Ashish Mahaur

About

I am a GIS and Geospatial Analyst with background in Remote Sensing in Geology. I have worked as a GIS Intern at the City of St. Peters, where I supported the IT Department for web apps development using Esri's products such as FieldMaps on ArcGIS Enterprise/AGOL, helped in transitioning by training all GIS users from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro, and helped with Server upgrades. My graduate research is on Deep Learning models for more accurate Aboveground Biomass Density prediction for NASA's GEDI Mission. I am looking for full time positions after graduating in December 2024. I am eager to apply my knowledge and skills in a practical setting, where I can contribute to meaningful projects and further enhance my expertise in the field.

GIS and Geospatial Analyst

Esri Products, NASA GEDI, Machine Learning, LiDAR, Python

Univeristy: Michigan Technological University
Location: Houghton MI, USA
Graduation: 14 December 2024
Experience: GIS Intern - City of St Peters, Graduate Research Assistant - MTU

Degree: MS Integrated Geospatial Technology
Country of Origin: India
Looking for: Full Time Positions
US Work Authorization: OPT EAD (Earliest start date - 13 Jan 2025)

Skills

Softwares and Tools:

ArcGIS Enterprise and Online

Created various GIS applications for multiple government departments using Survery123, FieldMaps, Quick Capture, Experience Builder, Dashboard, Story Maps etc

ArcGIS Pro

Performed complex geometric and data analysis on Raster, Vector, LiDAR, DEM feature data to discover relationships and patterns as well as learnt Workflow ModelBuilder, GIS project budget management, and Data QA/QC

Python, R, Arcade, Julia, JAVA, SQL, HTML and CSS

Proficient with python packages such as ArcPy, Scikit-Learn, Numpy, Geopandas, Rasterio, GDAL, PyTorch etc. Utilized Arcade in web applications

QGIS and ERDAS Imagine

Geodatabase design, Change detection, Land classification, Least Cost Path Analysis (LCPA)

Trimble Business Center

Processed Trimble TZF (.tzf) or Faro FLS (.fls) data collected using Trimble SX10, SX7 and FARO FOCUS 3D LiDAR scanners.

MATLAB and Photogrammetry

Processed various photogrammetric data for aerial triangulation including Least Square Adjustment, Resection, Bundle block adjustment, Relative orientation.

Resume

Education

MS Integrated Geospatial Technology

Aug 2023 - Dec 2024

Michigan Technological Univeristy, Houghton (MI), USA

GPA: 3.9/4.0

Graduate Certificate Geoinformatics

Aug 2023 - Apr 2024

Michigan Technological Univeristy, Houghton (MI), USA

Awarded

BSc + MSc Geology

2013 - 2018

University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Percentage: 70 (First Division) and 66 (First Division)

Professional Experience

GIS Intern

May 2024 - Aug 2024

City of St. Peters, Missouri

Worked with various municipal departments for developing web apps on ArcGIS Enterprise and AGOL
Supported IT Department for transition from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro and training GIS users
Assisted in upgrading existing Enterprise server for performance upgrade and quality assurance

Graduate Research Assistant

Sept 2023 - Present

Under Dr. Tao Liu, Michigan Technological University

Utilizing computing and remote sensing techniques to solve problems related to natural resource management, ecology and vegetation property extraction.

Project Experience

Training ML Algorithms for NASA GEDI
(Geospatial Master’s Thesis)

Sept 2023 – Expected Dec 2024

Supervisor: Dr. Tao Liu (Remote Sensing and GIS)

Constructed sample plots in shapefile format using ArcGIS Pro and ArcPy package
Compiled and processed terabytes of LiDAR datasets (NSF NEON and NASA GEDI) using Python packages in Conda environment such as Rasterio, GeoPandas, NumPy, and GDAL
Investigated performance of Machine Learning models with the Scikit-Learn package.
Investigated performance of Deep Learning models using PyTorch package.

3D model of MTU Clock Tower

Sept 2023 – Dec 2023

Scanned using FARO Focus 3D LiDAR scanner, constructed a 3D model using CloudCompare

LEADERSHIP & INVOLVEMENT

Student Assistant
Esri Developer's Summit 2024 - Palm Springs, CA

March 2024

Work with Esri team to assist in monitoring technical and demo sessions, registrations and conference

Attended technical sessions on GeoAI, Geospatial Deep Learning, ArcGIS Enterprise and Python for GIS.

IMAGIN 2024 Graduate Scholarship
Michigan

Apr 2024

In recognition of outstanding student scholarship in Geographic Information / Geospatial Sciences

Vice President
Pixels - Photography Society of Hansraj College, DU

Aug 2015 – Apr 2016

Organized first ever student led Photography exhibition at India Habitat Center, New Delhi

Team Leader
Teens Tweakers Project Event

June 2011

2nd Position - ThinkQuest International Competition (Oracle Education Foundation, USA)

Oct 2011

Attended a 5 days round trip conference at Oracle’s headquarters in San Francisco

You can download the PDF version of my resume from here:

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References

*Available upon request

Dr. Tao Liu

Assistant Professor at Michigan Technological University (Remote Sensing and GIS)

MS Integrated Geospatial Technology - Thesis supervisor

Mark Terhardt

GIS Coordinator - The City of St. Peters, Missouri

Summer Internship Supervisor

Brian Bazzell

Director of IT - The City of St. Peters, Missouri