Geospatial Analyst & Political Scientist
Alexander
Wurfbain
GIS · Data Analysis · International Security
Available from September 2026 — Open to opportunities
Portfolio
PDF
International Security
Spaceport Reports
PDF
Coursework
Movement Cost Map to Waste Disposal in LA County
Cost-distance analysis of waste disposal accessibility in LA County.
StoryMap
Kyoto, the City of Disharmony
How the ancient layout of Heian-kyo shapes where Kyoto’s overtourism concentrates, and what could spread it out.
PDF
Creative Maps
Virilia
An invented 7,795 × 4,570 km continent. The coastline is hand-drawn; rainfall, rivers, vegetation and ice are all calculated from the terrain.
PDF
Coursework
Cartography Coursework
Three Penn State maps: nature reserve suitability in Centre County, PA; zoning in Kalispell, MT; and a 3D bivariate map of downtown Charlottesville, VA.
Skills & tools
Geospatial
ArcGIS Pro
QGIS
ArcGIS Online
StoryMaps
QGIS
ArcGIS Online
StoryMaps
Data & Code
Python / ArcPy
SQL
Power BI
Data visualization
SQL
Power BI
Data visualization
Analysis
OSINT
Political risk
Reporting & writing
Research
Political risk
Reporting & writing
Research
Communication
Team building
Cross-cultural liaison
Japanese (working)
Briefing
Cross-cultural liaison
Japanese (working)
Briefing
About
Spatial analyst with a political science background and a postgraduate GIS certificate from Penn State. I’m interested in international affairs, data, and using maps to help explain the world.
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Education
Penn State GIS Certificate
UMass Amherst — Political Science
UMass Amherst — Political Science
Experience
JET Programme · Business Improvement District
GIS & Data Analysis
GIS & Data Analysis
Target roles
GIS · Intelligence
International Affairs · Data
International Affairs · Data
Open to opportunities
from September 2026
Available from September 2026 — open to GIS, analyst, data, policy, and adjacent roles.