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Work History
Education
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Accomplishments
Software
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AFNAN MOHAMMAD

Urban Planner
Logan,UT
AFNAN MOHAMMAD

Summary

Self-driven Research Assistant pursuing degree in GIS, Planning and Environmental studies. Highly skilled in conducting research, making GIS models, writing memos, proposals and summary reviews and creating organized filing systems and data repositories. Detail-oriented and committed to advancing understanding of Transportation Planning, Urban Planning and Environmental science.

Overview

7
years of professional experience
7
years of post-secondary education
4
Languages

Work History

Idaho
Pocatello, ID

Environmental Planner
05.2022 - 08.2022

Job overview

  • Updated GIS database for Environmental Team through digitizing, editing, verifying attributes, and field surveys.
  • Updating and reviewing the documents of permitting, consultations, and approvals from agencies including EPA, USFWS, USACE, USFS, and state wildlife agencies for wetland mitigation sites
  • Review and sort Planning and Deed documents of ROW plan sheets and mitigations.
  • Compiled reports on environmental impacts to submit and present to stakeholders and community members, translating highly technical information to general public.
  • Drew maps, designs and other representations of construction plans to scale by hand or using ArcGIS Pro software.

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Graduate Research Assistant (GIS & Transportation)
08.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Developing transportation model to create a Socio-Ecologic Framework Supporting Individuals with Disabilities’ Community Living and Participation.
  • Submitted GIS model for Evaluating and promoting transit connections to regional open spaces in Utah for Utah Transit Authority.
  • Performed statistical, qualitative, and quantitative analysis.
  • Recorded data and maintained source documentation following good documentation practices.
  • Gathered, organized and entered data into ArcGIS interface.
  • Develop, extract, and analyze travel diary data from various sources and develop methods for survey data.
  • Develop a model to analyze travel diary data of People with Disabilities using ArcGIS and python programming.

Natural, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation, PKSF
Dhaka

Assistant Program Officer (Environment)
03.2019 - 08.2021

Job overview

  • Develop survey materials, environmental screening checklist, project appraisal documents and get approval from respective authorities
  • Find innovative solutions for tackling environmental pollution issues in macro and micro level.
  • Managing database of the project, supervise fellow teammates to organize trainings and workshop sessions.
  • Analyzed internal reports to evaluate program effectiveness by using outcomes-based approach.
  • Determined staffing plans to achieve program goals and objectives and participated in hiring decisions for new program staff.
  • Collaborated with finance department to budget and monitor program operations, ensuring sound fiscal and system management.
  • Used Microsoft word and ArcGIS to create and edit sector based project proposals.

NRECA International Ltd
Dhaka

GIS Assistant
12.2017 - 07.2018

Job overview

  • Monitoring and reporting of Project tasks and activities for data acquisition and management.
  • Developed an electricity network using QGIS for electricity network development of Ethiopia Geo-Spatial Planning project.

Engineering Consultants & Associates Ltd
Dhaka

Urban Planner & GIS Expert
11.2016 - 11.2017

Job overview

  • Create survey maps for field verification of infrastructure using Satellite images.
  • Managed three project areas including supervision of 17 fellow employees.
  • Developed presentations to demonstrate planning initiatives and research.
  • Developed Sub-district level Geo-database of three administrative areas of Bangladesh.
  • Providing plans for future development based on Land use modeling and transportation modeling on GIS.

Roads And Highway Department, Bangladesh
Dhaka

GIS Data Analyst - Intern
08.2016 - 11.2016

Job overview


  • Conducted traffic accessibility survey of three main corridors of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) routes for design considerations of Greater Dhaka Sustainable Urban Transport project.
  • Analyzed traffic accessibility data and demonstrated in spatial maps using the GIS application.

Education

Utah State University
Logan, UT

Master of Science from Bioregional Planning / Environmental Planning
08.2021 - Current

University Overview

Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning

Jahangirnagar University
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Master of Science from Geographic Information Science (GIS)
01.2017 - 04.2018

University Overview

for Environment and Development Geography and Environment Department

Khulna University
Khulna, Bangladesh

Bachelor of Arts from Urban And Rural Planning
06.2012 - 07.2016

University Overview

Skills

Microsoft Office, ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, Survey123, QGIS, Kobo Toolbox, IBM SPSS

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Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Developing a geospatial model of activities of daily community living of people with disabilities
  • Exploring the Scope of Establishing Pocket Park to Enhance Public Open Space in Khulna City
  • Pocket Park Parameters, Importance, and suitability using GIS for Khulna City
  • Attended Seminar, Workshop & Volunteer Experience
  • Attended on Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference 2021
  • Participated in Greater Salt Lake Area 2021 GeoDesign Hub Workshop in Association with LAEP and Municipal Service District, Utah
  • Volunteer Experience: President, Residential Housing Association Hall Leadership Council, Utah State University
  • Survey Experience
  • Total station survey, RTK GPS Survey, Traffic count, accessibility, Origin-Destination Survey, Participatory Rural Appraisal, and Socio-
  • Economic Survey
  • Infrastructure survey for field verification of Satellite images, and Environmental & Structural Vulnerability Assessment.

Software

ArcGIS Pro

Microsoft Office

Python programming (jupyter notebook)

Timeline

Environmental Planner
Idaho
05.2022 - 08.2022
Utah State University
Master of Science from Bioregional Planning / Environmental Planning
08.2021 - Current
Graduate Research Assistant (GIS & Transportation)
Utah State University
08.2021 - Current
Assistant Program Officer (Environment)
Natural, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation, PKSF
03.2019 - 08.2021
GIS Assistant
NRECA International Ltd
12.2017 - 07.2018
Jahangirnagar University
Master of Science from Geographic Information Science (GIS)
01.2017 - 04.2018
Urban Planner & GIS Expert
Engineering Consultants & Associates Ltd
11.2016 - 11.2017
GIS Data Analyst - Intern
Roads And Highway Department, Bangladesh
08.2016 - 11.2016
Khulna University
Bachelor of Arts from Urban And Rural Planning
06.2012 - 07.2016

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