jellis@ellis-geospatial.com

Experience

James Ellis, Ph.D in Geology and Principal, has 39 years of global experience imaging and mapping geology and environments with satellite and airborne remote sensing imagery. Ellis GeoSpatial uses Harris ENVI 5.6 and Hexagon ERDAS Imagine image-processing software, ESRI ArcGIS Pro 2.8 and ArcGIS Desktop 10.6 with 3D Analyst & Spatial Analyst extensions, and Global Mapper software. My focus now is 1) providing remote sensing & GIS educational products to help others gain practical knowledge that improves their standing in the workplace or in school, and 2) documenting the maturation of remote sensing by providing case histories that span the past 3-1/2 decades.
E-Mail: jellis@ellis-geospatial.comTele: 925-708-3093Town of Cambria, western New York Federal Aviation Administration Remote Pilot Certificate Number 4387003 State of California Professional Geologist - Certificate No. 7391
Ellis GeoSpatial is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (Vietnam Era)
Registered with Federal Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Federal System for Award Management (SAM) https://sam.gov/content/home Ellis GeoSpatial DUNS Number 109508239

Resume

Ellis (2002 GeoSpatial - present) - Published college remote sensing textbook with downloadable remote sensing digital database and image-processing lab manuals with YouTube channel for ArcGIS Pro image-processing tutorials. - Airborne and satellite hyperspectral & multispectral remote sensing/GIS projects - Processing imagery, deriving environmental baseline (vegetation, land use/land cover, soils, water, infrastructure) and geology maps, developing metadata, building GIS solutions. - Services and products for projects in Afghanistan, South America, Africa, Europe, China, and Middle East. Director, Remote Sensing & GIS (1997-2002) - The MapFactory (partnering with HJW GeoSpatial) - Hyperspectral R&D, environmental baselines for industrial facilities, management support for start-up of 3 companies, technical support for oil and mineral exploration, 3D cities for telecom. Remote Sensing Supervisor/Staff Geologist (1982-1997) - Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc. & Gulf Oil E&P Co. - - Managed airborne radar surveys and interpretations in Congo, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Colombia. Transferred remote sensing from research company to international operations. - Technical support for Kazakstan, Venezuela, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, China, Russia, Kuwait, Yemen, Oman, West Africa, Turkey, Pakistan, Mexico, Alaska & Nevada operations. - Member of GIS needs-assessment team in Nigeria & Australia
EDUCATION National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Rice University (1981-1982)Ph.D. Geology University at Buffalo, State University of New York (1982)Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder (geologic research/courses January-May 1979)M. A. Geology University at Buffalo, State University of New York (1978)B. A. Geology University of Rochester (1970) TEACHING ENDEAVORS Visiting Assistant Professor/NSF PostDoc (1981-1982) Rice University, Dept. of Geology. AAPG Distinguished Lecturer (1995-1996).University at Buffalo - Adjunct Instructor GLY465/565 Environmental Remote Sensing, Fall 2017. Diablo Valley College Instructor - Remote Sensing, Maps & Cartography Lecture & Lab (2002 - 2015). Professional Training - Taught 11 workshops on remote sensing & GIS for geology & environment (1996-2016). AFFILIATIONS Geological Society of America (Chair - Professional Development Committee 2000-2003), American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Association of Engineering Geologists, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Association of American Geographers, Geological Remote Sensing Group.

Past Services Ellis GeoSpatial Clients

Remote Sensing- Multispectral land use/land cover (LULC), geologic and enviromental mapping - Hyperspectral processing & interpretation for environmental baselines & exploration- natural Resources Exploration- Scoping appropriate remote sensing & GIS technology- Designing and implementing new data acquisitions- Thermal IR mapping- Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)
Project Management - Remote Sensing & GIS- Establishing environmental baselines using remote sensing & GIS- Documenting the most appropriate and cost-effective procedures and technology- Oil, gas, & mineral Exploration- Building ready-to-load GIS databases- Developing FGDC-compliant metadata- Modelling surface drainage from DEMs- Reports
Training- Practical PC- and Internet-based remote sensing & GIS- Successful case histories using remote sensing & GIS- Using DEM's and 3D stereo mapping to improve understanding and mapping accuracy
Clients (2002-present) Subvenio Consulting Image Interpretation Technologies Jacka Resources Tetra Tech, California Remote Sensing Enterprises GSI Environmental, Houston MDA Stantec Spatial Energy RioSol Amec/Geomatrix, California Battelle (Pacific Northwest National Lab), Washington Economic & Planning Systems,Berkeley Aquatic Nuisance Plant Control, North Carolina Tengizchevroil, Kazakhstan Clean Lakes, California Castleworth Ventures, Nevada Mactec, California Earth Search Sciences, Idaho HJW GeoSpatial, Oakland
Standing Contract Chevron - Master Professional Service Agreement (2006-2024)