Mohamed Elfateh Ahmed

UAV & Geomatics Engineer · Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed Co.

Jan 2024 – Present · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Plan and carry out UAV missions for surveying, mapping, inspection, and data collection in mining sites using GCPs, covering areas exceeding 400 hectares across multiple sites.
• Conduct pre-flight checks for equipment readiness and regulatory compliance; contributed to a zero-incident flight record over 100+ missions.
• Operate drones in various environmental conditions, capturing high-resolution geotagged imagery with adequate overlap for 3D reconstruction; collected and processed over 170,000 images.
• Process imagery in Pix4Dmapper, Agisoft Metashape and DJI Terra to generate orthomosaics, point clouds, DSMs, DTMs, and 3D models with GCPs and quality control; outputs used in 20+ major project phases.
• Extract volumes, contours, and measurements for reports and integration into CAD and GIS platforms (.las, .dxf, .shp, .tiff, .fbx, .obj).
• Perform surveying for quarries and blasting locations and create blasting designs using AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Survey Engineer · J Project United Company

Mar 2021 – Oct 2023 · Khartoum, Sudan

• Managed and updated land deeds and property records within the GIS framework for legal and administrative purposes.
• Digitized paper maps and converted them into GIS data.
• Created topographic and cadastral maps for construction and land projects.
• Conducted over 180 site surveys across residential, industrial, and mining zones to determine location, size, shape, and elevation of land.
• Generated 50+ high-accuracy topographic and cadastral maps using modern survey equipment.
• Contributed to 100+ legal land documentation files and facilitated delivery of over 300 staked-out parcels for infrastructure development.

Survey Engineer · General Directorate of Survey

Aug 2019 – Feb 2021 · Khartoum, Sudan

• Completed layout marking for over 10,000 m² of built-up area across multiple project sites.
• Delivered more than 30 technical reports and set out 100+ control and layout points with ±2 cm accuracy.
• Mapped and analyzed spatial data covering 75+ land parcels and 50 km of infrastructure corridors.
• Drafted technical documentation defining boundaries, easements, and access rights for legal reference.
• Verified property extents using official records, title deeds, and cadastral documentation.
• Supervised topographic and as-built surveys, ensuring compliance with design tolerances across 25+ construction phases.

GIS & Technical Support Engineer · Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company

Jan 2019 – May 2019 · Khartoum, Sudan

• Worked in the Technical Services Department, GIS Section, adding and updating oil well and facility locations in the GIS system.
• Produced printed and digital maps for oil field projects.
• Used basic GIS tools to view, analyze, and check geographic data.
• Collected, updated, and analyzed geographic data from various sources and maintained geographic databases.
• Used AutoCAD Map, scripts and database (2015) and Autodesk Infrastructure Map Server 2016 (Web GIS).
• Used Trimble Business Center quality control software to determine oil well locations and modify the GPS network.