Ben O'hara
Chair Of The Board Of Directors at West Yorkshire Police
North Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolBen O'hara is an experienced data and GIS specialist with 15 years in analytical and operational roles across public sector organisations, currently serving as Chair of the Board at Barnsley Gymnastics Club while remaining a senior Information Specialist at West Yorkshire Police. He blends performance analysis, spatial data management and address gazetteer stewardship—maintaining AddressBase-driven systems and Cadcorp GIS platforms—to ensure accurate location data and actionable insights for force-wide users. Ben has a strong practical grounding in turning complex datasets into usable services, from procurement and processing to web map layer delivery and user training. His background in mathematics and education studies underpins a methodical, user-focused approach to data quality and system improvement. Colleagues know him as an opinionated "data geek" who brings a pragmatic, slightly irreverent style to governance and technical problem-solving. Quietly, he balances technical stewardship with governance responsibilities, demonstrating an uncommon mix of hands-on domain expertise and board-level leadership.
15 years of coding experience
A Level, English, German, General Studies, A Level, English, German, General Studies at John Leggott 6th Form CollegeBSc, Mathematics with Education Studies, BSc, Mathematics with Education Studies at University College Scarborough
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Github Skills (21)
qlikview9
active-directory7
iis6
nhibernate6
vbscript6
ms-access6
bonobo6
ide6
polygon6
vba6
security6
filetype5
web-application5
json4
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
oharab/oharab.github.io
Sep 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:51 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
oharab/log4vba
Nov 2010 - Jul 2011
Contributions:12 commits, 1 comment, 1 issue in 7 months
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