Tim Lesser, GISP

Arora Engineers | Geospatial Technologies - Aviation

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

About

Several years of experience within the GIS/Geospatial arena, specifically with Esri technology, including: • ArcGIS Pro • ArcGIS Indoors • ArcGIS IPS (Indoor Positioning System) • ArcGIS Dashboards • ArcGIS Online (AGOL) and Hub • ArcGIS Enterprise Portal and Sites • ArcGIS Experience Builder and Web AppBuilder • ArcGIS Field Maps • ArcGIS Instant Apps • ArcGIS QuickCapture • ArcGIS Collector • Survey123 for ArcGIS • Web Scenes (3D) • GeoBIM • Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D Other domains include GIS planning/needs assessment, web, cloud, mobile application/database development, and strategic partnerships/business relationships. Approximately 15 years experience in GIS/IT for local City and County governmental agencies and 20 years experience in the commercial sector involving geospatial customer relations, collaboration, business/program development, database/application development, marketing/presence, consulting/sales, project management, leadership, and team management.

Experience

  • Senior GIS Specialist at Arora Engineers, Inc.
    Mar 2015 - Present · 11 yrs 5 mos

    -> Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Providing ArcGIS Indoors data services (including units/POIs/facilities/levels/details/pathways/transitions) within the Central Passenger Terminal Complex (CPTC) and other airside/landside facilities Additional services include development of Indoor Positioning System (IPS), Dashboard development, and Experience Builder (EB) application services -> Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) Providing ArcGIS Indoors data services and geospatial data development/application services -> Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) Providing ArcGIS Indoors data curation services -> Paine Field Airport (PAE) Providing geospatial data development/application services and project management - (See PAE Project) -> Boston Logan International Airport (BOS / Massport) Providing pavement inventory Dashboard and EB application services -> Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Provided project management and ArcGIS Indoors data curation services (units/points of interests/facilities/levels/details/pathways/transitions/landmarks) for the navigation to public facing points of interests (POIs) and unit spaces throughout all terminals of the airport. The FLL Airport mobile solution provides an enhanced and unified customer experience of updated integrated systems for wayfinding (incorporating Esri's ArcGIS Indoors data), food ordering, flight information, and parking assistance services at FLL. (See FLL Projects) -> Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE / LNAA) Provided ArcGIS Indoors data curation and geospatial data development/application services -> Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) Provided geospatial data development/application services including: • ArcGIS Enterprise (Portal) Sites • Airfield data • Facilities and Floor Plans • Properties • IT Data Port Connections • Utilities • Life Safety - data/application proof of concept • Security - camera data/application proof of concept

  • GIS/Geospatial Technologies Team Lead at URS Corporation
    May 2010 - Jun 2014 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Managed a geospatial team of GIS senior developers, analysts, geodatabase administrators, project managers, and mapping specialists within the Technology Solutions Group dedicated to implement solutions and deliverables for various Federal, State, Local, and commercial clients. In addition, the team collaborated with other business lines and office locations throughout the company to leverage geospatial technology, tools, approaches, and developed/integrated other relevant technologies • Coordinated with leaders and stakeholders to expand the geospatial team's technical expertise, advancement, and influence • Communicated geospatial capabilities and expand business relationships with existing and potential external/internal customers • Expanded/strengthened existing business partner relationships and develop new long-term partnerships for strategic agreements and solution implementations • Exploited technologies and software including ArcGIS Online/cloud-collaboration, social media/geospatial, HTML5/mobile, data search/discovery to augment successful solutions • Facilitated innovation and insight to optimize business processes/tools for time/cost savings • Promoted team's leadership, empowerment, and expertise in technologies and software including Open Source, Esri's ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, ArcSDE, AGOL, 3D, CityEngine, GIS Geoweb and Mobile Development, APIs, Python, Arcpy, Spatial Data Analysis, Geoprocessing, Model Builder, GIS Database Development, LiDAR, Orthophotography, QA/QC - Quality Assurance

  • GIS Senior Consultant / Project Manager at ROK Technologies
    Jun 2006 - Mar 2010 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Project management, consulting, demonstrations, specifications and cost estimations, proposal writing. GIS web application development of geospatial applications with ESRI software (ArcGIS Server, ArcIMS, and ArcSDE) for commercial and public agencies. Other services include hosting applications, databases, and websites, as well as cache management/hosting and geodatabase design and development, consulting, training, and customer service/support

  • Senior GIS Analyst at City of Winston-Salem - Information Systems / GIS
    Jan 1997 - Jun 2006 · 9 yrs 6 mos

    GIS administration, database and application specifications, development, GIS service/support/maintenance, strategic GIS enterprise infrastructure integration and software deployment, application conceptualization/design/implementation, data analysis and editing, centerline design/development, employee training/support, GIS presentations, application documentation/evaluation, ERP, Hansen work order management, GIS Utility Assets, CRM, Sanitation routing - RouteSmart, ESRI - ArcSDE/Oracle, SQL Server, ArcIMS, ArcGIS, ArcInfo

  • GIS Analyst at EarthData International
    Sep 1998 - Oct 2004 · 6 yrs 2 mos

    GIS database design, development, editing, analysis, project management, and implementation, GIS to/from CAD contour and planimetric conversion/production, internal and client application development, LiDAR interpretation, image and hillshade interpretation, surface water break-line generation, GIS related client deliverable projects, employee training/support, GIS consulting and presentations, ISO 9001 Standards (GIS) Documentation, ESRI - ArcGIS, ArcInfo, MicroStation, AutoCAD