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Email: abdi[at]geoinformatic[dot]org
Status: Permanent Resident of the United States
Preferred Location: New York Metropolitan Area
SKILLS
- Expertise in the principles of GIS, its uses and applications.
- Knowledge of principles and techniques of cartography and publication-quality map production.
- Ability to perform both vector and raster-based analyses.
- Proficiency with GPS data collection using Trimble and/or Garmin GPS receivers.
- Experience in the GIS analysis of subsurface contaminant transport.
- Field management and oversight of trenching, drilling and soil boring activities.
- Experience performing site inspections, subcontractor management and ensuring compliance with field procedures.
- Advanced technical writing ability.
- Flexibility and ability to work effectively within deadlines.
- Self-sufficient and resourceful: able to find and retrieve different datasets on the internet.
WORK EXPERIENCE
04/2010 – 08/2010: Research Assistant: Conservation GIS/Remote Sensing Lab: Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA.
05/2007 – 08/2008: Project Geoscientist: Science Applications International Corporation, Hackensack, NJ.
04/2005 – 05/2007: Geotechnician: Science Applications International Corporation, Hackensack, NJ.
08/2004 – 04/2005: Geoscience Internship: Science Applications International Corporation, Hackensack, NJ.
09/2001 – 05/2004: IT Helpdesk Analyst: Office of Information Technology, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.
09/2001 – 05/2002: Student GIS Assistant: Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.
08/1999 – 08/2001 Ecology Technician: Terrestrial Environmental Research Center – Environmental Research & Wildlife Development Agency – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
EDUCATION
International Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies, March 2010.
Joint Degree: Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal – Universität Münster, Germany – Universitat Jaume I, Spain.
Bachelor of Science in Geoscience, August 2007.
Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA.
PROFESSIONAL OUTPUT
[Book Chapters]
Abdulhakim Abdi & Anand Nandipati. (2009). Abu Dhabi Island: Analysis of Development and Vegetation Change Using Remote Sensing (1972-2000). In E. Chuvieco, J. Li, and X. Yang (Eds.). Advances in Earth Observation of Global Change (Chapter 4: pp. 62-74). Berlin: Springer-Verlag. Out in October 2010. Chapter Abstract
[Peer-reviewed Publications]
Abdulhakim Abdi, Vanessa J. Anacta, Paulo G. Molin, Ashwin Dhakal. (2010). An assessment of rapid development in Dubai (UAE) between 1999 and 2008 using spectral information divergence and Landsat imagery. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. [In Review]
Abdulhakim Abdi. (2010). Combining open-source geospatial software and open-access data to map the habitat association of the declining corn bunting in an agricultural landscape. Biodiversity Informatics. [In Review]
[Conference Presentations]
Abdulhakim Abdi & Anand Nandipati. (2009). Bird Diversity Modeling Using Geostatistics and GIS. Presented at the 12th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science, Hannover, Germany. Online Proceedings
Stephanie Duce, Paulo Guilherme Molin, Anand Nandipati, Abdulhakim Abdi, Vanessa Joy Anacta, Ashwin Dhakal, Francis Mwambo, Benedict Mugambi, MD Moniruzzaman, Sushil Bhandari. (2009). Mapping the Vulnerability of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area to Potential Climate Change. Presented at the 9th Symposium on GIS and Computer Cartography for Coastal Zone Management, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Online Presentation
Paulo Guilherme Molin, Stephanie Duce, Anand Nandipati, Abdulhakim Abdi, Francis Molua Mwambo, Vanessa Joy Anacta, Sushil Bhandari, Ashwin Dhakal, Benedict Mugambi, MD Moniruzzaman. (2009). GIS for Quality of Life Scenario Assessment in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. Presented at the 9th Symposium on GIS and Computer Cartography for Coastal Zone Management, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Online Presentation
[Conference Posters]
Abdulhakim Abdi & Paulo Guilherme Molin. (2009). Coastal Change Analysis Using Remote Sensing. Presented at the 9th Symposium on GIS and Computer Cartography for Coastal Zone Management, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Online Poster
Abdulhakim Abdi & Paulo Guilherme Molin. (2009). Potential of open-source remote sensing for under-developed countries: an example from Somalia. Presented at the 3rd Workshop of the EARSeL Special Interest Group on Land Use and Land Cover, Bonn, Germany. Online Poster
[Newsletters]
Abdulhakim Abdi & Salim Javed. (2001). Breeding of Greater Flamingoes in Abu Dhabi, UAE. IUCN Species Survival Commission/Flamingo Survival Group Bulletin. ISSN 1680-1857. Online Newsletter
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biogeography, land-use/land-cover, remote sensing, species distribution modeling, impacts of habitat fragmentation on wildlife, multi-temporal and spatial monitoring of environmental change caused by anthropogenic activities related to land use.
SCHOLARSHIPS / GRANTS
European Commission [Erasmus Mundus] Full Graduate Scholarship: International Master of Science in Geospatial Technologies, 09/2008 – 03/2010.
Association of Geographic Information Laboratories for Europe (AGILE) Grant to attend the 12th International Conference on Geographic Information Science in Hannover, Germany, June 2009.
MEMBERSHIPS
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
International Biogeography Society
ACTIVITIES / AWARDS
Member of the Inaugural Organizing Committee: 1st International Erasmus Mundus Symposium on Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, GeoMundus 2009.
Student Government Association, Inc., Montclair State University, Student Leader Service Award
Office of International Services, Montclair State University, Distinguished Achievement Award
Manager of Geoinformatic Applications.
LANGUAGES
English, Arabic, Somali, Urdu/Hindi, Basic German, Basic Spanish
SPORTS / HOBBIES
Photography, Traveling, Soccer, Volleyball, Hiking/Backpacking, Birdwatching
REFERENCES
Provided upon request
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