Hello Everyone,
I would like to introduce myself to the group with the hope of having a proposal selected for GSoC this summer on a GRASS GIS project. I am particularly interested in Integration of PDAL into GRASS GIS.
I am a student at North Carolina State University in the Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology program. I am a bit older than the average student, so I have some work experience to accompany my education.
I am a registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina (018172) and I have worked as a Roadway Design Engineer for over 20 years. I also worked five years as a software developer for Bentley Systems, Inc. (the makers of Microstation) working on their GEOPAK Road Suite of Applications.
As an MGIST student at NC State, I now work as a Teaching Assistant for GIS 540, GIS Programming Fundamentals, which is an introductory course for programming ArcGIS in Python. I also currently do some programming of ArcGIS Pro in C#.
My strongest languages are C# and Python. I have a lot of experience in C and dabbled in C++. If I get accepted to the PDAL project, I will be focusing on learning C++ well, but this should come quickly since I am well versed in OOP concepts from becoming proficient in C# and Python. I believe in Unit Testing, and I believe in Clean Coding principles.
On github I have some work-in-progress projects which are currently suspended, but I can highlight this one, CogoPy, because it is in Python.
Finally, I would like to mention a patent which I was recently granted, Corridor Modeling System, Apparatus, and Method.
I love being a engineer who can implement my ideas (or other peoples’) in computer code. That is why I came back to school for a Master’s degree – to propel me to the next level, and I hope that includes developing software in this domain.
- Paul Schrum
Raleigh, NC