About

👋 Welcome to my portfolio

I'm Prashant Thapaliya, a Product Engineer at Esri on the Desktop Architecture team, where I help build configuration frameworks and UI for tools that let GIS professionals tailor their own ArcGIS applications. I work on testing and QA to keep that framework reliable as it evolves. I came to this role from public safety GIS, having previously worked as a GIS Analyst at LETA911 supporting real-time emergency communication systems in northern Colorado. That mission-driven grounding now shapes how I think about building flexible, powerful, and accessible geospatial tools for the people who use them.

I hold an MS degree in Geography with a concentration in Data Analytics from the University of North Texas, and a Bachelors in Geomatics Engineering from Kathmandu University. I am proficient in tools like ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Experience Builder, ArcGIS Survey123, Tableau, and Python. The journey as a Geomatics Engineer has developed my passion to address critical environmental management, public safety and emergency response.

Behind this profile, there is a genuine person. In my leisure time, you might find me: hiking, travelling, reading about technology, playing guitar and ukulele, involving in social organizations or playing football.

Skills

I have serveral skills in the field of geospatial to create, manage, analysis and disseminate the data. Also, I am very interested to learn programming languages like Python, JavaScript. I have a keen interest in graphic design as well.

ArcGIS
QGIS
Geoserver
Image Processing
Python
Google Earth Engine
R
Postgres

Python

ArcGIS Pro

ArcGIS Online

ArcGIS Experience Builder

Model Builder

ArcMap

Field Maps

QGIS

Google Earth Engine

Jupyter Notebook

JavaScript

Geoserver

Mapbox

Open Layers

Postman

PostgreSQL

BigQuery

R

GitHub

Virtual Studio Code

Resume

Summary

Professional Experience

Product Engineer

May, 2026 - Present

Esri

  • Program and maintain automated test code, then analyze the results to guide fixes and improvements
  • Verify code changes and bug fixes, and run stress tests to validate software functionality under load
  • Ensure quality across the full GIS user and developer experience by testing software functions, user interfaces, and GIS workflows

GIS Analyst

July, 2024 - April, 2026

Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority (LETA 911)

  • Built and maintained geographic datasets and associated data sets for dispatch personnel and emergency response authorities
  • Developed operational efficiencies by reviewing workflows, procedures, and processes related to managing all GIS data within the system.

Research and Teaching Assistant

Sept, 2022 - June, 2024

University of North Texas

  • Researched and assessed environment-sensitive areas using airborne LiDAR point clouds and GIS
  • Assisted with grading and tutoring the undergraduate courses – Introduction to GIS, Introduction to Python Programming, and Advanced GIS Programming

GIS Summer Intern

July, 2023 - Aug, 2023

Farm&City

  • Researched and developed a methodology to analyze High Injury Networks of different cities in Texas.
  • Contributed to Vision Zero Texas and showcased the works at the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG)

Open Source Contributor

GIS and Remote Sensing Officer

Jan, 2022 - July, 2022

NAXA

  • Research and develop effective toolkit for 3D maps, and rendering through WebGIS systems
  • Supervise and manage the junior and mid-level staffs on carrying out GIS and mapping projects.

Consultant, GIS

Aug, 2020 - Sept, 2021

International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

  • Compile database and maps of Cultural Ecosystem Services for Risk Assessment of Kailash Sacred Landscape
  • Analyzed the change in forest area in years 2000, 2010 and 2020 for fuel assessment using Google Earth Engine
  • Develop tool for automated risk assessment (R framework)

GIS Analyst

July, 2019 -July, 2020

NAXA

  • Identification And Mapping Of Humanitarian Open Spaces under International Organization for Migration (IOM)
  • Local Trails And Infrastructure Mapping under Emergency Preparedness and Response Project being implemented by the World Food Programme

GIS Intern

May, 2019 - June, 2019

International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

  • Collect earth for land cover primitive assessment in the Hindu Kush Himalaya Region
  • Google Earth Engine (GEE) workshop for land cover mapping

Education

MS in Geography

Concentration in Data Analytics and GIS
2022 - 2024

University of North Texas, Denton, USA

Bachelor in Geomatics Engineering

2015 - 2019

Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal

Contact

Location:

California, US

Call:

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