The City of Hilliard has announced the addition of Robert Verstraete to its team as a new GIS Analyst, where he will leverage his background to manage, analyze, and visualize spatial data critical to various city operations. According to the official city announcement, Verstraete arrives in Central Ohio after a tenure in Toledo, where he's left his imprint in fields spanning water management, sanitary works, stormwater, and fiber optics infrastructure over the past two years.
Excited by the prospects, Verstraete openly shared his enthusiasm for the role, saying, "I'm pretty pumped about this opportunity," as he looks to grow in his expertise within GIS. The move isn't just a leap in his career; it also marks a personal milestone as he and his spouse anticipate the arrival of their first child, expanding their roots in this new community they now call home.
Beyond the confines of cartography and data, the new Hilliard hire harbors a passion for biking and reading, echoing the well-roundedness that often flourishes in those who juggle the dichotomy of systemic exactitude and the boundless adventures found in pages or pedaled pathways. To give back to the city's landscape of utilities, his contribution promises to streamline functions that touch the lives of citizens day in and day out.
As he settles into his new position at the City of Hilliard, his previous stint in Toledo provides a robust foundation for what lies ahead. The city's infrastructure and the underlying digital mapping that will dictate the efficacy and growth of Hilliard's urban landscape will now bear his technical acumen and a gaze set on the horizon of progressive urban management. In his own words to the City of Hilliard, Verstraete looks forward to gaining "more exposure to what I’ve been doing with GIS and building on that experience."
