Miss Tamarin Strong CGeog (GIS)

Biography

Occupation: Senior GIS Consultant Employer: Arup Memo: Tamarin is a Senior GIS Consultant for the Midlands Campus Office of ARUP. She leads a team to provide GIS support to the wide range of engineering disciplines within the office. GIS work ranges in size and complexity from small site environmental assessments to large major infrastructure projects. Tamarin is committed to promoting a wider use and increased awareness of GIS and the availability of geographic data. This has been achieved by giving presentations and running training courses, both internally and to clients. Tamarin has a BSc (Hons) in Geology from the University of Southampton and an MSc in Mineral Exploration from Imperial College, with a dissertation focused on the cost effective use of GIS for desk based exploration. Previous roles have included GIS posts at the Environment Agency and a Local Authority transport and planning department.