Ryan Laird | GIS Developer

Profile

Skilled GIS Professional with eight year's of experience building and leading high-achieving teams. Excellent ability to collect and interpret geographical data. Outstanding reputation for applying analytical problem solving skills and visually presenting geographic data with excellent products


Technical Skills

Remote Sensing | Cartographic Design | Javascript | GIS Scripting | Python - ArcPy, GDAL, OGR | ArcGIS | QGIS | Adobe Creative Suite | Tableau | SQL


Experience

Web Designer / Visual Information Specialist

Mantech - Contract | JAN 2020 - CURRENT
  • Create interactive maps, charts, infographics, and detailed maps pertaining to worldwide areas of interest
  • Graphic Design for templates and maps using Adobe Illustrator, Tableau, ArcGIS PRO, QGIS, and PostgreSQL

Human Geographer

LEIDOS INC. - Contract | APR 2019 - JAN 2020
  • Organized worldwide points of interest data to support emergency management and preparedness
  • Created Python tools for satellite imagery ingest and improved database loading by 25% utilizing SQL queries

All-Source Intelligence Analyst

THE BUFFALO GROUP - Contract | AUG 2017 - FEB 2019
  • As Shift Lead, managed 6 analysts in creation of over 350 products
  • Lead Researcher/Trainer on special project that identified key information through biometric datasets

Special Technical Operations Manager

SYSTEM HIGH CORPORATION -Contract | MARCH 2016 - AUG 2017
  • Briefed over 1500 pilots and military personnel on all intelligence disciplines to include geospatial, signals intelligence, and open source intelligence
  • Performed over 350 briefs to key leaders involving training operations

Lead Geospatial Analyst

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE | MARCH 2012 - March 2016
  • As geospatial subject matter expert, improved analyst technique in terrain mapping, image exploitation and cartography representation

Education

M.S. GIS and Web Map Programming

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison | Expected Graduation September 2021
  • 4.0 GPA

B.S. Geography

  • Arizona State University | 2017
  • Summa Cum Laude, 4.0 GPA


Awards

  • Dean's List Spring 2016 and Spring 2017, Arizona State University
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude - Arizona State University

Certifications

  • National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Geoint Professional Fundamentals Course
  • National Geospatial Intelligence Agency GEOINT Professional Certification
  • Codecademy Python Pro-Intensive