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Muhinda Owen Namara

@muhindaowennamara

Geographical Sciences graduate supporting GIS and disaster mapping at the Office of the Prime Minister; worked on landslide mapping and crop monitoring.

Uganda

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What I'm looking for

I'm interested in developing my skills further in GIS, geospatial data analysis, and UAS-based mapping.

At the Office of the Prime Minister, I worked on landslide mapping, crop monitoring analysis, weather forecast dissemination, and disaster situation report data entry.

As a Student Research Assistant with Urban Action Lab, MUCRI - (Urban Futures Project), I assist with web scraping and data acquisition, using introductory R and Stata for data work. My experience also includes environmental field research, spatial analysis, and field data collection using KoboToolbox and ODK.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Intern

Office of the Prime Minister

Jun 2025 - Jul 2025 (1 month)

Conducted landslide mapping, crop monitoring analysis, weather forecast dissemination, and disaster situation report (SITREP) data entry.

Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Crop Monitoring Weather Forecast Dissemination SITREP Generation Data Entry

Field Research Assistant

Makerere University

Jun 2025 - Jun 2025 (0 months)

Participated in tree planting and catchment restoration, conducted household surveys, tree canopy measurements, and soil sampling.

Tree Planting Catchment Conservation Household Surveys Tree Canopy Measurement Soil Sampling Design

Research Assistant

Uganda Small Scale Industries Association

Jan 2025 - Jan 2025 (0 months)

Assisted with data collection on the status of businesses registered under the association in the Eastern region using Kobo Collect.

Data Collection Kobocollect

Student Research Assistant

Urban Action Lab, MUCRI

Jul 2026 - Present (3 months)

Assisted with web scraping and data acquisition to support research activities, applying introductory skills in R and Stata for data cleaning, management and analysis.

Web Scraping R Stata Data Cleaning Data Management Data Analysis