Dr. Yasser Badran

PhD-qualified Senior GIS Expert with 30+ years of experience designing and managing enterprise GIS systems,

spatial data models, and geospatial analytics pipelines. Proven expertise in ArcGIS, QGIS, Python/ArcPy,

PostGIS, and web GIS services — with a strong track record in leading cross-functional technical teams,

managing complex multi-phase GIS projects, and delivering high-quality spatial data solutions for large-scale operational environments. Former Major General in the Egyptian Armed Forces with extensive experience managing mission-critical geospatial infrastructure and driving long-term GIS product strategies.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Enterprise GIS Systems Design & Management Spatial Data Modeling & Geodatab

Senior Technical Leader — GIS & Space Systems | 2012 – January 2026

Egyptian Ministry of Defense | Satellite & Space Systems Division

• Designed and managed enterprise GIS systems for large-scale operational environments, overseeing spatial data model architecture, geodatabase design, and geospatial analytics pipelines.
• Developed and implemented GIS spatial data models supporting infrastructure planning, including site selection for facilities, optimal route analysis, and terrain suitability assessment.
• Implemented web GIS services using GeoServer, OpenLayers, and Mapbox — enabling geospatial data sharing and interoperability across distributed systems and stakeholders.
• Designed and implemented geospatial data workflows compliant with international spatial data standards,

ensuring data integrity, metadata consistency, and cross-system compatibility.

• Led cross-functional engineering teams across multi-phase GIS projects — defining scope, estimating budgets, managing schedules, and ensuring delivery of high-quality geospatial products.
• Developed GIS automation pipelines using Python, ArcPy, and GDAL — significantly reducing manual processing time and improving geospatial data production workflows.
• Designed CNN-based deep learning models for satellite image processing and classification, integrating

AI-driven analytics into geospatial production pipelines.

• Evaluated and recommended GIS hardware and software solutions; established technical specifications and conducted QA/QC testing for geospatial data and imagery.
• Managed the Satellite Operations Center overseeing data reception, preprocessing, spatial processing,

and quality assurance of geospatial deliverables.

• Contributed to business development by supporting technical proposals and defining GIS solution architectures for complex project requirements.

Military Engineer — Radar Systems & Geospatial Intelligence | 1996 – 2012

Egyptian Ministry of Defense | Air Defense Radars Division

• Integrated geospatial data with radar visualization and Command & Control displays, applying spatial analysis and data modeling to support large-scale operational systems.
• Applied GIS and spatial analysis for terrain assessment, infrastructure planning, and network coverage analysis across complex operational environments

PhD in Electrical Engineering — Computer Engineering & AI

Specialization: SAR Image Super-Resolution Using Deep Learning (CNNs) | Military Technical College, 2022

Research focused on developing CNN architectures for geospatial image enhancement, published in IEEE and

Springer peer-reviewed journals.

MSc in Electrical Engineering — Communications (Satellite Communications)

Military Technical College, 2015

BEng — Communications & Electro-physics

Air Defense College / Alexandria University, 1997