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Muhammad Safdar

@muhammadsafdar1

Senior GIS and Remote Sensing specialist delivering data-driven geospatial solutions.

Saudi Arabia
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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can lead geospatial projects, apply automation and AI to GIS workflows, mentor teams, and deliver measurable operational impact in a collaborative, data-driven environment.

I am a Senior GIS and Remote Sensing specialist with extensive experience delivering geospatial solutions across agriculture, utilities, urban planning, and disaster management. I focus on spatial analysis, remote sensing, Web GIS, AI integration, and automation to support data-driven decision-making.

I have led UAV mapping, NDVI-based crop monitoring, utility network mapping, cadastral mapping, and flood early warning systems, repeatedly improving processing performance and decision speed through automation and cloud GIS.

Technically, I am proficient in ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, QGIS, Python/ArcPy, Google Earth Engine, FME, and web mapping stacks; I build dashboards, enterprise geodatabases, and live GIS tools to enable real-time situational awareness.

I am experienced in project leadership using Agile/Scrum and PMP-informed practices, training cross-functional teams, and delivering measurable impacts such as workflow reductions of 40%–50% and efficiency gains in site selection and monitoring.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

NC

GIS Specialist

National Water Company

Feb 2025 - May 2025 (3 months)

Contributed to utility network mapping and GIS data integration for wastewater infrastructure, converting engineering layouts into GIS-ready formats to ensure spatial accuracy and schema compliance.

TL

GIS Expert

TerraSense Consulting Pvt. Ltd.

Dec 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Directed UAV mapping for precision agriculture using NDVI, automated spatial workflows with Python reducing manual processing by 40%, and developed interactive dashboards improving spatial modeling performance by 50%.

FA

GIS Specialist

Federal Government Employees Housing Authority

Mar 2021 - Sep 2023 (2 years 6 months)

Developed cadastral and thematic maps for smart city projects, designed real-time ArcGIS Dashboards for project tracking, and trained 20+ staff in ArcGIS Pro and spatial data management to improve operational efficiency.

KC

GIS Manager

Kernel Seed Corporation

May 2019 - Mar 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Delivered a real-time crop monitoring system using UAVs and Sentinel-2, engineered an enterprise geodatabase improving query speed and reliability by 50%, and automated workflows with Python and GEE reducing manual effort by 40%.

TU

Jr. GIS Professional

The Urban Unit

Apr 2015 - Jul 2018 (3 years 3 months)

Executed GPS-based land surveys and cadastral digitization, and converted AutoCAD layouts to GIS-ready formats for urban development projects.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of the Punjab logoUP

University of the Punjab

Master of Science, Geographic Information Systems

Completed a Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems focusing on advanced GIS and remote sensing applications.

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur logoTB

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science covering programming, databases, and computational fundamentals applicable to GIS development.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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