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Kyle Harper

Kyle Harper is an application developer with 16 years’
experience in information technology, database architecture,
computer programming, and Web application development. Mr.
Harper currently oversees Dudek’s geospatial Web applications
and ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise infrastructure. Mr. Harper has
managed an agile software development team and built Web
applications from the ground up using
HTML5/CSS/JavaScript/PHP/Python. He places an emphasis on
user experience/engagement and team collaboration as the keys
to developing successful software products.

In addition to his programming experience, Mr. Harper has 6 years’ Kyle Harper
focused experience in the biological field, with emphases on Education
botany, plant ecology, and wetland ecology. He has participated in UC, San Diego
projects requiring vegetation mapping, focused rare plant surveys, BS, Environmental Systems
regulatory permitting, and habitat restoration. During this time, (Ecology, Behavior,
Mr. Harper designed and implemented several applications for and Evolution)
the collection, quality assurance, analysis, and reporting of
ecological findings. Many of his projects required rigorous statistical analyses in R, Python, Systat, and
PC-ORD; several applications relied on spatial data and were built to interface with the ESRI ArcGIS
suite of software, including Web-based maps using ArcGIS Server and ArcSDE.

Mr. Harper’s dual experience in the natural sciences and technology sector aligns with his passion
for developing better data collection and analysis tools, packaging complex data into meaningful,
actionable information, and delivering an elegant user experience to allow data-driven decisions to
shine in environmental stewardship.

Project Experience

Phase I Data Management System Development, YVWD, San Bernardino County, California.
Assesses current state of YVWD's data, processes, and workflows through collaborative meetings
and on-site visits. Designs Data Management System to integrate disconnected systems and
platforms, including Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, Maintenance Connection Asset
Management Software, Zerion/iFormBuilder mobile data collection, ESRI Enterprise Geodatabases,
Microsoft SQL Server databases, and Web-based data sources. Develops Administrative Web Portal
for managing users, alerts, reports, assets, and data readings from one central hub. Implements
data warehouse connectors for appurtenant SGMA database, Laserfiche document storage, and
general unstructured file store data.

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