[OSGeo-Discuss] Finding an OSGEO-related job in London

Thu Oct 15 04:54:39 PDT 2009

Matthew

www.newgrove.com is a London based GIS company, we use and contribute to
lot of OpenSource software and have won lots of central government and
private sector contracts going head to head with the 'proprietary' GIS
vendors....see http://www.osgeo.org/uk/case_studies for some UK based
case studies....

I agree with Chris....i think it unlikely you will find a London based
job specifically focused on open source GIS....given the current
economic climate I would target all GIS companies, apart from us I can't
think of any other London based companies that use
OpenSource....although am sure there must be a few pockets of usage in
some of the bigger companies/organisations....

feel free to drop your cv to us and we'll see if there is a fit with our
needs.....worth taking a look at www.agi.org.uk as well..

hth
Jonathan

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Chris Puttick
Sent: 15 October 2009 12:36
To: OSGeo Discussions
Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Finding an OSGEO-related job in London

http://www.osgeo.org/uk

:)

----- "Matthew Pulis" <mpulis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks everyone for the comments. I'm reading and learning :)
> 
> With regards to your reply Tyler, is there any UK chapter to which I
> can subscribe please? If yes where chan I check for it?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:40 AM, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) <
> tmitchell at osgeo.org > wrote:
> 
> 
> To add to Chris' comments... I suggest any job seeker offer to host an
> OSGeo-UK meetup... bring the employers to you instead :)
> 
> Seriously though - there may be an opportunity here for those who have
> some
> momentum for a local OSGeo chapter nearby. Get on the mailing list,
> ask for
> ideas for a venue to meet and plan a meeting using the wiki or mailing
> list
> - a couple folks will often volunteer to do a talk or provide a
> discussion
> point.
> 
> I believe that many local chapter OSGeo'ers are just waiting for a
> chance to
> chat over a beer or talk and plan in a local boardroom. The upside to
> helping plan it is you can give yourself a speaking slot to introduce
> what
> you've been doing/playing with/learning and a URL to your CV at the
> end will
> drive the point home :)
> 
> Best wishes!
> Tyler
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----------------original message-----------------
> From: "Chris Puttick" chris.puttick at thehumanjourney.net
> To: "OSGeo Discussions" discuss at lists.osgeo.org
> Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:34:18 +0000 (GMT)
> -------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> > And of course OA Digital, but while in the UK is not London. London
> is
> under the
> > influence of the "if it don't cost, it ain't worth nothing" although
> we're
> 
> > hopeful revent gov't policy announcements and news like that of the
> recent
> 
> > systems change at the London Stock Exchange might change that; if
> there's
> going
> > to be anything, I'd sniff around the London mayor's office,
> Transport for
> London
> > and some of the London councils.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > ----- "Landon Blake" lblake at ksninc.com wrote:
> >
> >> Matthew,
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> It doesn?t look like anyone responded to your post, so I will offer
> >> some brief comments. I don?t think it likely that you will find a
> job
> >> focused specifically on open source GIS. I am one of the moderator
> of
> >> the OSGeo Jobs mailing list, and job postings there are quite rare
> in
> >> our current economy.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I think you may have to settle for a job in GIS, with perhaps an
> >> opportunity to occasionally dabble in open source GIS software. I
> can
> >> think of only a handful of companies that work extensively with
> open
> >> source GIS software, especially on the desktop. Examples are
> >> Refractions Research, Vivid Solutions, and LISASoft. The first two
> are
> >> Canadian companies, the second is in Australia.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> A better option may be to take a ?regular? GIS job but to hone your
> >> programming skill set by volunteering with one of the OSGeo
> projects.
> >> (Let me know if you are really bored. I could put you to work on a
> >> couple of things right now.) :]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Or you could possibly work part-time as a consultant trying to help
> >> organizations get started with open source GIS.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At any rate, post a link to your resume on the OSGeo Jobs mailing
> >> list. That can?t hurt.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Landon
> >>
> >> Office Phone Number: (209) 946-0268
> >>
> >> Cell Phone Number: (209) 992-0658
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org
> >> [mailto: discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org ] On Behalf Of Matthew
> Pulis
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:12 AM
> >> To: discuss
> >> Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Finding an OSGEO-related job in London
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am moving to London in late January 2010 and am trying to find a
> job
> >> /
> >> career in GIS preferably using Open Source GIS. I am finding it
> quite
> >> hard
> >>
> >> to find job openings in this field, especially in the GIS-T area;
> >> which area
> >> is my area of expertise. Anyone can recommend some job hunting
> >> websites
> >> which are more attributed to OSGEO please?
> >>
> >>
> >> (Sorry for double posting but the previous one had the wrong
> subject
> >> pasted)
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Matthew
> >>
> >> --
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> >> Skype : solutions-lab.net
> >>
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