Geospatial data, from intake to enterprise.

02 Experience

1. GIS Analyst III · City of San Diego, Transportation

   Mar 2024 – Present · San Diego, CA

   • Maintain and build out 12+ enterprise datasets for streets, sidewalks, curb ramps, lights, signals, signs, and more, plus the hosted layers, web apps, and dashboards across Portal and AGOL that staff use daily.
   • Coordinated standing up the REST services directory as the authoritative source for the department's transportation data, consolidating layers that had been scattered across separate services into one organized structure.
   • Built Transportation Infrastructure View, the department's go-to web app for its GIS layers and assets.
   • Rebuilding older department web apps in Experience Builder to meet the City's ADA accessibility mandate (WCAG 2.1 AA).
   • Created the department's GIS site with ArcGIS Enterprise Sites.
   • Built a custom print tool for the department's web apps that adds City and department branding to map exports.
   • Coordinate schema changes and deployments with asset-management stakeholders, consultants, and integration partners; hold schedules, communicate with owners, and track issues through resolution.
   • Draft, submit, review, and approve enhancement/update demands; run UAT and QA in test environments and stage data before production deployment.
   • Author integration standards between GIS and asset-management platforms (field/term mappings, export specs, sync schedules) and record short walk-throughs so the team can self-serve.
   • Manage GIS request intake for Engineering & Asset Management: intake forms and a kanban board tracking tasks, requests, and projects from submission through completion.
   • Write SOPs for as-built intake, digitization, metadata, publishing, and UAT; checklists and templates are now in use across the team.
   • Automate recurring digitization, metadata updates, and UAT prep with ModelBuilder and Python.
   • Coordinating consolidation of as-built intake with Engineering & Capital Projects (ECP) and Development Services (DSD), and improving data exchange between the City and SanGIS, the regional GIS agency jointly run by the City and County of San Diego.

2. GIS Analyst II · City of San Diego, Stormwater

   Feb 2023 – Mar 2024 · San Diego, CA

   • Managed GIS infrastructure for the Stormwater Department (asset inventory, data collection, and analysis) and developed workflows the asset-management team relies on for routine updates.
   • Ran versioned editing and sync across Stormwater enterprise datasets; reviewed vendor deliverables and documentation; standardized models and scripts.
   • Built web apps and dashboards that gave departments and consultants direct visibility into their asset data.

3. Location Intelligence Analyst · GHD

   Apr 2022 – Feb 2023 · San Diego, CA

   • Produced GIS figures and spatial analysis for government projects including city/county General Plan Updates and Active Transportation Plans.
   • Sourced authoritative datasets and created client-specific web maps using AGOL and Enterprise Portal; managed project access and converted varied inputs including shapefiles and CAD drawings.
   • Designed custom geoprocessing tools with ModelBuilder and ArcPy; used Arcade and SQL for advanced data queries inside web apps.
   • Contributed to internal best-practice guidelines compliant with ISO 19115; streamlined field-data collection and integrated online data sources into the Enterprise Portal for broader organizational access.

4. Natural Resource Management Intern · City of San Diego, Parks & Recreation

   Sep 2021 – Apr 2022 · San Diego, CA

   • Built geospatial solutions with the Open Space Division: Field Maps, Survey123, and Collector applications supporting biologists and rangers in the field.
   • Monitored vernal pools and surveyed sensitive plant species with Survey123 / Field Maps; mapped trails and encroachments with GPS devices; updated aerial imagery and vector layers for ranger web maps.
   • Transitioned legacy Survey123 forms to Field Maps with Smart Forms, including the application rangers used to track encampments and land impact.
   • Supported migration of city GIS content from ArcGIS Online to Enterprise Portal; published field data to the city's GIS portal; enforced regional datum and metadata standards.
   • Developed ModelBuilder and Python toolsets for repetitive geoprocessing and post-survey QA/QC.

5. GIS Technician · Bucknam Infrastructure Group, Inc.

   Jul 2019 – Oct 2021 · Oceanside, CA

   • Maintained Pavement Management Program (PMP) data through in-person and virtual roadway surveys, condition assessments, and analysis with geospatial tools.
   • Collected field data with ESRI (Collector / Field Maps) and QGIS (QField); built and maintained geodatabases of streets, right-of-way, and utility assets.
   • Supported local-agency infrastructure management and USACE pavement surveys; produced maps, graphs, and reports that fed directly into client deliverables.
   • Digitized engineering and CAD files into spatial formats; designed and updated databases applying spatial-feature modeling fundamentals.

6. GIS Lab Assistant · Palomar College

   Mar 2019 – Jul 2019 · San Marcos, CA

   • Coordinated with Earth, Space & Environmental Sciences (ESES) laboratory and classroom activities; assisted faculty with GIS and drone projects, special events, and data procurement.
   • Managed drones and associated software for data-collection activities; tutored college students in GIS and geography coursework.

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04 Education

• B.S., Geographic Information Science

  San Diego State University · 2023

• A.A., Geography · GIS Certificate

  Palomar College · 2020

• A.A., Social & Behavioral Sciences

  MiraCosta College · 2019

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06 Contact

The best way to reach me is email. I also keep an eye on LinkedIn.

• Email JoshALogs@gmail.com
• LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/joshalogs
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