BILL COLLINS curriculum vitae 2017
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Position: Principal Consultant
Activities: Bill has re-commenced his consultancy business and is undertaking contract project work.

Position: Principal, GIS & Spatial Systems
Activities: Administration and co-ordination of the GIS & Spatial Systems Team; Marketing and promotion of geospatial activities; Project work - spatial data management and analysis, cartographic mapping and presentation; Deployment and future development of new and emerging geospatial technologies within AECOM.
Has undertaken Department of Defence work - 'Restricted' level.
Some of the project work Bill was involved with has included the following:

TRANSPORT: Surat Basin Rail (SBR) project [examples *] Southern Freight Rail Corridor Study (SFRCS) [examples *] Petrie-Redcliffe Multi-modal Corridor study (Moreton Bay Rail) Queensland Transport Metropolitan Four-track Investigation Queensland Rail Electrical Network asset data capture and mapping QLD Transport Network Reconstruction Program (TNRP) resulting from the 2011 Queensland floods. 11-month secondment as GIS Manager, Queensland Rail

WATER / ENVIRONMENTAL: Brisbane City Council (BCC) Stormwater Backflow Investigation [examples *] Gladstone-Fitzroy pipeline Toowoomba Pipeline (Wivenhoe - Cressbrook) Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU) 2011 Flood: asset vulnerability study BCC CitySmart Regional Carbon Sink study

PLANNING / INFRASTRUCTURE: Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council Planning Scheme [examples *] Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council Planning Scheme Gold Coast Airport Runway Extension Coopers Gap Wind Farm study

SPATIAL DATA MANAGEMENT: Defence Shoalwater Bay Training Area GIS data assessment / data management Major Strategic Department of Defence project (Restricted) Major re-engineering of the AECOM corporate spatial data infrastructure environment / content

[examples *] = mapping produced for each of these projects (opens in new browser)

AECOM Corporate Data re-engineering:
As part of the on-going development and maintenance of the AECOM QLD spatial information system environment, Bill was responsible for the entire re-engineering of the Corporate Spatial Data repository, including:

• Dataset rationalisation; Duplicate data removal; Data synthesis
• Corporate requirements analysis; Standards development; ISO 19115-compliant storage management/update system
• Negotiation and Development of corporate data licence agreements for QLD state DCDB; 'StreetPro' base data; SISP imagery

Position: Principal Consultant
Activities: Spatial systems consultant in Brisbane, involved in the following projects/systems:

Energex Gas Network: ArcGIS / ArcFM facilities & asset mapping Data input, update, and maintenance; Data Quality and Integrity checking Data and System analysis, improvements, and streamlining; Documentation of workflow and procedures Research for incorporation of Google Earth technology into Energex spatial systems

South East Queensland Water (Seqwater): MapInfo-based mapping, GIS analysis; Data input, update, and maintenance Expert Advice; Data and System analysis Research for incorporation of Google Earth technology into SEQWater spatial data systems Development and production of the 2005 'Corporate Atlas' Series (52 maps)

Maroochy Shire Council Spatial Information System (SIS) project:

Cadastral Mapping Technical requirements; Tender documentation; Contractual negotiations Reporting and Documentation; Promotion of activities	Spatial Metadata Development of MSC-specific metadata standards; MSC metadata policy Development of metadata input tool; Design of metadata environment
Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA) Development of GDA migration strategy; Action Plan Co-ordination of GDA migration; Documentation Promotion and awareness of GDA; Implementation of support mechanisms	Data Custodianship Development of Data Custodianship Policy; Documentation Promotion and awareness; Implementation of Data Custodianship and Data Stewardship within Council
Spatial Data Standards Development of MSC-specific spatial data standards Use of SDSFIE, AS/NZS, ISO, ICSM standards Documentation of standards Implementation of use of data standards Appropriate promotion and awareness of standards	'Spatial Data Register' (SDR) Conceptual Design SDR Web site design & implementation 'Spatial Data Register' (SDR) Database development ANZLIC XML metadata records development Data Licence Agreement & Data Supply (LADS) system

Position: National GIS Manager
Activities: Co-ordination and management of GIS nationally; Promotion and marketing; Delivery of GIS-based projects; Development of GIS business; Strategic planning.
Major project involvements include: AGL gas pipeline GIS: Carpentaria Gas Pipeline (CGP) and Roma-Brisbane gas Pipeline (RBP); Queensland Cement Limited (QCL) environmental management: "ManaGIS" web-based environmental monitoring/management system

(1997-1999)
Position: Manager, Business Development
Duties/Responsibilities: Development/project management of new business opportunities; Promotion and Marketing of surveying, mapping and spatial information products and services; Internet and online spatial systems, web mapping, and the ACTLIC web site;

(1996-1997)
Position: A/g Manager, ACTMAP
Duties/Responsibilities: Management of human, financial, physical and technological resources; Strategic work objectives and technological development objectives; Internal and external liaison, and representation in forums Expert advice, development of policy; Workplace stability, ensuring quality, and continuous improvement

(1995-1996)
Position: ACTMAP Data Co-ordinator
Duties/Responsibilities: Management of spatial data capture for ACTMAP Staff supervision, management and training; Ensuring data integrity, both input and output; Systems and procedures development and documentation internal and external liaison, and client management

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

REFEREES' REFERENCES :

ACTLIC Keith C. Bell VIC Surveyor-General

Maroochy Council Peter Ellis SIS Program Mgr

QLD Rail Ian Croot Asset Systems Mgr

AECOM Peter McLean CAD Manager

AECOM Bill Thomson ANZ GIS Leader