BNHR

Organizations

2021 - PRESENT

Data Training Lead

Open Knowledge Foundation
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Design, develop, and deliver open data, data literacy, and open geospatial training for OKFN's partners around the globe

2019 - PRESENT

Chief Technology and Strategy Officer

SmartCT (SmartCitiesPH, Inc.)
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Lead the decision-making and development of data and technology strategies for SmartCT with a focus on open technologies

2019 - PRESENT

Chief Problem Solver

BNHR
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Provide best-fit, cost-effective, and sustainable solutions to spatial and data problems using open technologies
Provide training and workshops on data literacy and geospatial technologies using free and open source solutions

Individual engagements

JAN 2020 - PRESENT

Full Stack GIS & Web Developer

Thibi
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Provide technical services for Thibi on their projects that include the development of data portals with CKAN and web mapping applications using Python and JavaScript stacks

JUL 2020 - SEP 2020

Open Data Expert

Hivos
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Lead the design, co-creation, and conduct of the data literacy and open contracting training and workshops for key stakeholders in the Philippines

SEP 2019 - AUG 2020

National GIS Specialist

Asian Development Bank
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Provide technical, maintenance, monitoring, and development support for the ADB Spatial Data Analysis Explorer (ADB-SPADE) application built using GeoNode and Leaflet on AWS

NOV 2018 - MAY 2020

GIS Specialist

Cerebro Innovators and Accelerators, Inc.
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Provided geospatial services, support, and solutions using RS/GIS technologies and Simularity’s AIADS (Automated Image Anomaly Detection System)

MAY 2019 - DEC 2019

Consultant

Hivos
Local Government Technical Support – Open Contracting
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Map, obtain, and convert documents and data points related to public procurement / contracting in the province of South Cotabato
Develop a dashboard for sharing, visualizing, and analysing machine-readable procurement data of South Cotabato
Provide capacity building workshops based on the needs identified by the target stakeholders related to developing data portals and web applications

DEC 2018 - APR 2019

GIS Specialist

Philippine Geographical Society
Counter-mapping for peri-urban social justice: accounting for spatial narratives of community resistance and dispossession in urban transition
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Prepared, designed, and facilitated community-based, participatory mapping and UAV mapping activities
Created a spatial database for storing and processing data
Developed the website for the project

OCT 2018 - JUL 2019

Consultant

Royal Haskoning DHV
ADB Spatial Data Analysis Explorer (ADB-SPADE)
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Provided maintenance and support services for the SPADE web application (GeoNode) developed for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which involves troubleshooting and solving issues related to the SPADE application and its components (Geoserver, Postgres, PostGIS, Django, Leaflet, AWS)

AUG 2018 - MAR 2019

Geospatial Analysis Consultant

Thinking Machines Data Science, Inc.
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Provided needs-based training and consulting services on open-source geospatial software and technologies including PostGIS, QGIS, GDAL/OGR, and Mapbox

JAN 2018 - APR 2018

Technical Service Provider

The CBCP - Caritas Filipinas Foundation, Inc.
Digitized Community Disaster Risk Mapping and Information for Efficient Humanitarian Response and Development Programming in the Philippines (#DigitalPH) Project
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Developed methods to digitize the results of NASSA/Caritas Philippines Participatory Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) into usable and shareable GIS-ready formats leveraging Open Data Kit and QGIS
Developed a QGIS plugin for analysis of PDRA data and a webmap for showing the results of the PDRA
Trained NASSA/Caritas Philippines staff and other stakeholders on the use of QGIS and Open Data Kit

AUG 2017 - SEP 2017

GIS Developer

International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
Strengthening Urban Resilience through Growth and Equity (SURGE) Project
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Provided technical assistance to Zamboanga City in developing a Centralized Geographic Information Management System (CGIMS) -- a platform for different local government agencies to share geospatial data and perform geospatial applications (mapping, analysis, etc.) -- using GeoNode.

DEC 2016 - JUN 2017

Computer Programmer

Philippine Geographical Society
Child-Centered Participatory Approaches and GIS for Disaster Risk Reduction Phase 2 (CPAG-DRR 2)
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Developed a QGIS plugin that performs Multi-Hazard Child Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping using different indicators such as exposure, vulnerability, and capacity

IAMBlueCECAM: BlueWebMaps

WebGIS for Mapping, Supporting Decision- making, and Promoting Ecological Services of Blue Carbon Ecosystems

OCT 2017 - DEC 2018

Senior Science Research Specialist

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Conducted research and development of webGIS and visualization tools, applications, and methods for the management and conservation of Blue Carbon ecosystems in the Philippines.

Phil-LiDAR 2: REMap

Philippine Renewable Energy Resource Mapping from LiDAR Surveys

JUL 2017 - SEP 2017

Senior Science Research Specialist

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Led the development of the project’s webGIS application (using Django, PostGIS, Leaflet, etc) whose main function is to allow users to determine the potential energy resource and site suitability in an area based on the data products of REMap

JUN 2014 - JUN 2017

Science Research Specialist II

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Developed RS-based and GIS-based methodologies for assessing the solar energy resource and selecting suitable sites for solar PV installations in the Philippines
Wrote a GRASS add-on that decreased the processing time of the solar energy model by 33%
Created a web-scraping tool for downloading Linke turbidity coefficient values and weather station data in the Philippines
Developed scripts for the analysis and summarization of the solar radiation data from the project’s pyranometers
Mentored partner institutions on the workflows and methodologies developed by the project
Provided GIS trainings to partners and stakeholders of the project
Conducted fieldworks for installing pyranometers across the Philippines

Hi! I'm Ben. 🌐

geospatial generalist. open stuff advocate. maptivist.

experience

Organizations

Data Training Lead

Chief Technology and Strategy Officer

Chief Problem Solver

Individual engagements

Full Stack GIS & Web Developer

Open Data Expert

National GIS Specialist

GIS Specialist

Consultant

GIS Specialist

Consultant

Geospatial Analysis Consultant

Technical Service Provider

GIS Developer

Computer Programmer

IAMBlueCECAM: BlueWebMaps

Senior Science Research Specialist

Phil-LiDAR 2: REMap

Senior Science Research Specialist

Science Research Specialist II

education

National Graduate School of Engineering

MS Geomatics Engineering (GeoInformatics)

UP College of Law

Juris Doctor

UP College of Engineering

BS Geodetic Engineering

fellowships

School of Data

Data Expert

Data Fellow

certifications

Professional Licenses

Geodetic Engineers Licensure Examination

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