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GIS Developer · Telecom Engineering & AI/ML Integration

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Omid Zanganeh

About Me

I'm a GIS Developer at Olsson specializing in telecom engineering, fiber network design, and enterprise workflow automation. I turn manual, time-intensive spatial work into production-grade pipelines — Python and C# desktop apps, ArcGIS Pro add-ins, Python geoprocessing toolboxes, and SQL Server integrations — that deliver measurable savings in design time, build cost, and market analysis.

At Olsson, I build end-to-end tools across the fiber lifecycle: automated bore profile generation (days to minutes), a suite of ArcGIS automation tools for pocketing, conduit drawing, centerlines, and cable consolidation (~90% reduction in manual GIS steps), FTTH network design add-ins, and RF planning panels for wireless coverage, interference, and tower optimization. I also ship custom ArcGIS Pro add-ins that pull multi-source GIS data (OSM, USGS, FEMA, Census, BSL) directly into project geodatabases.

A major thread of my work is applied AI for real engineering bottlenecks. Using Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, and Google AI Studio, I built RFP Radar for intelligent contract sourcing and classification (months to hours), batch SQL-integrated classifiers for property and tabular enrichment, and YOLO-based object detection for remote utility infrastructure inventory via aerial and street-level imagery. I was nominated for Olsson's Edison Award for these automation contributions.

Beyond enterprise GIS, I build full-stack web products: a Next.js portfolio site with browser-based GIS tools (geocoder, isochrone, elevation profile, census, coordinate conversion, PDF/image utilities) and an offline-first Gym Flow fitness PWA with nutrition logging and cloud sync.

I hold a Master's in Geography (GIS&T) from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (4.0 GPA). My thesis on spatiotemporal NOx emissions from U.S. cement plants using TROPOMI data earned the GRACA Project Award. I taught Human-Environment Geography labs to 150+ students as instructor of record and contributed GIS work to the Omaha Spatial Justice Project, digitizing historical parcels and mapping racially restrictive covenants in Douglas County.

I'm passionate about bridging geospatial science, software engineering, and applied AI to solve complex spatial problems with practical impact — and always open to connecting with others who share that focus.

Currently Working On

Workflow Automation

Building Python and C# tools that eliminate repetitive GIS tasks — turning multi-day manual processes into fully automated pipelines.

AI-Powered Spatial Solutions

Developing AI agents using Azure AI Foundry and Google AI Studio for intelligent data classification, RFP sourcing, and web grounding at scale.

Fiber Network Design Tools

Creating custom ArcGIS geoprocessing toolboxes to accelerate fiber network routing, cost estimation, and strategic market analysis for telecom expansion.

Work Experience

OlssonMar 2025 – Present

GIS Developer – Telecom Engineering & Design Edison Award Nominee

Lincoln, Nebraska

  • Architected production Python and C# desktop applications for fiber telecom engineering, including automated bore profile generation that cut processing time from days to minutes.
  • Built an ArcGIS Automation Suite of custom Python geoprocessing toolboxes — pocketing, conduit drawing, centerline generation, cable route consolidation, cost/routing — reducing manual GIS steps by 90% and accelerating fiber network design timelines.
  • Developed ArcGIS Pro add-ins (.NET/C#/WPF): multi-source GIS Data Downloader (OSM, USGS, FEMA, Census/TIGER, BSL), RF Analysis panel (coverage prediction, PCI/RSI planning, interference analysis, tower placement), Street View map tool, and FTTH network design dock pane.
  • Engineered AI-powered tools using Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, and Google AI Studio — including RFP Radar for intelligent web-grounded contract search and classification — cutting strategic sourcing timelines from months to hours.
  • Built YOLO-based aerial and street-level object detection apps for remote inventory of utility poles, streetlights, and telecom infrastructure with georeferenced ArcGIS export.
  • Created GeoPipe: a GUI ETL application for importing large geospatial/tabular datasets into SQL Server with schema auto-detection, spatial type support, and connection-loss recovery.
University of Nebraska at OmahaJan 2024 – Aug 2025

Graduate Teaching Assistant – Instructor of Record

Omaha, Nebraska

  • Taught lab sections of Human-Environment Geography to over 150 students across three semesters as sole instructor of record.
University of Nebraska at OmahaJun 2024 – Aug 2025

GIS Technician – Omaha Spatial Justice Project

Omaha, Nebraska

  • Digitized historical land parcels from archival documents and aerial photography; reviewed legal records to build an accurate geodatabase of racially restrictive covenants in Douglas County, supporting urban spatial justice research.

Education

Master of Science: Geography – Geographic Information Science and TechnologyGPA 4.00GRACA Award

University of Nebraska at Omaha, Nebraska

August 2025

Relevant Coursework:

  • Geographic Information Systems I: ArcGIS Desktop & Pro, Spatial Analysis, Georeferencing, Map Projections, Selections & Queries, Data Editing, Buffering, Overlay & Raster Analysis, Spatial Joins, Summarize, Statistics, Symbology & Labels, Layout Design, Digitizing & Snapping.
  • Geographic Information Systems II: ArcGIS Pro & Enterprise, SQL, GIS Web Services, Web System Architecture, AWS Cloud, Spatial Data Management, GeoEvent, Web Mapping (ArcGIS Online).
  • Thesis: Spatiotemporal Analysis of NOx Emissions from U.S. Cement Plants Using TROPOMI Data – Remote Sensing, Temporal & Hotspot Analysis, Environmental Visualization, Population Exposure & Environmental Justice Analysis.

Bachelor of Science: Geomatics (Surveying) Engineering

Geomatics College of National Cartographic Center (GCNCC), Tehran

August 2016

Relevant Coursework:

  • GIS, Applications of GIS, Numerical Mapping and AutoCAD, Fundamentals of Urbanization and Urban Planning, Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, Image Digital Processing, Advanced Software Packages and Applications.

My Journey

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TehranIran2014 – 2016GIS TechnicianGeomatics College of NCC
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OmahaNebraska, USA2023 – 2025Graduate Researcher & InstructorUniversity of Nebraska Omaha
LincolnNebraska, USA2025 – PresentGIS DeveloperOlsson

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