# Faizan Bhat

Faizan Bhat is a remote worker on Himalayas, GIS Project Team Lead at Xentric Pvt. Ltd., based in India.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@faizanbhat

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GIS Project Team Lead at Xentric, leading BharatNet Phase III GIS execution and fiber route planning across Jammu & Kashmir.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | India |
| Authorized to work in | India |
| Salary expectations | 140k+ INR |
| Job categories | GIS Engineer, GIS Consultant, Remote Sensing Analyst, Urban Planner, Make Ready Engineer |
| Skills | GIS, Fiber Network Planning, OFC Planning, Urban Planning, master planning, Zonal Planning, Cadastral Mapping, Remote Sensing, Spatial Analysis, GIS Data Management, GIS QA QC, GPS Surveying, DGPS, Georeferencing, Topology Validation |

## About

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At Xentric Pvt. Ltd., I lead GIS planning and execution for BharatNet Phase III in Jammu & Kashmir. I prepare and maintain network asset layers and integrate GPS/DGPS surveys, satellite imagery, and cadastral information for route and right-of-way planning.

At Town Planning Organization, Kashmir / KSS-ISPER, I led spatial data collection, analysis, and mapping for Master Plans and Zonal Development Plans. I also prepared the Local Area Plan for the proposed Western Foreshore Road alignment at Dal Lake.

My work has also included fiber route planning for the Google Fiber Project at Bechtel Corporation and electric utility network mapping at S. A. Power Utilities Pvt. Ltd. I bring experience in GIS database management, spatial analysis, survey integration, and thematic mapping across telecom, urban planning, and public utility projects.
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## Experience

### GIS Project Team Lead (current)

Xentric Pvt. Ltd.. Oct 2025 - Present

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Lead GIS planning and execution for BharatNet Phase III fiber broadband rollout across Jammu & Kashmir. Prepare and maintain GIS layers for OFC routes, Gram Panchayats, blocks, exchanges, handholes, manholes and network assets.
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Skills: GIS, ArcGIS, QGIS, GPS-DGPS, Spatial-Analysis, Network-Planning, Project-Coordination, Team-Management, GIS-QA-QC

### GIS Consultant / GIS Expert

Town Planning Organization, Kashmir / KSS-ISPER. Jul 2018 - Oct 2025

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Led spatial data collection, analysis and mapping for Master Plans and Zonal Development Plans across urban and peri-urban areas. Prepared the Local Area Plan for the proposed alignment of Western Foreshore Road, Dal Lake.
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Skills: GIS, Urban-Planning, Spatial-Analysis, Cadastral-Mapping, GPS-DGPS, Thematic-Mapping, Data-Management

### GIS Engineer

S. A. Power Utilities Pvt. Ltd.. Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

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Mapped HT/LT network assets and supported HVDS implementation; performed quality checking and management of consumer and network data.
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Skills: GIS, Network-Mapping, Data-Management, Quality-Checking

### Make Ready Engineer

[Bechtel Corporation](https://himalayas.app/companies/bechtel). Apr 2016 - Feb 2017

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Planned and designed fiber optic network routes using GIS, AutoCAD and QGIS; interpreted construction drawings, utility maps and permitting requirements.
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Skills: GIS, Autocad, QGIS, Fiber-Optic-Network-Design, Utility-Mapping

### GIS Engineer

PKB Consultants. May 2015 - Mar 2016

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Developed base maps using GCP-based georeferencing, administrative boundary digitization and satellite-image feature capture; mapped HT/LT assets and handled network/consumer data.
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Skills: GIS, Georeferencing, Digitization, Satellite-Imagery, Network-Mapping

### Associate Mapper

COWI India Pvt. Ltd.. Mar 2015 - Apr 2015

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Worked on OSGB Master Plan Updation.
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Skills: GIS, Mapping

### GIS Engineer

Electric Manufacturing Company Ltd.. May 2014 - Dec 2014

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Worked on RAPDRP-B project.
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Skills: GIS

### GIS Analyst

WEMTEP. Apr 2012 - Oct 2013

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Worked on National Rural Drinking Water Programme.
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Skills: GIS

### GIS Engineer

[Wipro-InfoTech](https://himalayas.app/companies/wipro-limited). Oct 2012 - Apr 2013

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Worked on R-APDRP Part-A project.
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Skills: GIS

## Education

### IGNOU

Master of Urban Studies, Urban Studies

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Pursuing a Master of Urban Studies at IGNOU, expected completion in 2026.
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### University of Kashmir

Master's in Geo-informatics, Geo-informatics. 2011 - 2014

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Completed a Master's in Geo-informatics from the University of Kashmir from 2011 to 2014.
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### University of Kashmir

Bachelor's in Computer Applications, Computer Applications. 2007 - 2009

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Completed a Bachelor's in Computer Applications from the University of Kashmir from 2007 to 2009.
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## Tech stack

- Microsoft Excel
- AutoCAD
- ArcGIS Pro
- QGIS
- ArcGIS

To contact Faizan, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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