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Manuel Alejandro Morales Acevedo

@manuelmorales-data

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Data Engineer | Python, SQL, ETL, Power BI & PostGIS | MSc Data Science | 10+ years | Open to remote roles

Colombia

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What I'm looking for

Seeking a remote international role in Data Engineering, Analytics, BI, Data Science, or technical solutions. I build data pipelines, automate workflows,

analyze data, and create dashboards with Python, SQL, ETL, and cloud tools. Based in Colombia; open to employment or contractor roles.

I am a Data Engineer and Geospatial Data Scientist with 10+ years of experience transforming complex data into reliable pipelines, analytical models,

dashboards, and decision-ready products.

My background combines Python, SQL, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, ETL/ELT, Power Query, Power BI, Tableau, data modeling, ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, and GIS automation. I

have built data workflows for land administration, infrastructure, field operations, spatial analysis, and territorial information management.

I also work with APIs, technical documentation, data dictionaries, Git, Docker, Linux and Ubuntu Server administration, and WordPress-based web solutions.

My experience includes customer-facing technical work, lead generation, technical demos, pre-sales, proposals, CRM, SEO, Google Analytics, and marketing

automation.

I hold an MSc in Data Science from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and an engineering degree in Cadastre and Geodesy. I am particularly interested in

remote Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, BI, Data Science, fintech, payments, SaaS, AI, and technical solutions roles. GIS is a differentiating

strength, not a limitation.

Based in Colombia and open to remote international opportunities.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Revisor de Insumos Topográficos

Mercy Corps

Aug 2025 - Apr 2026 (8 months)

Responsible for the technical quality of topographic inputs from field crews in the ProTierra Catatumbo project. Automated processing, verification, and consolidation of GNSS observations and cartographic inputs into a repeatable quality control flow.

GNSS Cartography Quality Control Automation GIS

Ingeniero Catastral y Geodesta

Agencia Nacional de Tierras (ANT)

May 2024 - Apr 2026 (1 year 11 months)

Converted dispersed land records into consolidated, analyzable, and traceable cadastral and geospatial information. Consolidated and analyzed cadastral, cartographic, and geospatial data to support land adjudication and formalization processes.

Cadastre Geospatial analysis Cartography Land Administration

Coordinador del Sistema de Información Geográfica

Fundación Alianza Biocuenca

Feb 2025 - May 2025 (3 months)

Coordinated the geographic information system supporting project management and monitoring. Designed the institutional geodatabase to centralize spatial information and attributes for all projects.

GIS geodatabase design Spatial Data Management

Ingeniero de Desarrollo Geoespacial y Ciencia de Datos

Ingeniería Geomática Smart S.A.S.

Jul 2019 - Dec 2024 (5 years 5 months)

Developed components of MAPIIA Remoto, which executes verifiable GIS workflows in ArcGIS Pro from natural language via an Add-In and MCP server, with logs, snapshots, and automatic reports.

GIS ArcGIS Pro MCP Natural Language Processing Automation Data Science

Ingeniero Catastral y Geodesta Especializado

Catastro - Alcaldía de Cúcuta

Feb 2024 - Apr 2024 (2 months)

Executed cadastral conservation activities and consolidated property information supporting multipurpose cadastre operations.

Cadastre Property Data Management

Ingeniero Catastral y Geodesta

Secretaría de Infraestructura - Alcaldía de Cúcuta

Feb 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 10 months)

Designed and published dashboards for tracking construction contracts across pre-contractual, contractual, and post-contractual stages, applying data modeling, ETL/Power Query, SQL, and DAX calculations.

Data Modeling ETL Power Query SQL DAX Dashboarding

Ingeniero Catastral y Geodesta

Área Metropolitana de Cúcuta

Sep 2021 - May 2022 (8 months)

Automated cartography production to generate consistent and reproducible territorial products.

Cartography Automation GIS

Profesional SIG

Servicios Integrales Cocoyar C.A.

Jan 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Implemented a geographic information system integrating LiDAR data and 360° images for electrical network inventory.

GIS LiDAR 360 Imagery Electrical Network Inventory

Adjunto a la División de Geodesia

Dirección de Geografía y Cartografía de la FANB

Sep 2015 - Aug 2016 (11 months)

Processed and adjusted large volumes of GNSS and conventional data for updating the national geodetic reference frame REGVEN.

GNSS Geodesy Data Processing

Instructor de Navegación y Posicionamiento Satelital

Escuela de Ingeniería Militar Francisco Jácot

Sep 2015 - Apr 2016 (7 months)

Provided training in satellite positioning fundamentals and GPS data processing to military engineering personnel.

Satellite Positioning GPS Training

Adjunto a la División de Cartografía

Dirección de Geografía y Cartografía de la FANB

Aug 2013 - Sep 2015 (2 years 1 month)

Administered and processed Landsat and VRSS-1 satellite imagery, consolidating mosaics and digital elevation models at 1:250,000 scale.

Satellite Imagery LANDSAT VRSS 1 Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)Mosaicking

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Magíster en Ciencia de Datos, Data Science

2022 - 2024

Completed a Master's degree in Data Science from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana from June 2022 to April 2024.

Universidad del Zulia

Ingeniero Geodesta, Geodesy

2006 - 2012

Earned a degree in Geodesy Engineering from Universidad del Zulia from September 2006 to December 2012. The title was validated by the Colombian Ministry of National Education as Catastral and Geodesy Engineer, Resolution 6479 of April 6, 2017.