MATIN FORUTAN

Part of a five-person GIS team that set the roadmap for preparing pipeline as-built maps and moving the company toward the IGN enterprise GIS: - Agreed a mutually and formally approved data model with the National Iranian Gas Transmission Company (NIGTC) as the main stakeholder, establishing a standardized schema with 104 layers for gas-pipeline as-built maps (APDM) and ensuring seamless upload and integration into GIS-based systems for the handover of the pipelines and assets to NIGTC. - Established

- Implemented IGN, an enterprise GIS framework with 10,000 users across 21 regional companies, including the following modules: Web GIS Core, User Manager, CI Manager, QGIS API, AVL, Emergency, BPMS, and Version Control. - As project manager of IGN, organized meetings and committees, negotiated contracts, and coordinated with business system vendors and about 200 stakeholders relying on GIS. - Controlled cost and schedule in MS Project, approved contractor progress payments and managed claims; kept

Covered the feasibility study and development phases of two platforms (IGN and GPNET): - Prepared the IGN proposal, RFP and contract, covering scope and modules, schedule and phasing, budget and man-hour estimates, resource allocation and acceptance criteria. - Defined business requirements and functional specifications for the modules of IGN, a customized GIS framework deployed to 21 regional gas companies, replacing distributed systems and cutting response time by 60%. - Ran needs-assessment and

- Designed multiple spatial databases using the company's GIS software and other data-management tools. - Administered, supported and troubleshot enterprise GIS platforms (ArcGIS Server / ArcGIS Pro), working with vendors and users. - Diagnosed and resolved geodatabase-layer issues across SQL Server Spatial and Oracle Spatial (connectivity, spatial index tuning, versioning), and automated recurring diagnostic and maintenance tasks with Python. - Wrote JavaScript and SQL code for GIS applications

Worked on the project "Assessment and Feasibility Study of GIS Software for NIGC": - Conducted a comparative technical and economic evaluation of GIS platforms for NIGC, benchmarking commercial solutions (Esri, GE Smallworld) against open-source alternatives (GeoServer, QGIS, PostGIS) on total cost of ownership, interoperability, and vendor lock-in risk. - Evaluated leak-detection software options for the gas network, recommended the best solution, and later reviewed its data model for integration wit

Worked on the project "Design of a Web GIS for Agricultural Beneficiaries of Golestan Province": - Supervised geospatial data collection with handheld GPS and the related data entry. - Acted as the client's point of contact on behalf of the development team. - Applied remote sensing (RS) and GIS analysis for forest detection. - Supported pre-sales as the local partner of NetCAD (Turkish GIS software), working with the vendor's sales team to propose the solution to the Golestan Agriculture Organi

Worked on GIS needs assessment and feasibility studies, carried out through the university, for the Communication and Information Technology Organization, the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), and the Roads and Urban Development Organization: - Met with clients and stakeholders to understand their business needs. - Analyzed their requirements and proposed GIS solution options that fit those needs.

Thesis title: “Mineral Potential Mapping Using Artificial Neural Networks" GPA: 3.82/4.0 Qualified as the best researcher in Geomatics Engineering at K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2009. Ranked 2nd among all students of Geomatics Engineering in the M.Sc. level, K.N. Toosi Univ

Ranked 1st among all students of Geomatics Engineering at the B.Sc. level, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2007. GPA: 3.69/4.0 Ranked 5th among all M.Sc. exam participants, Iran, 2007. Awarded certificate for academic excellence and achievement, K.N. Toosi University of Technolo