Stafford Smith
Independent Consultant Managing Director at Right Place Geo
Broome, Western Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolStafford Smith is an independent consultant and managing director combining 15+ years of field archaeology with seven years as a geospatial software engineer, specialising in digital twins, web mapping and data-collection/visualisation tools. He builds end-to-end geospatial systems for Indigenous ranger groups and environmental organisations, bridging high-tech stacks (React, Cesium, Leaflet, TerriaJS, GDAL, GCP/AWS) with on-the-ground workflows. His rare mix of archaeology, bush skills and cross-cultural stakeholder experience enables pragmatic solutions that work in remote field conditions as well as in the browser. At CSIRO Data61 he led a Terria-based Digital Twins program and has contributed front-end UX enhancements to the popular TerriaJS project. A CASA-certified remote pilot and experienced trainer, he also runs field surveys alongside software delivery, ensuring tools reflect real user needs. Outside work he channels creative problem-solving into music, underscoring a practical yet inventive approach to product design.
6 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
BSci Hons Archaeology and GIS, BSci Hons Archaeology and GIS at The University of Western AustraliaDiploma Project Management, Diploma Project Management at North Regional TAFEGraduate Diploma Geospatial Intelligence, Graduate Diploma Geospatial Intelligence at Curtin University
Github Skills (7)
css10
uid10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
react10
html9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
TerriaJS/terriajs
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
A library for building rich, web-based geospatial data platforms.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:224 reviews, 237 commits, 86 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Stafford primarily contributed to the front-end of the project, focusing on user interface (UI) enhancements and component development within the TerriaJS framework. Their work included implementing new features such as a download button for chart panels, and integrating external libraries, such as the tinyMCE editor, to improve the user experience. Furthermore, the user made changes to the UI component styles, including making the progress bar colour adaptable to a variety of backgrounds, and implemented keyboard navigation features, indicating a focus on usability.
3d-globedataterriajsprogressive-enhancementmediawiki-extension
staffordsmith83/staffordsmith83
Aug 2020 - Dec 2022
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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