Spatial & Intelligence Analyst

Alexander
Wurfbain

GIS · Political Risk · East Asia Regional Expertise

ArcGIS Pro ArcPy / Python SQL Power BI OSINT Penn State GIS East Asia
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Alexander Wurfbain — Spatial and Intelligence Analyst
Osaka, Japan · 2024
Open to opportunities from August 2026 — Federal, contractor, think tank, or private sector
Featured projects
ArcPy · Python
Tools & Code
Topographic Wetness Index Tool
Automated ArcGIS Pro Python pipeline — Fill → Flow Direction → Flow Accumulation → Slope → TWI — with optional soils integration.
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GEOINT · OSINT
International Security Series
South China Sea: Contested Features
EEZ overlaps, artificial island construction activity, and naval transit corridors mapped from open-source data.
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StoryMap · WWI
American Heroes Series
A. Piatt Andrew & the AFS in WWI
Mapping the American Field Service ambulance corps across the Western Front, 1915–1917. A family history becomes cartographic record.
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Skills & tools
Geospatial
ArcGIS Pro
ArcPy · Python
Spatial Analyst
QGIS · Leaflet
Data & Analysis
SQL
Power BI
Hydrologic modeling
Raster analysis
Intelligence
OSINT
GEOINT
Political risk analysis
East Asia expertise
Communication
Cross-cultural liaison
ArcGIS StoryMaps
Technical writing
Japanese (working)
About

Spatial analyst and political scientist with three years on the ground in Japan and a Penn State postgraduate GIS certificate. I build geospatial tools, analyze political risk, and navigate institutional complexity across cultures.

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Currently based
Osaka, Japan → US Aug 2026
Education
Penn State GIS Certificate
Political Science & IR
Experience
JET Programme · Hyannis BID
GIS & Data Analysis
Target roles
GEOINT · Political Risk
GIS Analyst · Federal

Open to opportunities
from August 2026

Federal, contractor, think tank, or private sector — I’m looking for analyst roles where spatial analysis and international perspective both matter.

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