Colin Russell GIS Operations Manager

Mr. Russell is in charge of coordinating and producing all GIS projects. These projects include E911 mapping, precinct redistricting, neighborhood mapping, flood plain mapping, etc. Mr. Russell interacts with counties, municipalities, and private enterprises to promote GIS services.

Education

Mr. Russell received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geography, with an emphasis in urban and economic geography, from Northern Illinois University. He is certified in Geographic Information Systems. Mr. Russell also received an Associate of Arts Degree from Heartland Community College.

Professional History

Prior to joining Bruce Harris & Associates, Mr. Russell worked for the Kane County Division of Transportation as a GIS Specialist. His responsibilities included assisting planners and engineers with GIS related projects. In this position he was responsible for development and implementation of GIS applications including data creation, data conversion, and spatial and statistical analysis.

Special projects that Mr. Russell has completed for Bruce Harris & Associates include:

• E911 mapping and atlas creation for the Macon County Emergency Telephone Board System
• Street map creation for the City of Elyria, Ohio
• Neighborhood sub-market mapping for Pulte Homes Corporation
• Election results maps for Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert
• Digital flood plain mapping for LaSalle County, Illinois and Lorain County, Ohio
• Digital land use mapping for Pike County, Illinois
• Water utility Geodatabase design and conversion for the City of Geneva, Illinois

Mr. Russell has extensive software experience in:

• ArcGIS
• ArcInfo Workstation
• ArcView
• ArcSDE
• ESRI Extensions
• ArcPad
• AutoCAD
• MicroStation
• GeoMedia Professional
• Leica and Trimble GPS Systems