Sundaran Gillespie, GISP
GIS Analyst

Overview
Sundaran Gillespie is a GIS Analyst with WRA, Inc. He is a certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP), has his FAA Remote Pilot License, and is WRA’s lead for drone mapping and analysis services. Sundaran serves as a project manager and head GIS staff for several projects. His responsibilities include the creation of high-quality maps, calculations, and analysis of various geographic data sources. He has worked on a wide-range of projects dealing with wetland delineation and mitigation, watershed analysis, habitat conservation mapping, rare species impact analysis, biological resource mapping, three-dimensional modeling, sea level rise analysis, wildlife corridor mapping, and hydrologic modeling.
Through his work at WRA, Sundaran has extensive experience in several geographic applications, including ENVI, eCognition, AutoCAD, ArcGIS, and ESRI GIS extensions such as Spatial Analyst and ArcGlobe. Sundaran has a strong background in biological mapping through the use and integration of GIS, AutoCAD, and Remote Sensing platforms. Sundaran has worked in conjunction with several engineering and architecture firms to address issues associated with data integration between multiple software platforms. He is skilled in overcoming problems associated with data conversion through multiple coordinate systems, both local and statewide.
Projects
East Bay Regional Park District Dotson Family Marsh Restoration, Richmond, California
Petersen Ranch Mitigation Bank, Los Angeles County, California
Soquel Canyon Mitigation Bank, San Bernardino and Orange Counties, California
Caltrans Southern California Lagoon Study, San Diego County, California
Tejon Centennial Grassland Studies, Los Angeles County, California
El Rancho San Benito, Hollister, California
UC Santa Barbara Permit Analysis, Santa Barbara, California
Mountain View Estates, Corning, California
Pilarcitos Quarry Biological Monitoring, Half Moon Bay, California
SDG&E Sunrise Powerlink Project, San Diego and Imperial Counties, California
Ridge Top Ranch Wildlife Conservation Bank, Solano County, California
Southern California Edison, Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project, Los Angeles County, California
Mare Island Dry Dock Fish Salvage, Vallejo, California
Wilder Development and Mitigation, Contra Costa County, California
Wavecrest, Half Moon Bay, California
Education
BA, Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara. 2005
Other
Geographical Information Systems Professional Certification
FAA Remote Pilot License
Bay Area Automated Mapping Association
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association
Society of Conservation GIS
Autodesk Map3D 2007 Fundamentals, Ideate Inc.
Object-based Image Analysis with eCognition, Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF), UC Berkeley
California Red-legged Frog Workshop and Field Session, Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program
50 Plant Families in the Field, The Jepson Herbarium, UC Berkerley