Summary
Stewart Pittard is a Senior GIS Cartographer Developer with over a decade of applied experience building geospatial solutions for land management and research organisations across Australia. He combines deep cartographic and spatial database expertise with strong statistical and field-research skills, honed during a PhD in Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and roles at the Northern Land Council and Charles Darwin University. Stewart designs and delivers practical geospatial workflows that support natural resource management, monitoring and conservation advocacy, bridging technical implementation and ecological insight. His background in tertiary teaching and project management strengthens his ability to translate complex analyses into clear reports and operational guidance for stakeholders. Beyond GIS, he explores data science, bioinformatics and HPC approaches—bringing computational rigor to ecological questions and occasional music analytics experimentation. Based in Greater Darwin, he uniquely blends on-the-ground field experience with advanced spatial analytics to inform evidence-based conservation decisions.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental Science (Honours), 1st Class, Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental Science (Honours), 1st Class at University of Canberra
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management at Charles Darwin University