Eric J. A. Nielsen

Eric J. A. Nielsen is a highly skilled Geographic Information System Specialist currently working at Ormat Technologies, Inc. since September 2025 and serving as Adjunct Faculty at Truckee Meadows Community College since January 2025, teaching introductory courses in Cartography and GIS. Prior experience includes roles as a Transportation Planner and GIS at Parametrix, where responsibilities involved GIS data visualization and interactive mapping, and as a GIS Specialist at Manhard Consulting, focusing on data analysis and GIS applications in civil engineering. Nielsen's background also includes consultancy work at Alchemy Analytics LLC on fire risk analysis, and academic roles at the University of Nevada, Reno as both a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, contributing to research on economic and transportation geography. Educational qualifications consist of a Master’s degree in Geography and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of Nevada, Reno, alongside an international teaching stint in the Basque Country, Spain.