About Me

My name is Erik Huisman. While I am originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, I currently reside in Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in geodesign and a minor in architecture in May 2022 and a M.S. in Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIST) in May 2023.

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As a fan and user of GIS and urban design techniques, I often look back at how my childhood led me to be where I am today. Growing up, I was always into maps. I would obsess over ski resort maps during family vacations and rip out airplane route maps from the back of Skymall magazines. I spent my time drawing fictitious maps of cities and houses and when not doing that, creating structures with Legos and blocks. Fast-forward to middle school, and I created scale model of the Roman Pantheon for a school project and selected cartography classes as electives.

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Although I did not enter USC as a geodesign student, as soon as I discovered the major I began the process of switching over. Geodesign was the perfect major for me, managing to combine my interests in design, the built environment and science in a very fun and engaging way, and I am excited to begin my professional career doing what I truly love.

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Outside of my work and academics, I enjoy watching and playing sports (especially soccer and basketball), travelling, going to the beach, photography, and cooking.