Siying Chen

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About me

I like creating interesting maps and visualizations. I'm passionate about enabling livable, sustainable, equitable and economically dynamic cities. I’m especially excited by how data, technology and design can be used to achieve this – whether by improving transport networks, increasing energy efficiency, or better engaging citizens.

Experience Portfolio Resume

Experience

  • GIS Application Developer

    GEI Consultants

    June 2017 - Present

    Implemented both front-end and back-end aspects of dynamic and responsive GIS applications. Built dozens of features for the Web GIS Applications, which included advanced map interaction, data presentation and advanced query tools. Optimized the performance of legacy SQL queries to improve overall user experience as well as maintain data integrity.


    Major projects I've worked on:

    Web GIS
    Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Data Viewer
    Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Map Portal
    Flood Emergency Response Information Exchange (FERIX)
  • GIS Application Developer

    Street Nature Score

    August 2016 - June 2017

    Created a web app with interactive mapping to enable home seekers to look up the percentage of natural coverage at a given address, resulting in the interests from online real estate companies including Trulia and Zillow.

  • University of California Berkeley

    Go bears!

    August 2016 - June 2017

    Master of Engineering in Transportation Engineering

  • Data Analyst

    MyGreenCar, Berkeley Lab

    January 2017- Map 2017

    Developed a multinomial choice model to analyze how people’s travel habits and socioeconomic characteristics affect their behavior of buying a PEV (Plug-in Electric Vehicle), helping the MyGreenCar app better match the greenest car with user’s unique driving style.

  • GIS Analyst

    OSU Food Mapping Team

    January 2015 - May 2015

    Performed spatial analysis and created maps to visualize the relationship among food access, affordability and sociodemographic variables (e.g. poverty levels) in central Columbus, providing the OSU Food Mapping Team with food environment indicators for imposing policy interventions.

  • Ohio State University

    Go buckeyes!

    August 2014 - June 2016

    Bachelor of Science in Geographic Information Science

    Dean's list for all semesters

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