AGI Cymru

Phil Barlow AGI Cymru Co-Chair

Phil Barlow Research and Sustainability Appraisal Officer, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. Phil is responsible for GIS, statistics and Environmental Assessment at Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. He has over 15 years experience of applying geospatial analysis in the environment, land management and planning sectors.

Dave Roberts - AGI Cymru Co-Chair

Dave has worked in the spatial industry since 1996. Starting in work in the oil industry before moving into government. He has also worked overseas and offshore in the private sector for a number of years before settling back in Wales and moving back into government. Dave has previously been the AGI Cymru chair and AGI council member. Dave has also been in the Royal Naval Reserve for 26 years teaching navigation.

Ioan Evans AGI Cymru Vice-Chair

Ioan Evans is a Senior Geospatial Analyst with extensive experience at both strategic and tactical levels within the Ministry of Defence (MoD). He was introduced to GIS during his tenure at the Defence School of Geospatial Intelligence and has since excelled as a Senior Geospatial Analyst within the MoD, deploying on multinational operations and technical exercises..

Pam Whitham (AGI Cymru Representative on Council) - Strategic Development Manager at Ordnance Survey

Pam has over 20 years’ experience with Ordnance Survey in providing support for the use of Public Sector Geospatial Mapping Data to underpin policy in Wales and England with a particular focus on Housing and Land Administration. Pam has previously been Chair of AGI Cymru and has been an active member of the AGI Cymru committee for many years.

James Wardroper GI Technical Consultant, Ordnance Survey

James is a GI Technical Consultant at Ordnance Survey helping government customers maximize the business benefit from the use of geography. He has over twenty years’ experience in GIS.  Before working for Ordnance Survey he setup a cutting-edge GIS solution for land managers.  He has a MSc in GIS, is a Chartered Geographer, and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Rares Ciurezu Transport Modeller - WSP

Rares is a transport modeller based in Cardiff with a range of experience in traffic modelling, geospatial analysis and writing business cases for transport schemes.

Rares is also an advocate for open data, having undertaken his undergraduate research on the open data barriers for SMEs focusing on the Bath & Bristol area. Rares has an interest in cartography and when he is not watching football (Cardiff City) or running a local 10k, Rares designs maps of stadiums and arenas from across the world under the Stadiamap.com umbrella. Rares created maps of all 12 stadiums used in the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia of which he received numerous admiration and interest.

Kevin Williams - FRGS, Retired Government Officer

Now retired, but still active, Kev was employed at Welsh Government as Lead Product Manager for DataMapWales, the award-winning Welsh Public Sector Geospatial data portal/service.  Kev was the lead on the All-Wales Mapping Service contract and continues to strive for collaborative opportunities in Wales. He works with community projects as a volunteer, applying his 40 years’ experience promoting the understanding of geography and applications of geospatial technology.  His interests include travel, photography, technology, walking, gardening, watercolour painting, and wildlife conservation.  Married with 4 children and 4 granddaughters that keep him very busy!

Sue Beetlestone

A long-standing member of the AGI and of this group. Coming from a background in Geography I began my GIS career in Powys County Council as a GIS Assistant and over the ensuing years developed from that to become the Senior GIS Officer there. It was an exciting time with Powys being one of the core early adopters of the fledgling OS MasterMap. In retirement I retain a keen interest in spatial data and volunteer for the RNLI as Water Safety officer at Barry Dock Lifeboat Station.

David Pegg - Director Consulting Services, CGI

David has 25 years’ experience of delivering geospatial services and applications in the environmental, energy and Government. He started his career as a GIS Analyst looking at where to site large scale renewable energy installations. He currently leads a team of geospatial software engineers helping to deliver ‘the power of where’ to our Government clients, these include Welsh Government, Defra, Valuation Office Agency, Coal Authority and several others. Our mantra is to build open systems based on open standards.

Ollie Bowden - Committee Member and Wales Representative

Ollie is a Technical Relationship Consultant at Ordnance Survey. He graduated Cardiff University with a BSc in Biology, before working as a consultant in the environmental sector. As an Ecologist he developed GIS skills that he utilised across the public and private sector, before fully specialising in GI. Ollie is excited to be a part of the ECN and keen to support other early career professionals. Being the Wales Coordinator Ollie is looking forward to helping connect and empower other young professionals within Wales.