Name: Sumir Shrestha

Education: Bachelor in Forestry

Skill: ArcGIS, GEE, QGIS, R, Python, Adobe

Experience: 2 + Years and ongoing

Address: Madhyapur Thimi-04, Nepal

Skills

R 75%
PYTHON 50%
Data Visualization 70%
Statistical Analysis 85%
Machine Learning 75%

About

About Me

With over 3 years of thorough expertise in the field of forest management, GIS and remote sensing, data science and analytics, along with a bachelor's degree in forestry. Proficient in data analysis, statistical evaluation, hypothesis testing, and forest inventory analysis, & machine learning. Proven ability to oversee significant projects and offer helpful mentoring.

  • Profile: Data Science & Analytics
  • Education: Bachelor of Forestry
  • Language: English, Nepali, Newari, Hindi
  • Other Skills: Excel, Git, Terrset & SEO
  • Interest: Adventure, Wildlife Photography, Teaching

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Resume

Resume

Skilled in using data-driven insights for sustainable forest management, wetland & forest biomass estimation, and ecological modeling. Excellent with Google Earth Engine, remote sensing, LiDAR, and GIS applications to support decision-making in forestry and environmental research. Strong background in statistical modeling, predictive analytics, and project management within the forestry domain. Experienced forest data analyst with 3+ years of expertise in forest data analysis, statistical evaluation, machine learning algorithms, and geospatial analysis.

Work Experience


2025-Present

Freelance and Project Assistant on GIS

GIS Analyst

WWF Nepal

WWF Nepal is an independent conservation organization that focuses on protecting biodiversity, conserving forests and freshwater systems, and mitigating climate change.

Technical Skills

  • Developed and deployed a small Convolutional Neural Network Project to classify Landslide with confidence intervals.
  • Webdevelopment for Active forest fire watch and risk alert notification within 5km zone.
  • Processed historical satellite imagery over 5-year intervals to map wetland dynamics and changes.
  • Developed automated NDWI workflows in QGIS for accurate water body extraction across large-scale areas.
  • Assessed carbon sequestration and ecosystem service potential of the Chitwan National Park and its bufferzone, using InVEST Model.
  • Processed high resolution satellite for Land Cover Classification via Google Earth Engine (GEE).
2024-2025

Internship

Department of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, FRTC

Nepal

Forest Research and Training Centre is a Government body under the Ministry of Forests and Environment, responsible for forestry research and survey activities at the national level.

Core Competencies

  • Utilized terrestrial & airborne LIDAR for comprehensive forest inventorying.
  • Conducted data analysis using R, Python, and geospatial analysis via Google Earth Engine (GEE).
  • Performed visual interpretation & time-series analysis with Collect Earth Online (CEO).
  • Developed predictive models for species distribution, wetland/forest biomass and ecosystem service.
2020-2024

Student & Freelancer

IOF, HTD

Institute of Forestry, Hetauda campus is one of the Forest institute under the Tribhuvan University.

  • Worked as field enumerator and data analyst toward Sustainable Forest Management project.
  • Delivered multiple training and mentorship sessions on wildlife and biodiversity conservation.
  • Gained theoretical and practical insight on GIS.
  • Organized and developed leadership skill and communication.
  • Gained nature-based solutions to disaster management (DDR).


Education


2020-2025

Bachelor of Forestry

Institute of Forestry, Hetauda Campus, Tribhuvan University

Percentage: 81.20%.

2018-2020

Higher Secondary School

Seabird International Secondary School, Nepal

CGPA: 3.39.

2018

Lower Secondary School

Naulo Jyoti English School, Nepal

GPA: 3.60.

Projects

Projects

Below are the sample Data Analytics projects on R, Python & ML.

Searching and Downloading GEDI L4A Dataset

This tutorial will demonstrate how to search and download Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) L4A Footprint Level Aboveground Biomass Density (AGBD) dataset.

Data Analysis using R Project for Beginners

This R script performs analysis of variance (ANOVA) to investigate whether soil organic carbon (SOC) significantly differs across three soil depth classes: 0–20 cm, 20–30 cm, and 30–40 cm.

Data Analysis using R Project for Beginners

Diameter-height (H-D) models are used to predict a tree's height based on its diameter, often at breast height (DBH). This script performs diameter-height modelling using various non-linear models in R.


AGB Estimation using TensorFlow in Bardiya, Nepal

This project estimates Above Ground Biomass Density (AGBD) in Bardiya, Nepal using Landsat satellite imagery, vegetation indices, elevation data, and deep learning (TensorFlow/Keras).

Slope Map generation using Google Earth Engine

This repository contains a Google Earth Engine (GEE) script to generate a slope map in degrees for forest management planning in Nepal.

Article

Article

Below are my article, discovery reports and publications.

Albinism in hog deer (Axis porcinus) from Bardia National Park, Nepal

This study presents the first photographic report of albino hog deer in the core area of BNP while the author was conducting camera trapping for tiger monitoring.

Renewing our commitment

The "Renewing Our Commitment: Revised Wildlife Conservation Action Plan (2024-2029)" is an update of the previous plan (2013-2018) to address the changing challenges in Banpale Forest, specifically the decreasing wildlife population.

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I love to solve environmental & ecological problems & uncover hidden data stories


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Contact

Contact Me

Below are the details to reach out to me!

Address

Bhaktapur, Nepal

Contact Number

+977 9860675964

Email Address

sumir.sht123@gmail.com

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