Summary
Scott Elkins is a Senior GIS Analyst with eight years of hands-on experience designing spatial data systems and automating GIS workflows across telecom, environmental science, hydrology, and civil engineering. He leads teams and builds tools that turn complex datasets into actionable maps, from fiber-optic design to flood-risk modeling and emergency evacuation planning. Comfortable with SQL, Python, ArcMap and QGIS, he blends technical development with practical project delivery—often creating internal mapping applications that serve both employees and customers. His background spans leadership roles managing teams of up to 20 GIS professionals and individual contributor work developing data infrastructure at the University of Utah. Based in Bountiful, Utah, Scott is driven by a pragmatic passion for spatially enabling data to boost productivity and inform cross-industry decisions.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Utah
English, Spanish