Ivan Arias

arias.ivan@gmail.com |github.com/hcoco1 |linkedin.com/in/hcoco1 | ’s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Full-Stack GIS Engineer | Web Mapping | Spatial Data Platforms | Python & Cloud

Professional Summary & Achievements

Geological engineer turned Full-Stack GIS Engineer with 14+ years of geospatial and subsurface experience in the energy sector. Building production Web GIS applications using Leaflet, React, Flask, PostgreSQL, and AWS to bridge spatial data, engineering workflows, and cloud-native delivery.

  • 30% improvement in reservoir prediction through GIS workflow optimization.
  • 3+ production GIS applications deployed on AWS.

Key Competencies

  • Frontend: React, TypeScript, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, Astro
  • Backend: Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, REST APIs, PostgreSQL
  • GIS: Leaflet, ArcGIS, QGIS, GeoJSON
  • Cloud: AWS, Terraform, CI/CD
  • Domain: Petrel, OpenWorks, Seismic Interpretation, Reservoir Analysis

Experience

Full-Stack GIS Engineer |Independent |Remote |2025 — present

Designing and shipping production Web GIS applications end-to-end — from spatial data architecture to deployed frontend.

  • Built a production spatial web map in vanilla JavaScript, delivering high-performance geospatial interaction without heavy frontend frameworks.
  • Architected and deployed an Oil & Gas GIS platform using React, Flask, Leaflet, and AWS supporting spatial queries across boreholes, pipelines, and license boundaries.
  • Operates multiple live GIS applications and portfolio platforms, owning infrastructure, backend services, and frontend delivery end-to-end.

Selected Projects: Oil & Gas GIS Platform — maps.hcoco1.com · Interactive Spatial Viewer — gis.hcoco1.com

React · Flask · Leaflet · GeoJSON · AWS · TypeScript · Python

Sortation Associate |Amazon |Orlando, FL, USA |2020 — 2025

Self-directed transition to software engineering while in full-time logistics operations.

  • Completed Full Stack Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Cloud training programs while working full-time.
  • Maintained 99%+ operational accuracy in a high-throughput logistics environment processing 2,000+ daily parcels.

Python · JavaScript · SQL · Git · Linux

Geologist & GIS Analyst |PDVSA |Venezuela |2005 — 2019

14 years supporting geospatial and subsurface workflows for oil and gas field development.

  • Performed seismic interpretation and subsurface modeling using Petrel, OpenWorks, and ArcGIS across multiple active field development projects.
  • Integrated well logs, core data, and 3D seismic surveys into reservoir characterization models used directly in production planning decisions.
  • Designed and maintained field-development spatial databases and geologic maps consumed by cross-functional engineering, drilling, and planning teams.

ArcGIS · Petrel · OpenWorks · GIS · SQL · Spatial Databases

Education & Qualifications

  • Geological Engineering|Central University of Venezuela|Completed 2005
  • Full Stack Engineering|Flatiron School|2023

Languages: Spanish (Native) , English (Professional)