Geomatics Careers in Business

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Geomatics Careers in Business

• Elisa Croft

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Geomatics Careers in Business

• My Background
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• The Role and Expectations of a Consultant
• Past and Current Projects
• On-going Training and Development
• A Career in Consulting??

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My Background

• Bachelor of Geomatics and Bachelor of Science
• Implementation of a GIS for the Dolphin Research
  Project

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PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Management Consulting Services

• Specialisations - GIS
• Systems Integration
• Strategic Consulting
• PwC Methodology
• Custom software
• Package software
• Quality and Audits

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The Role and Expectations of a Consultant

• What is a Consultant?
• Client Expectations
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Expectations
• What makes a good Consultant?
• Professionalism
• Presentation Standards
• Communication

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Past and Current Projects

• City of Boroondara
• Public Transport Corporation
• Land Information New Zealand

• Land Victoria
• Board of Studies

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Type of Work

• Programming
• Design
• Client Consultations
• Presentations
• Training Users
• Research
• System Testing

• Product Selection
• Writing Proposals
• Late Lunches
• Maintenance
• Report Writing
• Graduate Recruitment

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On-going Training and Development

• MITIS
• Methodology
• Technical Training
• Team Work
• Professional Development Plan
• 12 month goals
• 3-5 year goals
• Coaching

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A Career in Consulting?

• National and International Travel
• Diversity
• Challenges - the Learning Curve
• Satisfaction
• Long Hours
• Team Work
• Rewards