Denis Kimeli

GIS Analyst · Geo-front Consultants Ltd

Jan 2026 – Present · Nairobi, Kenya

• Conduct advanced spatial analyses to support environmental planning and impact assessment.
• Process and analyze multi-temporal satellite imagery to assess land-use change and environmental conditions.
• Coordinate GPS-enabled field data collection and integrate ground observations with geospatial datasets.
• Design, maintain, and optimize spatial databases for efficient storage, retrieval, and analysis.
• Develop geospatial workflows to automate data processing and ensure reproducible environmental assessments.
• Produce technical maps and spatial analyses supporting Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports.

GIS | Remote Sensing consultant · Export Trading Group (ETG)

Aug 2025 – Dec 2025 · Hurlingham, Nairobi

• Quality Check of Coffee Plantation Polygons (Remove overlaps, duplicate geometries, etc.)
• Deforestation Risk assessment using Comparison tool (GEE), Google Earth and historical satellite imagery.
• Create deforestation datasets for overlay with coffee farm plots and checking percentage overlap.
• Receive various GIS data formats, check mandatory fields and upload to Meridia for quality and compliance checks.
• QC of data uploaded to ETG data collection platform by field teams and prepare dashboards.
• Ensure Compliance with European Regulation on Deforestation (EUDR).

GIS Analyst | Lead · Earthbanc

Nov 2023 – Jul 2025 · Eldoret, Kenya

• Supervise and coordinate GIS activities, aligning outputs with program monitoring frameworks.
• Integrate geospatial data workflows into Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) processes.
• Support development of spatial indicators for tracking restoration, land use change, and carbon outcomes.
• Conduct land suitability assessments based on GOLD Standard carbon methodology.
• Capture and process drone data (DTM, DSM, orthomosaics, LiDAR) for high-resolution monitoring.
• Perform land use classification, deforestation analysis, and land degradation mapping.

GIS | Geo information Researcher · Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN)

Jun 2023 – Nov 2023 · Nairobi, Kenya

• Hydrological modelling of impacts of climate variability and land use change on selected watersheds.
• Flood modelling in Nairobi and lake regions.
• Conduct literature reviews on various research topics.
• Participate in design and development of questionnaires and Key informant interviews.
• Carry out data entry, data cleaning and analysis as requested.
• Disseminate research findings through reports, dashboards and interactive web maps.

Spatial Data Scientist · Geo-front Consultants Ltd

Jan 2023 – May 2023 · Nairobi, Kenya

• Data collection using ODK, GPS Survey 123.
• Geo-statistical analysis - IDW, Kriging, Geographically Weighted Regression, Spatial auto-correlation for biodiversity mapping.
• Satellite image processing and analysis in QGIS and Google Earth Engine.
• Statistical analysis in SPSS, R and Python - Descriptive and Quantitative.
• Spatial analysis and Map making for research and client submission.
• Web-mapping, dashboard design in ArcGIS enterprise and leaflet/folium in Python.

Research Assistant · Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)

Jun 2022 – Dec 2022 · Nairobi

• Data collection for various projects including gender based agricultural insurance.
• Design questionnaires and data collection tools such as ODK, Kobo collect, Survey 123, QFIELD.
• Automated processes to streamline data acquisition, processing, analysis and dissemination.
• Support the assembly of data from Humanitarian data collection platforms.
• Conduct data analyses and generate maps and geographic statistics to enhance scientific rigor.
• Key Project: Quality Index Insurance Project – SERVIR East Africa (QUIIC) - Use of machine learning and AI for Crop-Type Mapping, Crop insurance feasibility assessment in Kenya, Research models for Crop-Yield prediction.