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Joel Rhine

A highly skilled cross-functional Project Manager seeking opportunities in Remote-Sensing UAV Systems Development, boasting a track record of success in dynamic environments, adeptly managing risks, and consistently surpassing project deliverables.

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About Me

Experience

1.5 Years - RTK UAS/UAV Systems Development
3.5 Years - GIS & Remote Sensing Software Development and Project Management

Education

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering
M.Sc. Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

ITAR Requirements

US Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) / Green Card
Citizenship Application Eligibility in 2025 (US Citizen Spouse)

Mechanical Engineering - Quadcopter & Fixed Wing Drone Design | RTK/PPK Correction | Drone 2D & 3D Image Processing | Licenced FAA Part 107 Drone Pilot Remote Sensing Software Engineering - Spatial Process Automation & QGIS Plugin Development | GIS Based Asset Management Systems | International Development Projects Remote Sensing Specialist Technical Project Management | International Mentorship | Technical Proposal Development

Cross Functional

Positions Held

May 2024 - Present

Technical Consultant • GIS, Remote Sensing and Data Analysis

The World Bank, Washington, DC

DEA Mosaic Builder – Leveraged Digital Earth Africa's Analysis Sandbox to generate 20m Sentinel-1 data for any country in Africa
💻 GitHub 📖 Guides and Docs
- Integrated with GCS' Drive API for data storage
- Efficient pipeline generating ADM0 outputs within 24 hours overcoming DEA Sandbox memory and disc limitations
- Prepared detailed guides and documentation with ReadTheDocs for process replication
- Improved process time by 90% (From an average of 10 days to 1 day)
Mali Access Analysis – Analysis of access to Health Facilities, Schools and Markets based on geographic location and population density
Sahel Subsistence Zones – Research Paper to create geographical zones based on livelihood in Sahel using ESRI Arc Pro's Multivariate Clustering Algorithm
Project Targeting Index (PTI) – A web-based platform to visualize country-level (ADM 1, 2, 3) data interactively

ReadTheDocs

ReST

Sphinx

Python

Clustering Analysis K-Means

ArcGIS Pro

KNN

Pandas

Geopandas

OSMNX

Research

Data Analysis

Technical Writing

Communication

Prioritization

May 2021 - Apr 2024

Project Manager • GIS and Remote Sensing Software Development

Development Monitors LLC, Arlington, VA

ARTMS 2D – Quality Infrastructure Diagnostic & Planning Toolkits for Water Supply Systems in India - The World Bank, India
Led a 5-developer team throughout project life-cycle. Incorporated agile deliverables and defined KPIs at each stage of the project, meeting 100% of defined objectives
ARTMS 3D – Automated 3D terrain modelling – 93% faster
ARTMS AI - Achieved above 80% IoU for Afghanistan buildings using 4cm HR aerial imagery – 76% effective decrease in time and effort. Integrate LLM with ARTMS 2D
Mentored over 35 international as well as US interns

Python

Postgres

KoBoToolbox API

WNTR

3D Modelling

Sentinel 2

OSMNX

Building Detection

Technical Proposal Writing

Leadership

Agile

Communication

Mentorship

Scheduling

Risk Management

Jun 2019 - Apr 2021

Mechanical Engineer • Remote Sensing UAV Development

Development Monitors LLC, Arlington, VA

Created computer aided design (CAD) models of UAV (drone) chassis in SolidWorks and 3D printed using Prusa 3D printer
Researched and built drone equipped with Pixhawk flight controller, planned missions in Mission Planner and Piloted Drones
Researched and built RTK GPS components (Ardusimple u-blox GPS, antenna, base station, and datalogger) and equipped drone with RTK
Generated 2D georeferenced images and 3D dem models using Open Drone Map (ODM) CLI

CAD

Solidworks

UAV

3D Printing

Drone Pilot

Pixhawk

RTK/PPK

ODM

Communication

Organization

Technical Documentation

Jul 2019 - Apr 2023

GIS and Remote Sensing Specialist • The World Bank and KfW Simultaneous Projects

Development Monitors LLC, Arlington, VA

Yemen GBRBA SWM and Gender Assessment, Aden Climate Resilience Project, QIIP 7-City Project - The World Bank, Yemen
Economic Infrastructure and Development in Afghanistan (EIDA) II/III - German Bank of Reconstruction (KFW), Afghanistan
Community Based Disaster Management and Early Warning (CBDRM-EW) - The World Bank, Yemen

GIS

Remote Sensing

Cartography

Data Visualization

QGIS

KoBoToolbox

Mapbox

Google Firebase

Natural Hazard Risk Analysis

Time Management

International Communication

Technical Proposal Writing

Explore Diverse

Technical and Professional Skills

UAV/UAS Systems

SolidWorks

Experienced

ANSYS

Intermediate

3D Printing

Experienced

Flight Plan (Mission Planner)

Experienced

Drone Pilot

Intermediate+

Design Supervision

Experienced

RTK/PPK (RTKLIB)

Experienced

Aerial Image Processing (ODM)

Experienced

GIS Remote Sensing/Software

PyQGIS

Experienced

PyQT5

Experienced

PostGIS

Intermediate+

Mapping (OSM)

Intermediate+

2D/3D Cartography & Risk Analysis (QGIS)

Experienced

Complex Form Building (KoBoToolbox)

Experienced

HTML/CSS/Javascript

Intermediate

Git

Intermediate

Project Management/Admin

PM Methodologies

Intermediate+

Notion

Experienced

MS Suite

Experienced

Project Initiation

Intermediate+

Risk Management

Experienced

Communication

Experienced

Leadership

Experienced

Organization

Experienced

Capacity Development

Experienced

Public Speaking

Experienced

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Projects

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Design
Remote Sensing
IT Services

UAV Systems

Design and supervision of multiple Quadcopter and Fixed-Wing Drones built at Virginia Tech's Unmanned Systems Lab. Planned misssions on Mission Planner and conducted flights in Virginia Tech's Drone Testing Facility

ARTMS 3D

Supervise and Development of a 3D Web-Based GIS Application based on ThreeJS. Use Sentinel-2 Data for Satellite Imagery, OSM Data for Infrastructure and USGS for Elevation Data to render a 3D Terrain. Developed the complete python code to fetch all the opensource data.

ARTMS 2D

Led a 5-software and GIS developer team to design and develop a PyQGIS based-Disaster and Decision Support Toolkit. Developed a standardized schema of data collection and storage in Postgres database for Scalability and Robustness. Managed project from its Inception to Delivery

Responsive Portfolio Website

This website. Clean Code. Developed using HTML, CSS, JS

Business Website Migration

Migrated Website from Brinkster to Hostinger as required by the client. Resolved Database issues and Deployed Successfully

Aerial Imagery

Planned Missions to Capture RTK corrected Aerial Imagery. Processed imagery to create 2D Orthophotos and 3D Orthorectified Models using Open Drone Map (ODM) CLI

Cartography

Created Detailed 2D maps in QGIS. Constraints on adding more maps due to sensitive data

Building Detection

Managed development and training of a Building Detection Model suitable to detect mud-roof buildings in Afghanistan and urban buildings in USA. Developed a Mapbox-Based GIS Application and integrated model. Conducted Flood Risk Analysis on detected buildings

GW-CubeSat

GW-CubeSat - A Cube-Satellite project selected by NASA's Cube Sat Launch Initiative (CSLI) program. Worked as a Structural and Thermals Engineer. Created detailed CAD models in Solidworks. Configured the on-board camera and prepared its User Documentation.

Pilot Driven Hovercraft

Hoverbolt 1.0 - A self-funded Pilot Driven Hovercraft project. Team Leader of a 10-member senior year Mechanical Engineering team. Developed multiple Hand-Drawn Sketches on paper before styling. Created deatiled 3D Models of all individual parts in SolidWorks as well as conducted structural analysis. Responsible for Engine Power Requirements and selection, thrust requirements and Propeller Selection and Overall Success of project. Conducted Vendor Negotiatiations and Procured Materials

Contact Me

joel@joelrhine.tech