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Catherine has joined Mark Eiseman at GBS USA. Catherine's goal is to bring GIS to non-GIS users so they can make sound business decisions and provide efficiencies in their workplace. Based in Lakewood, Colorado, Catherine works closely with Mark to help support him with projects in the USA. An outdoor enthusiast keen on skiing, swimming, [...]

Jade completed her Postgraduate diploma in GIS at the University of Auckland and has extensive experience in mapping, spatial data manipulation and GIS programming.  She has coded extensively using Python and Java Scripts, and is skilled in C# and Angular. Outside of work, Jade loves the NZ climate and nature, exploring new places and playing squash in [...]

A graduate from the faculty of Engineering, Computer and Systems Control department in Cairo, Egypt and after completing a MCPD (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer) Certificate, Sam has now worked as a Software Developer for over 11 years. Sam immigrated from Egypt in April 2017 to work for OSPRI in Wellington before moving to Auckland to join GBS. Always looking to expand his knowledge, Sam's skills [...]

Arun returns to GBS with over 10 years experience as a full-stack GIS developer in Esri and open source technologies.  Having worked in local governance, transport, agricultural and farming industries he is back at GBS with an added skill: QT/QML for building cross platform native mobile apps.  Vastly experienced in Esri's JavasScript SDK (3&4) including React, Angular.j, [...]

Heathcliff (Heath) is yet another Cantabrian who developed a strong interest for GIS during his 4 years working as a GIS Analyst Programmer for Intergraph New Zealand. Heath studied at the University of Waikato where he received a B.Sc majoring in Computer Science. Heath’s primary background is in software development and he has worked in [...]

As a senior developer David has been responsible for the design and implementation of projects to a variety of clients, ranging from large corporates to government agencies. He has gained solid experience in a wide range of both client and server-side technologies, building on top of the ArcGIS stack. When not in front of the [...]

Ardeshir joined GBS in early 2010 and was thrown in the deep end with Silverlight. He’s performing magnificently, aided by an MS in Physics from Tehran University and a previous life as an Oracle developer, data analyst and .NET web developer. His background makes him a valuable resource for the creation of crisp code for [...]

Prathik brings a disciplined yet agile approach to the team.  A Full Stack developer with skills including .Net, C#, MVC, AngularJS, SQL Sever, Git, Web API, Azure and WCF., Prathik is a keen developer who is as disciplined at work as he is with his dedicated passion for sports. In his spare time, Prathik enjoys [...]

Jazmine Ho gained her BSc in Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Auckland.  She is skilled in data analysis, problem-solving and scientific communications.  Using the Agile approach with government authorities, she is passionate and experienced in Location Intelligence. During her free time Jazmine loves to challenge herself with bouldering (at a local rock [...]

Christine completed her BA in Geography at the University of Canterbury and is now based in Wellington.  She has a wealth of experience in the public sector which enables her to utilise her enthusiasm for creating quality spatial systems and products for users.  Christine comes to us with experience working in government and for Maori [...]