Mrs Karen M Gledhill CGeog (GIS)

Biography

Occupation: GI Specialist Employer: Natural England Memo: My interest in GIS began whilst I was studying for my degree in geography at the University of Salford. Since then I have been working in the GIS field for the last 11 years for various organisations, including Warrington Borough Council, the Farming and Rural Conservation Agency, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, the Countryside Agency and Natural England. During this time I have also studied for a Master's in Geographical Information Systems at the University of Leeds. My experience includes analysis, cartography, data management, programming, technical support, applications management and training. My current role for Natural England involves managing their internal online GI application and data manager for the MAGIC website (http://magic.defra.gov.uk).