Information Management Officer at iMMAP
Albania
- Current
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- Information Management Officer at iMMAP
- Head of GIS at Kartographie Huber (Kosovo)
- Past
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- GIS Administrator / Senior Planner at Urban Plus
- Head of GIS and IT at Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning – Institute for Spatial Planning
- Manager (Owner) at GISKOS
- GIS Consultant at Office of Kosovo Protection Corps Coordinator (OKPCC)
- Product Manager at ILLYRIAN Group
- GIS Consultant at United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO)
- Head of GIS Unit at United Nations Organisation for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (UNOCHA)
- GIS Administrator at Kosovo Mine Action Co-ordination Centre
- Education
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- Universiteit Twente
- University of Prishtina, Faculty of Architecture
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Bekim Kajtazi’s Summary
Working experience in International Organizations
Goal-oriented individual, with strong analytical and technical skills
Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver
Bekim Kajtazi’s Specialties:
* “ArcGIS”, 5years experience
* “ArcView GIS” version 3.x, 5years
* “ENVI” and, “ERDAS Imagine”, 4years
* “AutoCAD” and “MapInfo”, 2/1years
* GPS and navigation equipment, 2years
* “FlowMap”, Accessibility Analysis, 1year
* “DEFINITE”, Decision Support System, 1year
* “ILWIS SMCE”, Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation, 2years
* Microsoft Office, Microsoft, Over 10years
* SQL, Microsoft, 1year
* Very strong analytical and modeling skills for spatial and environmental phenomena, 3years
Bekim Kajtazi’s Experience
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Information Management Officer
iMMAP
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
September 2008 — Present (2 months)
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Head of GIS
Kartographie Huber (Kosovo)
(Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2008 — Present (5 months)
To manage phases of project and final document – (GIS / Maps)
To identify and define the Cartographic of research and analyses
Leads negotiations as required together with Director
Supervision of Senior Expert, GIS Clerk
To supervise fieldwork data collection and present the collected information's
Planning of activities, staffing and budgeting for projects
Leads GIS Spatial and 3D analyses for the projects
Development of Framework Spatial Information Systems
Presentations and Training of client employees in GIS, Remote Sensing and GPS -
GIS Administrator / Senior Planner
Urban Plus
(Architecture & Planning industry)
January 2002 — May 2008 (6 years 5 months)
To manage phases of project and final document – (GIS / Planning)
To identify and define the fields of research and analyses
Leads negotiations as required together with Director/Technical
Director
Supervision of Senior Planner, Planner, Clerk
To supervise fieldwork data collection and present the collected
information’s
Supervision of information system – laws and regulations, norms and standards, information’s about products
Planning of activities, staffing and budgeting for projects
Leads GIS Spatial and 3D analyses for the projects run by urban studio
Development of Framework for/and Urban Information Systems for central and local governments
Presentations and Training of client employees in GIS, Remote Sensing and GPS -
Head of GIS and IT
Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning – Institute for Spatial Planning
(Government Agency; 201-500 employees; Government Administration industry)
March 2004 — August 2005 (1 year 6 months)
Coordinate Development of Spatial Information System for National Spatial Planning
Build “Conceptual Spatial Information System” in cooperation with international consultants
Create Geo Spatial Main Structure
Create and maintain contacts with other Kosova governmental Institutions and other organizations
Supervise staff in spatial data creation
Supervise GIS related work of four planning working groups
Train staff of institute in GIS and Remote Sensing
Supervise of Map & Plan production (electronic and hard copy)
Support Public Information unit
Plan purchase and maintenance of IT equipment -
Manager (Owner)
GISKOS
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 8 months)
Represent company to governmental and other potential costumers of different products:
• GIS software, training and other products
• Remote Sensing data and training
• GPS equipment, software and training
Representative of GISDATA for ESRI software products in Kosova
Representative of HNIT Baltic for Cellular Expert software in Kosova -
GIS Consultant
Office of Kosovo Protection Corps Coordinator (OKPCC)
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Government Relations industry)
March 2002 — March 2003 (1 year 1 month)
Maintenance of GIS Database for Mine Action
Maintenance of IMSMA (Information Management System for Maine Action) on OKPCC, KFOR (NATO), and other demining companies
Train staff for use of IMSMA (Information Management System for Mine Action) System as required -
Product Manager
ILLYRIAN Group
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
March 2002 — December 2002 (10 months)
Represent company to governmental and other potential costumers
Supervise of GIS spatial database creation and development
Creation of commercial catalog of spatial data
Develop good contacts with local and international companies
Manage sale of GIS software of ESRI provided to us by GISDATA Company
Supervise project for Kosova IPH ( Institute of Public Health ) for creation of GIS sector in department of Epidemiology and Health Information System -
GIS Consultant
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO)
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Food Production industry)
April 2002 — October 2002 (7 months)
Supervise on data creation and database development for Forest Inventory Project
Supervise and Assist in spatial data preparations for field work
Supervise and assist in mass map productions and material for field work
Train staff for use of GIS software and Geodatabase
Prepare presentations and reports for organization
Development of Metadata for existing and new spatial data -
Head of GIS Unit
United Nations Organisation for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid (UNOCHA)
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Public Safety industry)
January 2002 — March 2002 (3 months)
Identify requirements for spatial analysis and products relevant to activities
Develop, update and reproduce maps and related products
Develop and customize maps for agencies. Particularly, assist with GIS product
Provide as needed training and develop local skills on data standards, GPS and GIS software
Develop strong links with other GIS staff in the region and abroad to promote coordination and information-sharing between organizations
Liaise with military and government information providers on spatial data issues
Represent the HCIC at inter-agency technical working groups on spatial data and common data standards
Manage the HCIC map store and product catalogue -
GIS Administrator
Kosovo Mine Action Co-ordination Centre
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Public Safety industry)
August 1999 — December 2001 (2 years 5 months)
Operate and maintain the GIS components of IMSMA (Information Management System for Mine Action)
Development of mapping products for IMSMA
Transposing data from the IMSMA and other sources into mapping products
Organize and supervise work for GIS Assistant
Plan and co-ordinate update of all remote GIS systems (offices) in Kosova
Perform Quality Assurance checks on minefield and survey information on mapping products
Maintain a working library of Spatial Data
Liaison between MACC and other agencies with interests in GIS matters
Scan and prepare and public relations material
Supervising and producing of scaled mapping products
Bekim Kajtazi’s Education
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Universiteit Twente
MSc, Urban Planning and Management, 2005 — 2007
ITC International Institute for Ge-Information Science and Earth Observation
- Activities and Societies:
- Academic and Alumni Commissioner of Students Association Board
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University of Prishtina, Faculty of Architecture
BA, Architechture, 1996 — 2004
Additional Information
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Bekim Kajtazi’s Interests:
New Technology, Professional Networking, Research...
Bekim Kajtazi’s Groups:
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Hyperspectral Imaging Group -
ITC Alumni -
Geospatial Data Integration
Bekim Kajtazi’s Honors:
Certificate of Merit for Serving as Academic and Alumni Commissioner in ITC (2005/2006)
Certificate of Appreciation for Serving in Demining Programme in Mine Action Centre Kosovo from Programme Manager Mr. John Flanagan and Special Representative of Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Hans Haekkerup (2001)
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