Ted MacKinnon, Geomatics Specialist

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About Me

I am a highly motivated professional with over 20 years of geospatial experience in Private Industry, Academics, Non Profits and Government.

I have been fortunate enough over the past 20 years to work in most of the disciplines in geomatics (GIS, Remote Sensing, Cartography, LIDAR and GPS Surveying), that included a unique opportunity for several years to travel all across North and Central America. This combination of traveling to new places and working with geographic information has allowed me to better appreciate the vast geography of Canada.

My diverse background obtained through a combination of experiences from data acquisition, data creation, analysis, problem solving, customer service, technical writing, project management, program development, supervising and networking has fueled my geomatics career over the years and inspires me to continue to be highly involved the industry, bringing other professionals together, helping to share Canadian Geomatics information while letting the world that Canada is still a Geomatics / Geospatial leader.

How it started…

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Originally, I created my geomatics website as an online portfolio to help my career while studying Applied Geomatics Research at the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS) in Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia but since then it has become a place on the web where I continue share information about geospatial resources, maps, literature, examples, photos and other interesting information that I have learned from my work experience or during some of my travels.

Feel free to contact me with anything related to my website.

“The application of GIS is limited only by the imagination of those who use it.” ~ Jack Dangermond, Esri

Geospatial Related Achievements & Experience

My LinkedIn Profile

Some things people have to say about me…

“During my role as Operations Manager for Terrapoint Canada, Ted reported to me first as a system operator and developed into a field project manager. I had the opportunity to train and work with him in the field directly and his advancement to project manager was earned and deserved. I am certain the intervening time since we worked together has further refined him into an even more capable and valuable employee. ”

Todd Mitchell Remote Sensing Manager at Fugro

“I had the privilege of working with Ted as a research associate at the Applied Geomatics Research Group. During my time there I got to work on several different projects with Ted. Ted has a diverse knowledge in many different areas including surveying, remote sensing, LiDAR and GIS. He was a valuable asset to our team and I’m sure I learnt a thing or two from him. He was a great co-worker and a great friend. I’d highly recommend Ted. He is highly skilled and would be a great asset to any team.”

Wendy MacIsaac Alberta Land Surveyor at Midwest Surveys Inc.

Ted is one of those guys where you don’t have any concerns on whether the project will be managed correctly. He is thorough, an excellent team player, customer-oriented, extremely knowledgeable and self motivated to excellence.

Ted networks easily, understands the new paradigms of our industry and handles change professionally. I highly recommend Ted as one of those pillars we all seek in our office and in the field.

Jake Jenkins Global Geomatics Advisor (semi-retired)

“I worked with Ted on several LiDAR collection projects at Terrapoint, including my first project when I was still being trained as a field operator.

What I most appreciated about working with Ted was his willingness to let me try any aspect of the project that I thought I could handle myself, only stepping in when I needed help or had a question, and his patience if I made a mistake.

Working with Ted made learning the job and growing into new responsibilities fun. Ted served Terrapoint well as a project manager and his employees well as a mentor.”

Erin Kahr Post Doc at DLR

“During our time together at Terrapoint/Ambercore Ted demonstrated that he has a high level of knowledge and ability in surveying and GIS principles which are used daily in all aspects of our job. Ted’s detailed oriented nature allowed us to smoothly ingest the data and products he and his team created during his responsibilities of the project. Combine this with his ability to be a great team player, he is able to tackle a project head on with his colleagues and get what needs to be done in a efficient and timely manner.”

D.J. LehtoCGS Production Manager

“Ted gave me an excellent introduction to Terrapoint’s field operations which has served me well ever since. His mentorship and troubleshooting savvy were invaluables assets throughout the time we worked together and examples I will strive to emulate in my future roles.”

Ian Cable Field Lead at GeoDigital

“I have had the pleasure of knowing Ted for the past 2 years working at GoGeomatics. Ted is a proactive, well educated, self motivated and experienced professional. He is a solution finder with a ‘can do’ attitude. I would happily recommend Ted as a person with acute skills and deep recognition of Geomatics solutions.”

Greg Moore Senior Product Designer at Shopify

“Ted is thorough precise and diligent in his work. His affable but committed nature means he is an ideal staff leader educator and manager.”

Rory GreeneInspector at Forest Service Ireland

“Ted managed several field demonstrations for the system I was selling. He always did a very professional job of the demonstration. His interaction with customers was outstanding. He was friendly and very professional. I never worried when Ted showed up. “

David J. Ward Vice President and General Manager

Ted MacKinnon, Geomatics Specialist

About Me

How it started…

“The application of GIS is limited only by the imagination of those who use it.” ~ Jack Dangermond, Esri

Geospatial Related Achievements & Experience

Education

Geospatial Awards

Publications

Resume

Some things people have to say about me…