Mr Ian Martin McGuinness

Biography

Occupation: Principal Geospatial Officer Employer: London Borough of Newham Memo: Ian is a senior geospatial analyst for the London Borough of Newham's Strategic Planning, Regeneration and Olympic Legacy Division, where he is heavily involved in analytical work supporting the council's Local Development Framework and Olympic Games time planning. Ian also works across a range of service areas to develop mapping and other visual materials that promote inward investment and business development in the borough. This includes technical work such as analysis of market and demographic factors, as well as more abstract visualisation designed to stimulate thought, engagement and dialogue around Newham's substantial regeneration opportunities. Ian holds a BSc (Hons) in Geomatics from the Dublin Institute of Technology and has previously worked for CACI as a Planning & Regeneration Consultant and for the Royal Borough of Greenwich as a Crime Analyst. Ian is also interested in promoting more engaging Geography in education and is an RGS-IBG Geography Ambassador.