Summary

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.

Projects

Pakistan Emergency Food Security Alliance

Experience

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Visiting Faculty Member
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)
Dec 2020 - Mar 2021 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Teaching Cartography and Map Production

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GIS Expert
Rehman Habib Consultant, Lahore
Oct 2019 - Dec 2019 | Lahore, Pakistan

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GIS Consultant - Team Lead
NZ Aerial Mapping
Oct 2019 - Dec 2019 | Lahore, Pakistan

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GIS Manager/Consultant
Associates In Development (AID)
Jun 2017 - Jun 2019 | Islamabad, Pakistan

• 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.

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Visiting Lecturer
Institute of space technology
Feb 2016 - Feb 2019 | Islamabad, Pakistan


• 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)

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MIS Manager
ACTED Pakistan
Apr 2017 - Sep 2018 | Islamabad, Pakistan

• 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

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GIS Manager
Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA)
Feb 2017 - Apr 2017 | Lahore, Pakistan

• 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

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Visiting Lecturer
University Of Arid Agriculture
Sep 2015 - Mar 2017 | Rawalpindi, Pakistan

• 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)

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GIS Consultant
GIZ
Jun 2016 - Oct 2016 | Islamabad, Pakistan

Refugee Affected and Housing Areas (RAHA) project mapping
GIZ intervention area and activities mapping in Pakistan

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Senior RS/MIS Officer
ACTED Pakistan
Jun 2011 - Mar 2016 | Islamabad, 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

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GIS Associate
UN Habitat
Sep 2010 - May 2011 | Larkana, Pakistan

• 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

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Junior GIS Specialist
Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources
Sep 2007 - Aug 2010 | Islamabad, Pakistan

• 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.

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IT Coordinator
KAPCO (Kot Addu Power Plant Company)
Dec 2006 - Aug 2007 | Islamabad, Pakistan

• 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)

Education

National University of Science and Technology
Doctorate, PhD Remote Sensing And GIS‎
Remote Sensing And GIS
Incomplete
2023
National University of Science and Technology
M-Phill, MS Remote Sensing & GIS‎
Geographic Information System
Completed
2015
University of the Punjab
Masters, , MSc space science‎
Remote Sensing, GIS, Satellite Applications, Telecommunications,
2006
Bahauddin Zakariya University
Bachelors, , Bachelors of Science‎
Maths, Physics
2004

Skills

Expert Cadastral Mapping
Beginner DRM
Intermediate Flood Modelling
Expert GIS
Beginner GUI Framework
Expert Handling Assignments
Expert Hydrology
Expert Image Processing
Intermediate Microsoft SQL
Intermediate MS Visual Studio
Expert Satellite Remote Sensing
Expert Spatial Analysis

Languages

Expert Urdu
Expert English

Endorsements

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Safoora Jamal
Business development executive, Server4Sale LLC
Worked with you at ACTED Pakistan

Sheraz has a unique combination of creativity, strong work ethic, and management skills.

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Bilal Bhatti
Finance Analyst, OXFAM GB
Worked with you at ACTED Pakistan

I admire your professional expertise being a colleague.

Muhammad Contacts

Muhammad Naeem Akhtar
National IT Board
Azeem Aziz
Ministry of Municipal Ruler Affairs & Housing, Riyadh Saudi Arabia