Summary
Sean Pickner is a seasoned geographer with 10 years of professional experience applying GIS, programming, and design to utility and natural hazard projects across Oregon. Currently at Bonneville Power Administration, he brings deep expertise in geospatial data management, GIS Utility Network migrations, LiDAR and remote sensing, and tsunami and hazard inundation mapping from prior roles at DOGAMI and consulting firms. He combines technical skills in geodatabase development, QA/QC, spatial analysis, and web GIS with hands-on field survey and LiDAR operations, enabling end-to-end project delivery from data capture to production mapping. Sean has led teams and project strategies for utility mapping initiatives, demonstrating both management capability and practical GIS engineering. Based in Sandy, Oregon, he pursues design-minded solutions aimed at making infrastructure and environmental data more useful—and more beautiful. Colleagues know him for bridging technical rigor with thoughtful cartographic presentation.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Geography, Bachelor of Science (BS), Geography at Southern Oregon University
Graduate Certificate, GIS, Graduate Certificate, GIS at Portland State University