Victoria State of GIS Seminar 2023

Darren Mottolini. A recognised leader within the spatial community for leading spatial strategies, implementation plans and advising on best practice for the delivery and use of data spatial in many industries. Darren has worked as a lead consultant for both Australian and International Governments, the private sector and academia. Darren has recently returned to Landgate where he will take the lead in delivering SpatialWA, a digital twin framework for the State of Western Australia and was appointed to the SSSI Board having been the SSSI WA Chair for over two years.

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Roshni Sharma is a Project Manager and Analyst at FrontierSI. She is passionate about creative positive intergenerational change within the industry and is founder of the SSSI National Mentoring Program. Roshni is also a strong advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion and re-imagining leadership in geospatial. She is travelling to Antarctica in 2023 for Homeward Bound, a leadership program for women in STEM. In 2021, Roshni was selected as Geospatial World’s Top 50 Rising Stars.

Kate Ramsay is a longstanding member of the Australian geospatial community having built her expertise in the areas of product development, support and management. She is the Group Chief Client Officer for Esri Australia and has led teams across the APAC region, actively promoting the value of GIS and championing the efforts of some of the region’s most innovative spatial practitioners to decision-makers within the private and public sectors.

Jacinta Burns has extensive experience working in Spatial roles within utilities, state and local government. Jacinta has recently been appointed Digital Innovation Lead at CitiPower and Powercor and was only recently a Product Owner at PelicanCorp, managing multiple products globally with the aim of improving the safety of the community. Jacinta has been an active member of SIBA for 6 years and is part of the Spatial and Surveying One Voice Committee and has been actively involved in the SSS-DLN Diversity Survey Committee.

Alistair Byrom, Principal Surveyor at Veris in Brisbane and for over 20 years has served on committees for ISAQ, SSI, SSSI and SIBA|GITA where he has supported the ongoing growth and development of the surveying profession and the spatial industry. Alistair has proven to be a vital source of knowledge for those seeking registration with the Surveyors Board of Queensland. Alistair’s affinity with land law, as it relates to surveying, has led him into one of his core skills, being forensic consulting. He has prepared numerous Expert Reports for the Supreme Court, Land Court and the Planning & Environment Court.

Paul Digney is the Survey Technical Director for Jacobs Australia and is a licensed surveyor in Tasmania and Victoria with over 25 years’ experience in the surveying/spatial profession. Paul has shared his employment equally between public and private sector roles with a strong focus on geodetic/cadastral surveying and more recently 3D laser scanning, digital engineering and strategic consulting.