Email: arias.ivan@gmail.com · Full CV: hcoco1.com/about
Ivan Arias is a geological engineer transitioning into GIS, currently building demonstrated capability in spatial data handling (see Competency overview). Geospatial software development is a longer-term direction, not yet shown in this portfolio.
The professional background includes 13 years in petroleum geology, with experience in sedimentology, stratigraphy, geological mapping, and spatial data. This provided experience working with geological and spatial information in technical environments.
Since 2022, the transition has continued through part-time study and personal projects, with a current focus on GIS and spatial data workflows. Broader software-development skills are part of this retraining, but they aren’t yet demonstrated within this competency portfolio specifically.
This competency portfolio provides evidence of that transition through practical GIS work. It is separate from the general CV: the capabilities presented here are based on the work and evidence included in this portfolio.
Professional direction
The target is entry-level and junior GIS roles, including:
- GIS Technician
- GIS Analyst
- Geospatial Data roles
Web mapping and junior GIS development are longer-term directions. This portfolio doesn’t show them yet.
The aim is to combine previous experience in geological and spatial information with the GIS and geospatial skills being developed now.
Professional background
From 2005 to 2018, the role at PDVSA in Venezuela and Ecuador was sedimentologist and stratigrapher, covering stratigraphy, geological mapping, spatial-data work, and reservoir characterisation.
This experience is relevant background for the transition into GIS, but it isn’t treated as evidence for the competencies in this portfolio unless the specific capability is demonstrated by the project evidence.
Evidence boundary
This profile gives professional context. It doesn’t claim that everything listed in the CV has been demonstrated here. Additional competency work will be added as it is completed and verified.
The competency pages are the primary source for judging the GIS capabilities this portfolio demonstrates.