and Remote Sensing.

It required ground survey location and mapping on latest High-Resolution Imagery of 47,000 km corridor.

Technical Consultant

Ridings Consulting Engineers India Ltd
10.2010 - 10.2018

October 2010 to September,2018)
Ridings Consulting Engineers India Ltd. http://www.ridingsindia.com
Earlier positions held with Ridings Consulting Engineers are Senior Manager Technical / Manager BD/ Tendering, Joined the organization in October, 2010
• Project Technical head for DGPS network of 2000 KM of 4G network of Reliance Jio in UP/West Bengal/Orissa
• Project Manager for MANU Project for DGPS Network in 8000 Sq km in Garhwal Region Uttarakhand. DGPS data was collected/ verified & accepted by SOI (Survey of India).
• Supervised the ground data collection through GPS & Total station/Levelling & connected them with SOI/Irrigation department BMs & making sufficient TBMs in the area. The survey was done for water supply/sewer network survey in 3 cities of Uttarakhand, Rudraprayag / Karanprayag/ Gauchar for Shyam Designers & Consultants for Urban Development Ministry of Uttarakahnd.
• Supervised the ground data collection through GPS & Total station and connection
the BMs with levelling. The survey was done for water supply pipeline corridor survey in 4 cities of Uttarakhand, Devprayag/ Rudraprayag/ Karanprayag/Srinagar for Mott MacDonald under the Irrigation department for restoring the water supply in disaster affected cities.
• Supervised Road corridor survey in Roorkee/Dehradun/Srinagar/Uttar Kashi cities for Mott MacDonald under for Urban Development ministry of Uttarakhand.
• Supervised Ground Survey & RoR preparation of 45 Villages in Himachal Pradesh
using latest Technology of DGPS and Total Station.
• Supervised address Point/Point of Interest of Dehradun City, Uttarancahal
• Director in Ridings Institute of Geomatics (RIG). I have overall responsibility of running the RIG. Coordinating for various courses on GIS, Remote Sensing and Survey Engineering for the institute. Job involves advertising for the courses and preparing brochures, posters, leaflets, Workshops for student interactions with the various streams of Geomatics.

Head Research

GIS Development
08.2009 - 09.2010

a) Coordinated and Supervised the Technical Symposia’s on Geospatial for (Urban Development, Electricity, Climate Change and Disaster Management, Surface Transport and Development Sector) in 13th International Conference, Map India, and 19-21st January, 2010.
• Interacting with customer, designing customized/Client Specific requirements modules for the Geospatial Training.
• Supervising and Updating and Market Research of Indian Geospatial Handbook (Market Research tie up with IDC)
• Responsible for preparation of proposals/report writing/conducting workshop’s/specific training for Geospatial Application for various Ministries, PSU’s, and International Organization.

Project Proposals Prepared
1) Assessment of the Status of Geospatial Infrastructure and Implementation in the State Governments
2) Establishment of a Multidisciplinary Geospatial Lab at the National Institute of Advance Studies IISC Campus
3) Climate Change Related –Multi Hazard Impact Assessment and Post-Disaster Mitigation Framework Development for Africa on a Foundation of Geospatial Technology
4) A Global market research on the potential demand for High Resolution Satellite imagery for various Applications

Manager

Rolta Academy
07.2008 - 07.2009

(a) Worked as a Technical trainer in Rolta Academy and took individual classes in Remote Sensing, GIS, Digital Image Processing and Utility and assisted in live project training for the individual classes for the British Telecom (BT) and AND (Automatic Navigation) projects. Undergone Training in Rolta Geospatial Fusion Software in various Web Application.
(b) Worked in Web GIS department where the job profile is to Prepare, Brochures, Flyers, Trade Shows and presentations on configurability of Rolta Geospatial Fusion software in various Web GIS applications. Undergone training in the same software.

Research Associate

National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS)
08.2007 - 07.2008

(a)Took part time classes for various universities trainee students who visit NISTADS
(b) Worked in the project sponsored by Department of Science and Technology (DST) for Village Information System of Chharora Village in Tauru (Tehsil) in Mewat District Haryana.
(c) Also worked and did report compilation in the MOEF (Ministry of Environment and Forestry), Government of India Project titled “Independent Evaluation of National Natural Resources Management System on Bio resources and Environment (NNRMS, SC-B Scheme)
NISTADS is one of 33 Labs working under the preview of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, (CSIR) under the guidelines of University Grants Commission (UGC).

Geospatial Analyst

STPL (Satpalda Private Ltd)
01.2005 - 07.2007

The major responsibilities included handling the image processing, providing
consultancy for Satellite Imagery requirements and solution with clients in western Asia and Africa region. In this company got International he exposure and interacted With professional working in middle east and Africa. Helped the company in setting up a small GIS lab with Image Processing and GIS software’s. The company has tie up with a franchiser of the 60 years old Global Imagery Solutions, USA.
(www.saic-gis.com)

GIS Engineer

Science (Society for Conservation - Integration of Environment and Nature's Co-Existence)
03.2000 - 12.2004
  • Used Geographic Information Systems technology and equipment to produce detailed maps.
  • Integrated remote sensing imagery into GIS analyses for a more comprehensive understanding of environmental patterns and changes over time.
  • Took individual classes for Remote Sensing, Digital Image Processing and GIS for certificate and Diploma courses.
  • Worked in the project of data base creation of Dehradun NRCENSUS project at 1:50,000 scale for IIRS, Dehradun.
  • Physical and Social Infrastructure mapping of the Dehradun city, Client: IIRS, Dehradun at the scale 1:15,000
  • Optimum route collection for Solid Waste Disposal of the Dehradun City for MDDA, Dehradun at the scale 1:25,000

Education

Ph.D. - Geography

Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi, India
04.2005

Skills

  • Integrity and Honesty
  • Cost Analysis
  • Safety Regulations
  • Project Coordination
  • Developing Policies and Procedures
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Calendar Management
  • Operational Standards Development
  • Technology Troubleshooting

Current Profile

Research Interests Smart Cities, G-Governance, Cluster Development, Social Entrepreneurship, Innovation (Environment & Geospatial Information Technology)

Citizen

Indian

Professional Development

  • Ph.D. (Environment Reconstruction in Central & Eastern Europe), School of International Studies, JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University), New Delhi, 1997-2001
  • Post Graduate Diploma, IIRS (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing), 2000-2001

Personal Information

  • Title: Ph.D
  • Date of Birth: 08/20/67
  • Gender: Male
  • Marital Status: Married

Languages

English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Principal Consultant

Bricolage Learning Foundation
01.2021 - 12.2022

Senior Faculty

National Institute of Micro Small and Medium Enterprise (NI-MSME)
12.2019 - 12.2020

Head Remote Sensing and GIS

Ridings Consulting Engineers India Ltd
12.2018 - 12.2019

Technical Consultant

Ridings Consulting Engineers India Ltd
10.2010 - 10.2018

Head Research

GIS Development
08.2009 - 09.2010

Manager

Rolta Academy
07.2008 - 07.2009

Research Associate

National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS)
08.2007 - 07.2008

Geospatial Analyst

STPL (Satpalda Private Ltd)
01.2005 - 07.2007

GIS Engineer

Science (Society for Conservation - Integration of Environment and Nature's Co-Existence)
03.2000 - 12.2004

Ph.D. - Geography

Jawaharlal Nehru University
Gurpreet Singh Gill