Erik Ferryman, GISP

GIS Director + Associate Planner

Erik has been the Geographic Information Systems Director and an Associate Planner with The Urban Collaborative since 2019. With more than 15 years of GIS experience, he brings leadership, technical expertise, and analytical skills to his role, alongside enterprise-level and on-site planning experience. His work spans from DoD headquarters-level organizations, such as USMC Plans Policies & Operations, to base-level installations, including key sites in the National Capital Region and the Pacific.

Erik’s experience includes serving as the acting Installation GIS Manager for an overseas DoD Air Station, where he oversaw GIS operations, managed a staff of analysts, and provided strategic guidance. He also possesses broad expertise in related fields, including real property reconciliation and asset evaluation (FIAR), utility systems, environmental affairs, explosive safety siting, and CADD conversion.

As a project manager, Erik has led a diverse array of initiatives, including development plans, transportation plans, regional realignments, space optimization plans, site integration plans, utility plans, and over $2.4 billion in project programming. He is also an experienced system administrator, having managed a government network server supporting over 300 users, and has successfully executed enterprise migrations of GIS users across U.S. government hosting environments.

A skilled Python developer, Erik has created scripts to automate large enterprise data migrations and metadata discovery processes. His expertise extends to client services and project guidance in GIS analysis and support, with three years of overseas experience supporting DoD operations.

Contact

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Credentials

GISP