Shwarnali

Student Technical Assistant

Water Supply Program

May 2023 - Nov 2023

Maryland Department of Environment

• Documented internal web application project workflows, data sources, and limitations as an SOP, leading to improved project management and team efficiency.
• Developed an internal web application using ArcGIS products and SQL to enhance accessibility and analysis of Maryland public water system data.
• Updated the GIS layer of Maryland Water Management Strategy Areas (MD WMSA) with the latest coastal aquifer data from Maryland Geological Survey.
• Created a user-friendly interactive online mapping tool for MD WMSA using ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Server, and ESRI Enterprise portal.
• Updated the GIS map of Maryland Source Water Protection Areas to comply with the USDA 2023 Farm Bill.
• Drafted compliance letters for expired small groundwater permits eligible for exemptions using MDE WSP internal permitting system, SDAT, Cadastral Map via FINDER Online, Google Earth Pro, and Maryland Business Entity Search

Graduate Research Student

Dept of Geography & Environment

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

• Developed a digital twin model of UNT campus, utilizing LiDAR and GIS data on ArcGIS Pro/Online.
• Integrated 3D buildings, trees, other GIS utilities and emergency management floorplan of UNT in the digital twin for efficient campus management
• Evaluated solar potential of UNT buildings through DSM analysis, facilitating optimal PV solar placement within the digital twin model to support sustainability initiatives.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Dept of Geography & Environment

August 2021 - May 2023

University of North Texas, Denton, Texas

• Created and given lectures concerning course material for Introductory Geology
• Facilitated undergraduate learning with over 75 students each semester through hands-on laboratory experience
• Worked as a Lead TA to assist and instruct new TAs in managing the course material

Founder and Former President

May 2019 - June 2021

YouthMappers at SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh

• Formed and led a student community in SUST for contributing to the OpenStreet map
• Organized mapathons and training on OpenStreet map by collaborating with other YouthMappers chapters
• Submitted annual reports of the chapter to YouthMappers which is working on capitalizing web-based open geospatial technologies

Master of Science in Geography

(Concentration: GIS and Remote Sensing)

August 2021 - Dec 2023

University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, Texas

CGPA: 3.92

Certificate: Graduate GIS Certificate (May 2023)

Relevant Courses: Advance GIS; Python Programming;
Statistical Research in Geography; Advance GIS Programming;
LiDAR Data Analysis; Geospatial Visualization & Analytics;
Digital Image Analysis, Advanced Enterprise GIS

Bachelor of Science in Geography & Environment

April 2014 - March 2019

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh

CGPA: 3.80

Relevant Courses: Cartography; Principle of GIS;
Quantitative Techniques in Geography; Principle of Remote Sensing

ESRI

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