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My name is Nikko Siegfried, I am currently working as a GIS Specialist at Cambridge Systematics, Inc. I enjoy exploring new tools and methods to analyze various types of data. I am also passionate about implementing creative, yet functional, design to my projects. A continuous goal of mine is to expand my ability to make impactful differences through my work.

Thank you for visiting my portfolio!

Projects



San Francisco Films Web Map Web Map

San Francisco Films Web Map

Languages
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • HTML5/CSS
Tools
  • Leaflet
  • MapBox Geocoding API
  • Relational DB
  • Bing Image Downloader
Downtown Duluth Underutilized Land Potential ESRI Story Map

Downtown Duluth Underutilized Land Potential

Languages
  • Python
Tools
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • ArcGIS Pro
  • ESRI Story Maps
Interstate Topology and Urban Morphology PDF Presentation

Interstate Topology and Urban Morphology

Languages
  • Python
Tools
  • ArcGIS Pro
  • Matplotlib

Writings



MySQL Performance Tuning Article

MySQL Performance Tuning

Strategies to measure and improve MySQL performance using a bike shop dataset.


In the Works



Cribbage Game Web Game

Cribbage Game

Predictive Model for Single Family Homes in Los Angeles TBD

Predictive Model for Single Family Homes in Los Angeles

Resume


An experienced GIS professional focused on building a strong technical background in detail-oriented analysis, automation, and data visualization. Works closely with people in diverse professional backgrounds to implement accurate and innovative GIS solutions.

Work Experience

  1. GIS Specialist
    Cambridge Systematics, Inc. · November 2025 – Present
  2. GIS Specialist
    Westwood Professional Services · November 2023 – October 2025
    • Used Python and Model Builder scripts to automate collection, standardization, analysis, and uploading of large and often uncleaned spatial data
    • Organized and maintained data using both ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online while regularly pulling data using the ArcGIS REST API
    • Constructed technical reports, presentations, and planning documents related to engineering and survey projects
    • Learned new software such as Survey123 and VertiGIS Studio to collect and deploy spatial data
  3. GIS Intern
    State Cartographer's Office · October 2022 – May 2023
    • Collaborate in a team of four to create a high-resolution flood and exposure vulnerability map for Ashland County in northern Wisconsin
    • Populated, organized, and managed a multi-layer geodatabase used for hazard mitigation, resource allocation, vulnerability assessments
    • Develop a survey for regional leaders and emergency managers to assess areas of need in flood exposure vulnerability analysis
    • Actively contributed to team planning and execution, applying relational database structure organization using defined keys
  4. GIS Intern
    High-Road Strategy Center · June 2022 – May 2023
    • Collaborated with a team of academics and students to create a municipal financial analysis report promoting more efficient and equitable development
    • Collected, cleaned, and analyzed datasets for 18 municipalities to construct 3-D financial analysis visualizations
    • Managed and automated analysis implementing geodatabases and ModelBuilder
    • Researched data analysis and presentation methods related to spatial municipal analysis

Skills

GIS-Specific
  • ArcGIS Pro
  • ArcGIS Enterprise
  • ModelBuilder
  • ArcGIS Online
  • Esri StoryMaps
  • QGIS
  • VertiGIS Studio
  • Survey123
  • Global Mapper
Other Software
  • MySQL
  • Excel
  • Word
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook
  • Teams
  • git & GitHub
  • Adobe Illustrator
Programming Languages
Python
  • Arcpy
  • Geopandas
  • GDAL
  • Pandas
  • NumPy
  • scikit-learn
  • Matplotlib
  • Seaborn
  • RegEx
JavaScript
  • Leaflet
  • Mapbox GL
  • jQuery
HTML5/CSS
  • Bootstrap
R & RStudio
SQL
Arcade

Education

  1. May 2023
    Majors
    • Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (B.S.)
    • Physical Geography: Earth Systems and Environmental Processes (B.S.)
    Certificate
    • Environmental Studies
    Related Coursework
    • Advanced GeoComputing and Geospatial Big Data Analytics — Learned new ways to store, process, and analyze geospatial data using Python. Utilized different APIs including Flickr, Google Earth Engine, Geemap, and more.
    • Data Science Programming II — Learned to create tree and graph data structures to represent hierarchical data and implement algorithms for efficiently searching these structures. Learned and utilized techniques like logging, benchmarking, web scraping, and A/B testing.
    • Environmental Remote Sensing — Learned techniques for lidar data visualizations and processing. Utilized machine learning, post-processing, object-based analysis, and accuracy assessments on remote sensing imagery.

Questions? Concerns? Comments? Thoughts? Advice? Suggestions? Feedback?

Questions? Concerns? Comments? Thoughts? Advice? Suggestions? Feedback?


Let me know!

(734) 604-4158

nikkosiegfried@gmail.com