Ken Schmidt i2 Consulting
P.O. Box 4583
808-342-8760
Professional Summary :
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Over 30 years of experience in developing and managing Geographic Information
Systems (GIS), Land Information Systems (LIS), Permit Tracking Systems, and related geospatial technologies.
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Consultant to the State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and
Tourism (DBEDT) for a Hawaii Coastal Zone Spatial Analysis Tool to review regulatory permit applications in conservation and coastal regions.
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Since July 1990, coordinated and managed the development of the enterprise GIS for the
City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, a combined municipal/county government.
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Administers and supervises the Honolulu Land Information System (HoLIS), a staff of eight (8) GIS Analyst and seven (7) GIS Cartographic Technicians.
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Administer the design, management, maintenance, and access to cadastral map data.
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Manage, coordinate, and assist City Departments in application deployment of geospatial technologies.
 Supervises and manages the design, implementation, and operations of the City’s land use, subdivision, and building automated permit tracking and management system ,
(AutoPermits).
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Manage web based permitting (HONline) and digital permit plan review (ePlans) systems.
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Review and approve GIS and permitting system architecture plans and upgrades.
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Establish policies of data maintenance, data architecture, information access, metadata standards, and public web services.
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Administer contract services for software maintenance, data production, project deployments, technical support, and 3 rd
party operations.
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Produce strategic plans, project schedules, resource requirements, technical support guidelines, and operating policies.
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Perform business process reviews and assist in policy decisions on reengineering initiatives.
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Develop, prepare, and justify annual budgets.
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Work with multiple Private Industry, City, State, and Federal agencies to establish

agreements to share geospatial data and functionality.
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Present plans and program initiatives to elected and appointed officials, private business, professional organizations, and the public.
Achievements
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Managed the development and expansion of the Honolulu GIS program to serve geospatial databases and technologies to the City and County of Honolulu.
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Coordinated, advised, and managed implementation services for local government programs including public safety; tax assessment; construction permitting; infrastructure and asset management; environmental protection; land use planning and zoning; park and recreational services; neighborhood/community programs; and transportation services.
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Deployed the DPP AutoPermits system using the commercial work flow management software product called POSSE.
 Redesigned Honolulu’s land use and construction permitting systems through the integration of POSSE, GIS, scanned microfilm and documents, and other land record data.
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Managed the development and deployment of HONline, an Internet based building permit program that provides for “apply, pay, and print” permitting services, which in
2012 produced 16,000 building permits with a cost benefit of 1500 personnel days.
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Performed a 2011 geospatial data analysis of completed building permits that resulted in the collection of over $5M dollars in additional tax revenues.
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Member of the Multi-Agency Command Center (MACC) for the 2010 Asia Pacific
Economic Summit (APEC) National Security Event. Coordinated with NGA, FBI, DOD, and DHS representatives in the sharing of geospatial data, event preparation, and mapping of event incidents.
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Produced a 2005 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with USGS to participate in the
National Map Program by producing federally compliant public web services.
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Assisted in conducting and producing the 2003 Geospatially Enabling Community
Collaboration (GECCo) Honolulu Workshop Summary and Findings with GITA representatives.
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Established in 1998 a partnership with the Honolulu Board of Realtors to deploy public
GIS website that publishes free geospatial data from the City/County of Honolulu.
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Established a 1998 MOA with USGS through City Council resolution to share street network and other data for the development of DLG basemaps.
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A founding member of the Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council
(HIGICC). Served as President from 2003 to 2005.
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Represented State of Hawaii and HIGICC at National States Geographic Information
Council (NSGIC) 2005 Annual Conference in Rochester, NY
International Experience
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In 2012 traveled to Ukraine as part of U.S. State Department funded Legislative Fellows
Program (LFP) for the American Council of International Education (ACIE) to educate local government officials and academic professionals on the use and value of GIS
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applications.
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Briefed Ukraine U.S. Embassy officials on the status and importance of the land interests that may be impacted by Ukraine State Land Cadastre Center (SLCC).
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Hosted delegations from China, Vietnam, Philippines,
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Honors and Awards:
Special Achievement in GIS 2012
City and County of Honolulu, Manager of the Year 2011
GIS Hero; ESRI ArcNews Spring 2011
HIGICC President Award 2009
Special Achievement in GIS Award, 1998
Department of Land Utilization, Manager of the Year 1996
Department of Planning, Manager of the Year 1991
Background:
1985 – 1990: GIS Analyst and data base manager for the GIS and Mapping Section at the
Southwest Florida Water Management District in Brooksville FL. Provided lead technical support for the selection of GIS contracts, the development and implementation of the GIS data base, and software programming for the "Save our Rivers" land protection program.
1984-1985: GIS Analyst at the Suwannee River Water Management District in Live Oak, FL
(the 1st Arc/Info site in Florida). Provided technical GIS support for the Suwannee River Flood
Protection Program.
1984: Cartographer for Martel Laboratories (aka Geonex) in St. Petersburg, FL. Produced wetland maps of the North American Prairie Pothole Region using an APPS IV Analytical
Stereoplotter and the Wetland Analytical Mapping Software (WAMS) for U.S. Fish & Wildlife and Ducks Unlimited to use in migratory bird management,
Education:
Graduated in 1983 with Bachelor of Arts; Geography
Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
Affiliations:
Hawaii Geographic Information Coordinating Council (HIGICC)
Hawaii Association of Land Surveyors (HALS)
Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)
International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA)
American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS)
Community Involvement:
Hawaii Geographic Alliance
Since 1992 serve as a Judge/ Moderator for the annual Hawaii State Geography Bee.
Kaneohe Vision Team Member
Kaneohe Neighborhood Board Meetings
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Relevant or Recent Papers, Articles, Webinars, and Media Announcements:
3D Modeling Shows off Elevated Rail System Landscape, Honolulu uses Geodesign to build case for Rail Cooridor, ArcNews Spring 2013
“GIS-Assisted Permitting Save Honolulu Money and Generates New Revenue”, The Business
Case for GIS, Measuring Up Volume 2, Christopher Thomas, Brian Parr, Britney Hinthorne
ESRI Press Redland CA 2012
“Honolulu in 3D - How to Create Smart 3D City Models with Existing 2D Data Using Esri
CityEngine” GeoSpatial Webinar, Directions Magazine, August 2012
“City and County of Honolulu Use 3D to Analyze Transit-Oriented Development” ESRI
International User Conference Plenary July 2012
“City Unveils Electronic Permitting Review Process (ePlans)” City and County of Honolulu
Press Conference, July 2012
“GIS Administrator Inspired to Make a Difference” ArcNews Winter 2010/2011
“Redesigning the Permitting Process”, The 2008 National Summit on Licensing & Permitting
Excellence in Government, June 2008 The Performance Institute, Arlington VA
“In-depth Case Study, Honolulu HI”, The GIS Guide for Local Government Officials, Edited
Cory Fleming, ICMA ESRI Press 2005
“Tax Assessment Practices” National Association of Counties (NACo) 2005
“Project Innovation: Overhauling the Permit Processing System in Honolulu” ESRI International
User Conference Proceedings, 2001
“Establishing GIS Functionality in the Operations of Local Government” URISA Conference
Proceedings, 1994
“Starting Simple and Building Outward Application Development Strategies that Really Work”
Panelist, URISA Conference, Atlanta GA 1993.
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