Muhammad Safdar
@muhammadsafdar1
Senior GIS and Remote Sensing specialist delivering data-driven geospatial solutions.
What I'm looking for
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
GIS Specialist
Zarwa Al Afkar
May 2025 - Aug 2025 (3 months)
Executed advanced spatial analyses that improved site selection efficiency by 30% and contributed to utility network mapping and GIS data integration for wastewater infrastructure projects.
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.
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%.
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.
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%.
GIS Manager
PIU – Provincial Disaster Management Authority
Nov 2018 - Apr 2019 (5 months)
Deployed an integrated flood early warning system reducing risk assessment time by 30%, executed DEM analysis and 3D terrain modeling, and developed live GIS dashboards for emergency response.
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.
GIS Associate
Loyal Consultants
Jun 2012 - Mar 2015 (2 years 9 months)
Supported cadastral GIS mapping and documentation, integrating field-collected GPS and CAD data into structured GIS environments to support project delivery.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
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
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science covering programming, databases, and computational fundamentals applicable to GIS development.
Availability
Location
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Website
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