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Steven Podwysocki

Sterling, VA, USA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bart and Associates McLean, Virginia
9/2025-8/2026

The project at Intergraph Government Solutions and Hexagon US Federal was sold to Bart and Associates, continuing the same work with the same client. Senior GIS Analyst Quality Control Lead for geographic database population and maintenance task supporting cartographic production within the Intelligence Community. Managed features in geographic coordinate system at 1:500K and 1:3M scales. Reviewed data before delivery to the government for accuracy, completeness and correctness. Researched attribute data for the geographic features using multiple source materials and entered data.

Intergraph Government Solutions Hexagon US Federal Chantilly, Virginia
8/2016-9/2025

Senior GIS Analyst Quality Control Lead for geographic database population and maintenance task supporting cartographic production within the Intelligence Community. Managed features in geographic coordinate system at 1:500K and 1:3M scales. Reviewed data before delivery to the government for accuracy, completeness and correctness. Researched attribute data for the geographic features using multiple source materials and entered data.

Independent Contractor Arlington, Virginia
3/2016-6/2016

Senior GIS analyst contracted to Courage Services for the Foundation GEOINT Content Management (FGCM) projects (a part of NGA's GDS program). Tasked with extraction and feature updates from 2D imagery. Reviews data through GAIT and customized batch programs.

SAIC/Leidos Chantilly, Virginia
5/2008-11/2015

GIS analyst with the Global Geospatial Intelligence (GGI) program tasked with feature data extraction from 2D and stereo imagery. Involved with several different projects under different collection criteria and standards of feature data extraction from imagery. Involved in conflation of numerous data sources to form a more complete GIS product for NGA Next Gen program.

Task lead in rework and redelivery of feature data to NGA. Fixed of and validated issues that NGA found with delivered products. Once these corrections are made the data is run through a few more programs to check validity and compliance with NGA standards. Product is then redelivered to NGA for final approval.

Task lead for several feature data extraction projects with the GGI program for NGA. Creates and maintains guidance for the task. A contact point with sub-contractors for questions and issues. Oversees a group of analysts for quality control of incoming data. Works with other task leads and project manager to set schedules and data delivery.

GIS Analyst using skills in photo interpretation for extraction and senior QC roles for GGI program. Performs Peer QC of other GIS analyst’s work for teaching purposes. Extractor and QC lead for 3D feature data extraction.
Task lead for several feature data extraction projects with the GGI program for NGA. Creates and maintains guidance for the task. A contact point with sub-contractors for questions and issues. Oversees a group of analysts for quality control of incoming data. Works with other task leads and project manager to set schedules and data delivery.

GIS Analyst using skills in photo interpretation for extraction and senior QC roles for GGI program. Performs Peer QC of other GIS analyst’s work for teaching purposes. Extractor and QC lead for 3D feature data extraction.

GIS Analyst using QC skills for senior QC analyst and finishing roles in next-gen program of integration and conflation of numerous data sources for NGA. Task lead and source management for next-gen program tasking.

Intergraph Services Company Reston, Virginia
2/2001-5/2008

Lead Geospatial Intelligence Analyst for real-time crisis situation management team deployed as a mobile unit. Compiled data from multiple sources, government and commercial to provide on-site GIS support for the Warfighter Protection Lab. Tasked to provide maps with data queries on demand. Incorporated aerial and satellite imagery for visual analysis. Software used included GeoMedia Professional, GeoMedia Image, TopoUSA and Google Earth. Trained on-site personnel on additional functionality and capabilities of GeoMedia. Gathered and created GIS data from both data on hand and from other sources.

Quality Control Lead for geographic database population and maintenance task supporting cartographic production within the Intelligence Community. Managed a team of digitizers entering features in geographic coordinate system at 1:500K and 1:3M scales. Reviewed data before delivery to the government for accuracy, completeness and correctness. Researched attribute data for the geographic features using multiple source materials and entered data using Oracle 9i scripts and tools. Transitioned data to a new platform and format. Digitized data from government sources and registered maps from numerous projection systems to conform to the base map properties.

Lead GeoMedia trainer to the Metro Transit Authority in New York City. Supported MTA by bringing in CAD and other data for the New York City subway system into GeoMedia. Created a GIS database for numerous requested features and updated data from aerial imagery. CAD and subway track data were brought together for emergency services and maintenance reference.

Kenda (contracted to Intergraph) Reston, Virginia
4/2000-2/2001

Senior System Engineer processing digital geologic map data using GeoMedia, MGE and Microstation. Digitized features from geologic and political maps in GeoMedia. Converted multiple databases for use in GeoMedia. Used MGE for the processing of digital geographic data. Edge matched between multiple tiled maps. Added and fixed broken database linkages. Digitized and processed points, lines and polygons representing geographic data. Geo-rectified digital map images. Tasked with heads up digitizing geographic features from scanned and geo-rectified map images. Quality checked digitized line work, database linkages and entries.

United States Geological Survey Reston, Virginia
2/1999-4/2000

Physical Science Technician digitizing features from satellite images, aerial photography and geologic maps. Processed digital geologic map data on both a Unix workstation and PC using ARC/INFO and ArcView. Geo-rectified aerial and satellite imagery. ArcView project manager for USGS Open File Report on Gulf Coast Lignite Assessment. Produced USGS Open File Reports of energy resources maps of foreign countries and the Gulf Coast states. Created maps published by the United States Geological Survey. Conducted fieldwork and collecting core samples for scientific study

Oak Ridge Associated Universities (contracted to USGS) Reston, Virginia
3/1988-2/1999

Physical Science Intern tasked to digitize features from satellite images, aerial photography and geologic maps. Processed digital geologic map data on both a Unix workstation and PC using ARC/INFO and ArcView. Conducted fieldwork and collecting core samples for scientific study.

Volunteer (United States Geological Survey) Reston, Virginia
9/1997-3/1998

Volunteer for the United States Geological Survey, tasked to digitize features from satellite images, aerial photography and geologic maps. Processed digital geologic map data on both a Unix workstation and PC using ARC/INFO and ArcView.

EDUCATION

Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA
B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies (with minors in Geology, Business and History)

CERTIFICATIONS AND COURSES

GIS Certificate through NOVA/George Mason awarded in 1997

Leadership Essential I – Leadership class

PUBLICATIONS

•Warwick, P.D., Podwysocki, S.M., et al, 1998, The U.S. Geological Survey Coal Assessment of the Gulf Coastal Region, a progress report, Shiao-Hung Chian (ed.), Coal - Energy and the Environment: Proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, CD-ROM, 4 pages, 2 figs.
•Warwick, P.D., Podwysocki, S.M., et al, 2002, Preliminary Evaluation of Coal Resources for Part of the Wilcox Group (Paleocene through Eocene), Central Texas, United States Geological Survey Open File Report 02-359.
•Podwysocki, S.M., and Lovern, V., 2000, Coal-bearing regions and structural sedimentary basins of China and adjacent seas, United States Geological Survey Open File Report 00-047, 1 map and 1 CD.
•Karlsen, Alex W., Podwysocki, Steven M., et al, 2001, Coal Geology, Landuse and Human Health in the People’s Republic of China, United States Geological Survey Open File Report 01-318, 3 maps and 1 CD.
•Warwick, P.D.; Podwysocki, S.M., et al, 2005, Preliminary assessment of coal resources for the Chemard Lake (Naborton No. 2) coal zone of the Lower Wilcox Group (Paleocene), northwestern Louisiana, United States Geological Survey Open File Report 2005-1262, 32 pages.

Steven Podwysocki

Posted 2026-08-26 under Geospatial