Information Management and GIS Specialist with over 20 years of field experience across Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Deployed in active conflict zones, post-disaster settings, and complex humanitarian emergencies — consistently delivering geospatial products that drive strategic decisions at the highest UN levels.
Technical expertise spans the full IM stack: from field data collection using ODK/Kobo, through spatial analysis in ArcGIS and QGIS, to predictive modeling in Python and R, and health information systems using DHIS2. Proven track record of establishing IM units from scratch and building local capacity in fragile states.
Drawing on 20 years of technical field experience — building data systems, managing complex information flows, and deploying digital tools in some of the world's most demanding environments — Gopi founded GT Digital to bring that same precision and discipline to everyday business needs.
GT Digital delivers web development, mobile app development, UI/UX design, and digital marketing for businesses that need solutions that actually work. The agency's strength is not just in building things, but in understanding what data, systems, and users actually need — a perspective shaped by years of UN fieldwork rather than agency convention.
Visit GT Digital →Conducted a full foot survey of all 8 camps at Manik Farm, gathering resident data and producing maps for humanitarian agencies and local authorities. The data enabled targeted aid delivery to approximately 300,000 war victims.
No data existed on transition shelter sites for Tsunami victims in Ampara district, blocking donor funding and aid delivery. Conducted field visits, gathered and plotted data, and produced the mapping that directly enabled aid delivery and served as justification for donor pledges.
Established, recruited, and led Information Management units in three separate country operations — each time building the team, systems, and workflows from scratch under emergency conditions.