GIS Professional
Urban & Transportation Planning
Victoria BC, Canada rroyjauvin@gmail.com
Welcome to my portfolio page.
Here you will find some of my latest projects.
If you like what you see, get in touch!
I developed a passion for GIS and remote sensing while completing my BSc at UBC. Since then, I've done geospatial work across various industries from ecological landscape classification in Yukon to telecommunications infrastructure planning in Germany. I'm currently deepening my skills through BCIT's Advanced Diploma in GIS, with a special interest in transportation and urban planning.
Core competencies developed over multiple industries.
Originally from Quebec, my family moved to Whitehorse, Yukon when I was eight. Growing up in the North gave me an early appreciation for the outdoors and environmental issues, eventually leading me to a BSc in Natural Resources Conservation at UBC. It was there that I discovered GIS, a field that immediately resonated with my love of technical problem-solving and big-picture thinking. I was fortunate to gain hands-on experience at UBC's Integrated Remote Sensing Studio, supporting graduate research with remote sensing and GIS analysis.
After graduation, I worked for the Yukon Government as a GIS technician on the Ecological Landscape Classification program, combining summer fieldwork with ecological map production.
Wanting to experience life abroad, I then moved to Munich, Germany, where I worked as a GIS planner for MRK Media AG, supporting the rollout of fiber-optic infrastructure across southern Germany.
Upon returning to Canada, I sought something different: a professional challenge that would test my resilience and offer immediate, tangible impact. This drew me to emergency services. What started as a departure from desk work became a career with BC Emergency Health Services, first as a paramedic and eventually as a dispatch supervisor.
EMS gave me meaningful work, resilience, and leadership skills, but it also shifted my perspective. I developed an acute awareness of how urban design shapes our daily lives. I had originally studied conservation to understand environmental and social challenges; it was through urbanism that I began to see solutions. Having accomplished what I set out to do in emergency services, it was time to reconnect with GIS and apply those skills toward sustainable transportation for Canada's future.
I'm currently completing BCIT's Advanced Diploma in GIS, and I couldn't be more excited about what's ahead.
British Columbia Institute of Technology | Online | Expected 2027
Coursework: Fundamentals of GIS, Mapping, GIS Programming, CAD for GIS, Database Systems, Remote
Sensing, Spatial Analysis
University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | 2008–2012
Dean's Honour Roll
Coursework: Land Use Planning, Basic and Advanced GIS, Remote Sensing, Cartography
Dispatch Supervisor (2024–Present) | Emergency Medical Dispatcher (2018–2024) |
Paramedic (2017–2018)
Operational leadership for 12-person dispatch team. Coordinate multi-agency responses across
Vancouver Island using GIS-enabled dispatch software and real-time situational analysis. As a
paramedic, responded to medical emergencies and provided patient assessment, treatment, and
transport.
Designed fiber optic infrastructure plans using GIS-based tools. Created cartographic products and technical documentation for engineering teams and planning approvals.
Maintained geodatabases and created thematic ecological maps. Conducted spatial analysis for landscape classification. Participated in ecological fieldwork and data collection.
Supported graduate research in remote sensing. Co-authored peer-reviewed study on climate-induced tree species range shifts. Produced habitat extent maps under multiple climate scenarios.
C1 German Language Certification
Goethe Institute | Montreal, QC | 2025
Primary Care Paramedic Certification
Justice Institute of British Columbia | Victoria, BC | 2016
Yukon Commissioner's Award for Bravery
Whitehorse, Yukon | 2013
Recognized for providing aid during a remote helicopter incident while significantly injured.
A selection of my recent GIS work.
A personal project exploring potential light rail routes for the Capital Regional District. Used weighted overlay analysis combining population density, transit stop density, proximity to the E&N rail corridor, and distance from activity centres to identify high-need areas and propose two route options.
A GIS site suitability analysis identifying optimal park locations along the Los Angeles River. Criteria included parcel size, proximity to the river, population density, youth population, income levels, and distance from existing parks.
A site suitability analysis for a proposed museum in Peterborough, Ontario. This map examines property values and land use types to identify optimal locations for the new facility.