Brendan Hall joined Sewall in 2024, bringing nearly two decades of experience in land use analysis, economic modeling, and geospatial data science to the team. He holds a Master of Science degree in Spatial Information Science and Engineering from the University of Maine and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Bentley University.
Brendan’s career includes extensive experience in consultancy, project management, and leadership of geospatial initiatives. He has contributed to diverse projects, including regional land-use economic modeling and conservation easement analysis, as well as feasibility and damage studies. His expertise includes geostatistics, data management, and integrating geospatial technologies to deliver tailored solutions for clients, with a growing interest in database systems and process optimization.
Outside of work, Brendan enjoys exploring Maine’s natural landscapes, cross-country and downhill skiing, pursuing home automation projects, and spending time in the garden.
Education
M.Sc., Spatial Information Science and Engineering, University of Maine
B.S., Computer Information Systems, Bentley University
Year Joined Sewall
2024
Experience
Sewall, 2024-Present
GIS Analyst III
Hall, INC, 2016-2024
Owner, Consultant, GIS Analyst
Consulting services included regional real estate economic land use analysis, statistical spatial analysis, conservation easement analysis, wetland analysis, and financial feasibility studies.
As a lead GIS consultant on the Northern Pass Hydropower project, conducted analysis on the effect of high voltage transmission lines on proximal real estate in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire from August 2016 to December 2019.
GIS analyst responsibilities included acquiring baseline and remote sensing data; managing geospatial and transactional data; integrating orthoimagery geodatabases; developing SQL databases and municipal data for statistical regression, spatial statistics, coverage analysis, and feasibility modeling scenarios; and producing and publishing maps and case studies.
Amidon Appraisal Company, 2005-2016
Vice President, IT Manager, GIS Analyst (2012 – 2016)
Managed project origination, including bidding, RFP development and client relations. Oversaw office staff production and reporting. Provided project management staff support and coordinated deliverable targets with clients and staff. Reviewed deliverables for quality assurance and provided client support.
Developed and managed in-house workflows to support spatially enabled statistical analysis. Collected, integrated, and managed various datasets; municipal, orthographic, State and Federal land-use, wetland, CAD, and project specific baseline data. Utilized spatially derived statistical regression analysis to model and forecast economic impact scenarios.
Staff Appraiser, IT Manager (2005 – 2012)
Produced and reported commercial real estate appraisals; performed financial transaction analysis and market research data collection and analysis; interviewed financial shareholders and project stakeholders; performed on-site field inspections and collected baseline GIS data throughout Maine.
Managed office information systems infrastructure; transitioned office report production to digital model; integrated VOIP telephone system and remote VPN access workflows; integrated SQL database for in-house data management, analysis and report generation; integrated and developed GIS workflows for research, statistical analysis, and reporting.