GIS Officer/Project Manager

Sivan Design Limited | Kampala, Uganda January 2019 – September 2020 • Supported the transition of GIS system management from external consultants to Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (MLHUD) users, ensuring full system ownership and sustainability. • Oversaw continuous system monitoring, troubleshooting technical issues, and maintaining data integrity to ensure optimal performance and reliability. • Planned, coordinated, and implemented system updates, patches, and upgrades in line with project and institutional requirements. • Facilitated regular and quarterly GIS user training sessions, focusing on new system features, updates, and best practices for effective utilization. • Managed spatial data collection processes, enforcing quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) standards for geospatial datasets. • Maintained comprehensive system documentation, user manuals, and generated periodic system performance and progress reports for management and stakeholders. • Managed project budgets related to GIS system maintenance, upgrades, and capacity-building activities, ensuring efficient resource allocation. • Ensured GIS system security, controlled access, and compliance with organizational policies and data governance standards. Key Achievements • Successfully transitioned GIS system management from consultants to Ministry of Lands (MLHUD) staff, ensuring full institutional ownership, sustainability, and continuous system operation. • Established and strengthened an in-house GIS Unit at MLHUD through consistent training, mentorship, and capacity building, significantly improving internal GIS usage and reducing reliance on external consultants. • Improved system reliability and decision support by enforcing geospatial data quality standards, overseeing system upgrades, and producing regular performance reports that supported planning, regulatory, and investment-related decision-making. ________________________________________

LAND SURVEYOR

September 2019 – Present • Collect, analyze, and manage spatial data for water and sewerage infrastructure to support planning and investment decisions. • Generate and update digital maps for all towns with operational NWSC offices. • Utilize GIS tools to conduct spatial and trend analysis for infrastructure expansion, optimization, and service coverage improvement. • Prepare GIS-supported technical reports and feasibility inputs to guide infrastructure development and land acquisition decisions. • Develop and maintain high-quality GIS layers and maps adhering to cartographic standards for management and stakeholder use. • Present GIS findings clearly to engineers, planners, managers, and external stakeholders to help in project implementations. • Design training materials and conduct GIS capacity-building sessions for staff, strengthening institutional GIS use. • Applied GIS tools to support monitoring and reduction of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) by mapping leak locations, illegal connections, and metering gaps. • Analyzed spatial patterns of water losses to identify high-NRW zones and prioritize inspection and maintenance activities. • Used GIS to assess old and deteriorating water infrastructure, identifying pipelines with frequent failures or high maintenance costs. • Assisted in evaluating infrastructure replacement and rehabilitation needs by analyzing pipe age, material, break history, and location. ________________________________________ Key Achievements • Strengthened infrastructure planning and investment decisions by developing and maintaining a comprehensive GIS database and standardized digital maps for water and sewerage systems across all NWSC operational towns. • Improved service coverage, network optimization, and expansion planning through GIS-based spatial and trend analysis, technical reporting, and feasibility support. • Supported Non-Revenue Water (NRW) reduction and asset management by identifying leak hotspots, illegal connections, metering gaps, and prioritizing rehabilitation of aging infrastructure. • Built institutional GIS capacity and improved project implementation by clearly communicating spatial insights to stakeholders and delivering GIS training to staff. ________________________________________

Masters of Science In Geoinformation Science And Technology

Master of Science (MSc) in Geoinformation Science and Technology Focus: Advanced geospatial data acquisition, analysis, and applications for planning, management, and decision-making. Course Description: The MSc in Geoinformation Science and Technology provides comprehensive training in the collection, processing, analysis, and visualization of spatial data. The program integrates principles of geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), and spatial data modeling to address real-world challenges in urban planning, environmental management, disaster response, and humanitarian interventions.