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Shijil Kuttappan

Senior GIS Analyst FME ETL Integrator

Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

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About

Senior GIS Data Analyst with 15+ years of experience delivering enterprise GIS solutions for federal government, transportation, statistical, and environmental agencies across the UAE and India. Specialist in Esri enterprise administration (ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Server, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online), FME-based ETL and data integration, geodatabase architecture, web mapping, and operational dashboards. Proven track record leading GIS database maintenance teams, designing enterprise geodatabase schemas, and reducing errors and delays across data upload and QA/QC workflows. Skilled at translating client and business requirements into functional specifications, technical designs, and scalable spatial data models.

Experience

Senior GIS Data Analyst

Micromap IT & GIS Consultancy · full time

May 2021 – May 2025 · 4 yrs · Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

Project: Enhancement of GIS Role in Federal Data Network (Federal Government entity)  Managed API integration and performed periodic updates to stakeholder data using FME, maintaining and revising FME workbenches to reflect evolving data requirements.  Led the GIS data maintenance and enhancement team, administering the full Esri enterprise stack — ArcGIS, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Server, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, Experience Builder, Dashboards, and StoryMaps — alongside daily database operations for a federal government spatial data network.  Designed and maintained enterprise geodatabases and spatial databases, including schemas, feature classes, domains, subtypes, relationships, topology, versioning, and spatial indexing.  Built and published web maps and operational dashboards using ArcGIS Portal to support stakeholder reporting and decision-making.  Prepared, managed, and published basemap services to ArcGIS Geoportal and ArcGIS Online using ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro.  Designed and managed ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) data workbenches in FME to migrate data between spatial and non-spatial systems.  Performed data analysis and QA/QC using ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro to identify and resolve GIS data quality issues, increasing productivity, accuracy, and efficiency while reducing delays and errors during data upload procedures.  Analyzed client and business requirements, translating them into functional specifications, technical designs, solution architectures, workflows, and implementation plans.  Provided technical support, implemented corrective actions, and maintained operational, troubleshooting, and knowledge-transfer documentation.  Designed, developed and enhanced cartographic representations, and prepared custom, print-ready cartographic map for client and stake holders as per request  Prepare different kinds of SOP’s for common troubleshooting in ArcGIS Server , QA-QC standards, submitted data standards etc

GIS Data Analyst

Micromap IT & GIS Consultancy · full time

Apr 2018 – Feb 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

Project: Enhancement of GIS Role in Federal Data Network (Federal Government entity)  Collaborated with Business Analysts and the GIS enhancement team to design, develop, build, and maintain a new enterprise geodatabase and spatial data model per client specifications, including schemas, feature classes, domains, subtypes, relationships, topology, spatial indexing, and dataset analysis.  Led the GIS enhancement team in administering Esri enterprise components — ArcGIS, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Server, Portal for ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, Experience Builder, Dashboards, and StoryMaps — alongside daily database operations for a federal government spatial data network.  Designed and managed ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) data workbenches in FME to migrate data between spatial and non-spatial systems.  Designed and maintained enterprise geodatabases and spatial databases, including schemas, feature classes, domains, subtypes, relationships, topology, versioning, and spatial indexing.  Conducted QA/QC reviews using ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro, identifying spatial and attribute data errors, correcting solvable errors with historical data, and preparing detailed QA/QC reports.  Streamlined data upload procedures, cutting delays and eliminating recurring errors while improving overall data accuracy.  Provided technical support, implemented corrective actions, and maintained operational, troubleshooting, and knowledge-transfer documentation.  Evaluated and enhanced cartographic representations, and prepared custom, print-ready map templates to meet client specifications

GIS Operator/Technician

Transpo Group · full time

Apr 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

 Supported Integrated Intelligent Transportation Systems (traffic detection technology, ITS communications, traffic signal asset database) for the Abu Dhabi Traffic Management Center.  Designed and developed a custom CAD data submission template for vendors to submit as-built drawings in DOT standard format.  Converted and integrated CAD data into GIS using ArcGIS, and prepared and enhanced cartographic representations.  Built a comprehensive traffic GIS database covering fiber optics, pull boxes, FEC, splice enclosures, and video messaging service infrastructure, including proposed designs for new fiber networks.  Prepared technical drawings specifying traffic signal and control device installations.  Performed QA/QC reviews on asset data to catch and resolve errors before upload, improving overall data reliability.

GIS Analyst

Maptell Technologies · contract

Dec 2013 – Feb 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Trivandrum Kerala India

 Delivered GIS analysis for Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi's Household and Labor Force Survey.  Performed road data quality checking and correction to support GPS vehicle tracking and routing for Qatar Gas.

GIS Analyst/Developer

Raqmiyat LLC · contract

Jun 2013 – Nov 2013 · 5 mos · Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

 Supported Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi on a 5-month contract, contributing to the finalization of the Labor Force and Household Survey for the Abu Dhabi Census.  Prepared Map Tile Packages (TPK) for surveyors to use during field data collection.

Project Scientist

Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre · contract

Aug 2011 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr 5 mos · Trivandrum Kerala India

 Supervised a team of 6 to generate a cadastral-level geodatabase covering tribal population, forest type, land use/land cover, roads, institutions, schools, and hospitals in Wayanad district, Kerala.  Managed GPS data collection, digitizing, database generation, data conversion, topology, quality checking, cartographic map preparation, and report finalization.  Conducted field verification of collected data and finalized geodatabases, thematic maps, and project reports.

GIS Engineer

Geotrans Technologies · full time

Feb 2010 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr 4 mos · Trivandrum Kerala India

 Served on a 10-person GIS team performing editing, QC checking, database generation, and linking of spatial and attribute data.  Prepared thematic maps and conducted GIS training programs.

GIS Technician

Maithri NGO · full time

Nov 2008 – Feb 2010 · 1 yr 3 mos · Palakkad Kerala India

 Contributed to building district perspective plans, a UNDP Disaster Management Project, slum development projects, and watershed-related projects, including Kerala's first GIS-based spatial planning initiative.  Managed 3+ concurrent projects covering GPS survey, data editing, database generation, topology, digitization, data conversion, and thematic map preparation.