Brett Elliot
Head Of Technical Services (Acting) at Government of Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
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Top SchoolBrett Elliot is a GIS-focused research analyst and technical lead with over a decade of experience building and maintaining spatial databases, web-mapping applications, and custom geospatial workflows for the Government of Yukon. Based in Whitehorse, he spent eight years as the Yukon Geological Survey’s geological and spatial database administrator and stepped into the acting Head of Technical Services role to lead technical operations, SOP creation, and public dissemination of geoscience work. Brett combines hands-on software and scripting skills (Python, web GIS) with IT and networking know-how to streamline data pipelines, QA/QC processes, and publication workflows that deliver timely, budget-conscious outputs. He has experience translating technical datasets for diverse audiences—presenting at conferences, engaging industry partners, and training staff and First Nations on data access. Behind the scenes he’s built automation and tooling that reduced manual steps in map production and data management, reflecting a practical emphasis on efficiency and reproducibility.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Geography, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Geography at The University of Calgary
Github Skills (33)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
YukonGeologicalSurvey/Yukon-Permafrost-Homepage
Mar 2020 - Feb 2022
Basic Homepage for Yukon Permafrost Dashboard
Contributions:24 commits, 13 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
permafrostyukondashboard
btelliot/YGSIDS-APEX-20
May 2022 - Aug 2024
Contributions:5 pushes in 2 years 2 months
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