Job Placement
Earning your MGIS degree from the University of Minnesota will benefit your career and give you the opportunity to make a real difference in your chosen field. Whether you use your GIS knowledge to empower communities, plan urban transportation systems, chart evaculation paths, help the environment, increase market share, or pioneer new software applications, as a MGIS graduate, you'll always be in the company of your field's brightest minds and top achievers.
We provide a complete listing of our graduates and their current positions on this page.
| Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Brauer | May 2024 | GIS Analyst, Isthmus Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Owen Connolly | May 2024 | Land Cover GIS Technician, NV5, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Eric Gibson | December 2024 | GIS Analyst, Parsons Corporation, Buffalo, New York |
| Mattie Gisselbeck | May 2024 | Associate Technical Consultant, Professional Services, Esri, Redlands, California |
| Zain Ul Abdin Siyal | May 2024 | Deputy Manager of Planning, United Energy Pakistan, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Carl Sones | May 2024 | GIS Developer, MNIT, MN Department of Health, St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Deepika Mallika Tamilselvan | May 2024 | Research associate, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota |
| Yaxuan Zhang | May 2024 | Transportation Planner, Modern Mobility Partners, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Mohsen Ahmadkhani | May 2023 | Doctoral candidate, Geography Department, University of Minnesota |
| Taylor Andersen-Beaver | December 2023 | Independent GIS consultant, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Ethan Bott | December 2023 | Wildlife GIS Data Steward, MN IT Services, St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Alexander Danielson | May 2023 | GIS Specialist, City of Minneapolis |
| Jake Ford | May 2023 | GIS Consulting Senior Associate, ERM, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Rob Hendrickson | May 2023 | GIS Analyst, Community Air Monitoring Project, City of Minneapolis Health Department |
| Diego Osorio | May 2023 | GIS Technician, U-Spatial, University of Minnesota |
| Erik Sauer | May 2023 | GIS Tech, GeoComm, St. Cloud, Minnesota |
| Maochuan Wang | December 2023 | GIS Support Analyst, Esri, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Luke Zaruba | December 2023 | Geospatial Consultant, Business Insights & Analytics Leadership Development Program, Travelers, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Student Name | Graduation Date | Current Position |
|---|---|---|
| Cole Anderson | May 2022 | Geospatial Analyst, Taskar Center for Accessible Technology, University of Washington, Seattle; Researcher, IPUMS, University of Minnesota |
| Emily Cavazos | December 2022 | Quantitative Research Expert, Research in Action, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Gene Cheng | May 2022 | GIS Technician I, GeoComm, Remote |
| Michael Felzan | May 2022 | GIS Analyst, RESPEC, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Tom Glancy | December 2022 | Independent GIS Consultant; Chief Technology Officer at Blue Door Quilting, St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Douglas Griep | May 2022 | GIS Mapping Analyst I, Finlay Engineering, Minnesota (remote) |
| Mary Heise | December 2022 | GIS/Data Analyst Consultant, Environment and Health Site Solutions Division, Ramboll Group |
| Ali Hossaini | December 2022 | Geospatial Developer, Polar Geospatial Center, University of Minnesota |
| Megan Marsolek | December 2022 | Imagery Scientist, Department of Defense, Springfield, Virginia |
| Andrew Whalen | December 2022 | Photogrammetrist/remote sensing analyst, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, St. Louis, Missouri |
| Rongxuan Zhu | May 2022 | Research Analyst, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China |