Punya Sapkota
Regional Information Management Officer
Bangkok, Thailand
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Top SchoolPunya Sapkota is a seasoned geo-information and data management professional with nine years at UN OCHA leading information management, GIS analysis, and emergency response mapping across the Asia-Pacific region. He combines strong technical skills—geodatabase modeling, GIS automation (ArcObjects, AutoLISP), R/Python reproducible workflows and web-based dashboards—with hands-on field data collection and LIDAR-derived terrain work. As a team leader he has designed information systems and portals that supported humanitarian decision-making, coordinating multi-stakeholder data preparedness and 3W reporting. Educated with an MSc in Geoinformatics and a BE in Civil Engineering, he is equally comfortable in technical implementation and strategic IM planning. A service-oriented analyst, he excels at turning complex spatial and non-spatial datasets into actionable insights that improve operational response.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Geoinformatics, Distinction, Master of Science (MSc), Geoinformatics, Distinction at Universiteit TwenteBachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Civil Engineering, Distinction, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Civil Engineering, Distinction at Tribhuvan University, IOE, Pulchowk Campus
English, Hindi, NepaliGithub contributions (5)
ppsapkota/kobohr_apitoolbox
Apr 2018 - Jul 2019
Contributions:25 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
ppsapkota/kobohrtoolbox
Jul 2017 - Aug 2019
Contributions:64 commits, 51 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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