Summary
Lydia Gerharz is a Team Lead with 14 years’ experience blending geoinformatics research and hands-on software engineering to deliver GIS-driven solutions for the telecommunications and infrastructure sectors. She leads Networks & Infrastructure, Data Processing & Analytics at con terra, focusing on automating workflows, improving data quality and integrating heterogeneous geo-data to unlock actionable insights. Her background spans requirements analysis, project management and consulting, with deep technical experience in Esri and FME technologies and a track record of designing customer-focused systems. Lydia holds a Ph.D. in Geoinformatics (magna cum laude) and began her career in academic research on exposure assessment and uncertainty modelling, which informs her rigorous approach to data quality and analytics. Based in the Ruhr region, she combines domain expertise in landscape ecology and telecom network analysis with leadership that turns complex spatial requirements into practical, auditable solutions.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Geoinformatics, Magna cum laude, Ph.D., Geoinformatics, Magna cum laude at Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster
Diploma, Landscape Ecology, with distinction, Diploma, Landscape Ecology, with distinction at University of Münster
German, English, French, Dutch