# Wenhao Wu

> Geographic Information System (GIS), Software Development, Data Analytics

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/wenhaowu

Geospatial Software Developer with backgrounds in Computer Science, Urban Planning, as well as Product Design. Experienced and creative professional able to decipher and solve complex challenges by extracting valuable product insights and developing implementable software solutions. 

Personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/wenhaowu/home

Excellent data visualization and design capabilities. Strong logic and reasoning capabilities with background in economics and applied maths. 6+ years of specialized industry expertise in planning and urban development, geospatial analysis, and product design, passionate about utilizing design and planning tools to derive critical insights and propose scenarios for positive impacts. 
Diligent professional with efficient project management and problem-solving skills. Reliable team player using effective communication to achieve enhanced collaboration results. 
Fluent user of programming languages of Python, R, Javascript, SQLite, HTML&CSS, etc. Expert user of geospatial and data analysis tools such as ArcGIS(Pro & Online), QGIS, Urban Footprint, MapBox, OSM, GeoPandas, and visualization and design tools including Tableau, Microsoft PowerBI, Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino, SketchUp, AutoCAD, D3.js, etc. Specialized experience in web-based mapping application development using Leaflet.js, MapBox GL, Carto.js, turf.js, and other interactive location intelligence frameworks. Experience in cloud computing and big data analysis using Google Earth Engine, Apache, PySpark, AWS, ML Studio, etc.

## Work Experience
### Geospatial Software Developer @ ENGEO
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Designing and developing custom geospatial software solutions for large-scale engineering project needs. Reducing latency, improving user experience, and automating workflows for various business lines. Applying modern computing, data science, and AI technologies to improve processes and outcomes for geotechnical, environmental, and civil engineering projects. 

Owned features and products include:
- Enhanced the collaboration effectiveness and usability of GIS portals by developing a custom widget using the Dojo JS framework that allows users to create and publish their live session views to share with other users. Streamlined data management practice for user sessions by integrating data pipelines between frontend apps and ArcGIS server. In charge of the development process through requirements gathering, prototyping, development, and testing, as well as deployment.

- Developed various firmwide web-based tools to automate traditionally manual engineering tasks such as field data entry and update, map figure generation with layout, file format conversion, etc. Utilized Vanilla JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Bootstrap, and Git for development.

- Improved the readability and cartography of the firmwide mapping template by creating and deploying a new importable custom basemap style using ArcGIS Vector Tile Style Editor. Enhanced the richness of information and legibility of graphics for mapping products across multiple business lines.

- Solved a critical defect of the GIS portal for the construction management team by retrofitting a custom widget in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS to allow the insertion of high-resolution imagery layers at specific layer positions and integrating custom sorting orders for smoother usability and savings in time and labor.

### Senior Planner and GIS Specialist @ Raimi + Associates
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | Berkeley, CA
GIS and data specialist for various urban planning projects, geospatial analysis to address important urban problems, development of web-based mapping and analytics tools, etc. Design and development of real-time data visualization and interactive dashboards using a combination of QGIS, PowerBI, Excel, Tableau, and ArcGIS Online. Developing SQL queries and Python Scripts for automatic data processing and analysis tasks at scale. Creating analytical cartographic products supporting various project proposals, existing condition reports, GPAC meetings, community engagements, and final plan documents. Modeling a range of potential land use development scenarios on the analytics and mapping platform Urban Footprint.

### Urban Designer / GIS Specialist @ Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020
Actively worked on planning and design projects: historic preservation plans, neighborhood revitalization plans and master planning of new urban districts, both in United States and Asia. Responsibilities include:
- Applying GIS techniques and data science to assist urban planning and design projects in various aspects from data collection, processing, spatial analysis, mapping and visualization, etc.
- Existing Condition Study covering topics of socioeconomic, demographic, environmental, physical design, transportation, etc.
- Preparation of community workshop, creating maps and presentations for community engagement sessions.
- Participated in community meetings as facilitators and note takers, listen to and communicate with community members about issues and planning scenarios.
- Research on planning and building codes, regulations and policies impacting projects and briefing team members.
- Creation of sketches, diagrams, illustrative plans, 3D models, renderings, animations, etc. as design project deliverables. Contributed design alternatives based on constraints and design principles.
- Making of physical massing models for various district scale urban designs, which significantly helped in-person meeting with client and discussion.
- Coordinating and communicating with international teams and consultants on projects progress on daily basis.

### Geospatial Analyst and Web Developer @ GeoAdaptive LLC
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Boston Area
Led the development of the firm's innovative mapping analytics products, in domains of socioeconomic development, trade development, climate change and resiliency, etc.
Served as the sole developer for several minimum viable products of web-mapping applications in a limited time frame.
Participated in various international and regional territorial development strategy projects for clients of regional governments, international non-governmental agencies, etc.
Represented the firm in annual recruiting event and organized marketing efforts.

### Planning and Urban Design Intern @ WRT | Wallace Roberts & Todd
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
During the time at WRT, my major responsibilities include:
- Urban Design: Assisted design drafting and produced illustrative site plans for choice neighborhood housing projects in Shreveport, LA (90 acres, 300 units); Camden, NJ (helped win $13 Million Grant for the city); Hartford, CT (63 acre, 400 units);
- Land Use Planning: Using ArcGIS extensively, produced maps on major corridors and centers, transit coverage, ecological resources, etc. for client meetings and help create Future Land Use Map and Major Streets Plan for the City of Mobile, Alabama;
- Zoning Variance Application: Created 3D models and visual impact representation for zoning ordinance revision for Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken City, NJ;
- Community Planning: Created info-graphics and maps, as well as layout for the Transformation Plan of Brewster-Douglass Neighborhood in Chicago, MI;
- Complete Street Design: Worked with landscape architects to develop 4 streetscape design alternatives for the Four Mile Run Trail project in Arlington, VA.

### Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant @ 美国宾夕法尼亚大学
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
Graduate Research Assistant to Professor Amy Hillier on analytical mapping and data visualization using ArcGIS, Excel, and GoogleEarth. Conducted spatial analytical research on Public Health and
Food Shopping Behavior.

Teaching assistant to the first year planning studio focused on Holmesburg, Philadelphia

### Chief Editor at PANORAMA,  Department of City and Regional Planning Student Journal @ 美国宾夕法尼亚大学
Jan 2015 – Jan 2016

### Project Assistant @ Hong Kong Buildingway Architecture Design
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Charted economic development plan for Li-Huang Village. Completed cost-benefit
analysis for 23 building projects. Presented planning solutions for county government.
The planning was selected as a model for other 18 villages in the county.

### Corporate Credit Intern @ 工商银行
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Hunan
Real Estate Credit Analysis: Wrote risk assessment reports for 2 mixed-use real estate development projects. Attended seasonal banking strategy workshops and compiled data for report.


## Education
### Master of City and Regional Planning in Urban Design, GIS & Smart Cities
University of Pennsylvania

### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology

### KaggleX Data Science in Data Science
KaggleX Mentorship Program

### Grow with Google Challenge Course in Web development
Udacity

### Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Economics in Mathematics, Economics
Renmin University of China

### University-wide Exchange in Finance and Mathematics
The University of Manchester


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/wenhaowuu
- Website: https://www.wenhaowu.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-05