GIS Consulting for GIS Managers
GeoLever supports GIS Managers who need senior ArcGIS capacity on specific projects without growing headcount or losing internal control. Diana Muresan delivers Esri-platform-deep work on geodatabase design, ArcGIS Enterprise optimization, and StoryMap development. Elom handles the executive-facing communication layer. Published pricing keeps procurement clean and conversations honest, from $2,500 to $25,000 per month.
GIS Managers carry the hardest position on the org chart. The team reports up. The platform reports across. Executives ask for outputs that the data model does not support, and the people who run the analysis cannot speak to the people who fund it. Hiring a senior analyst takes nine months. Bringing in a large consultancy takes three months and burns the year's budget.
We work with GIS Managers as a senior extension of the team. We take on the projects that need platform-level expertise, the StoryMaps that need executive communication discipline, and the geodatabase redesigns that no one on staff has time to scope. The internal team keeps the relationships, the credit, and the institutional knowledge.
Common Challenges for GIS Managers
The same handful of pressures shape almost every GIS Manager we work with.
Capacity Without Headcount
Strategic GIS projects pile up faster than they can be staffed. Hiring is slow, contractors are uneven, and consultancies pitch wholesale engagements when the need is for a scoped, senior piece of work.
Executive Communication Gap
Executives ask for outputs that the team can technically produce but that do not land in the boardroom. The translation between geodatabase analyst and senior leader keeps falling on the GIS Manager personally.
Platform Drift
ArcGIS Online sharing models, group permissions, and item ownership drift as people come and go. Cleanup work loses to operational work every quarter, and the platform gradually loses credibility.
Data Quality Foundations
Attribute domains, attribute rules, and metadata cleanup are the work that compounds for years but never makes it to the top of the queue when fire-drill deliverables show up.
Knowledge Concentration Risk
One or two senior analysts hold most of the institutional knowledge. When they leave, workflows, configurations, and undocumented decisions leave with them.
GeoLever for GIS Managers
Senior, scoped, published-price support that extends your capacity without competing with your team.
Scoped Senior Capacity
Take on specific projects (a StoryMap, a geodatabase redesign, a platform audit) with clear scope, fixed published pricing, and a defined delivery timeline. The internal team stays in charge of the relationship.
Executive-Ready StoryMap Production
Build StoryMaps designed for executive audiences with the narrative discipline and cartographic quality that internal teams often lack the time to polish.
ArcGIS Online Cleanup Engagements
Audit and clean up ArcGIS Online sharing models, group permissions, item ownership, and tagging in scoped engagements that restore platform credibility without disrupting operations.
Geodatabase Architecture Reset
Redesign attribute domains, attribute rules, relationship classes, and versioning workflows in a structured engagement that gives the internal team a clean foundation to build on.
Documentation and Standard Operating Procedures
Produce documentation, schema diagrams, and standard operating procedures so institutional knowledge survives staff turnover and platform drift.
What Success Looks Like
The kinds of changes our engagements produce for the people who run them.
Boardroom-Ready Deliverables
Executives see polished, decision-ready spatial deliverables in the formats they actually use. The internal team gets the credit for landing the work without burning out producing it.
Restored Platform Credibility
ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Enterprise environments come out of audit engagements cleaner, with sharing models, metadata, and item ownership that hold up to internal and external scrutiny.
Compounding Foundations
Attribute domains, attribute rules, and documented geodatabase schemas keep paying dividends across every downstream project, well after the initial engagement ends.
Published Pricing
Procurement-friendly, transparent rates
Three tiers from $2,500 to $25,000/mo. Scoped projects under GeoStory and GeoConsult. Ongoing partnerships under GeoPartner. No quote-on-request games.
GIS Consulting for GIS Managers: FAQ
Will you compete with our internal GIS team?
No. We work as a senior extension of the team. The internal team keeps the executive relationships, the credit, and the institutional knowledge. We take scoped pieces of work and hand them back clean.
How much does GIS consulting cost?
Pricing is published. GeoStory StoryMap projects run $2,500 to $7,500. GeoConsult project work runs $5,000 to $15,000. GeoPartner monthly retainers run $10,000 to $25,000.
Can you handle a discrete project without long-term commitment?
Yes. Most engagements are scoped, fixed-price projects under GeoStory or GeoConsult. GeoPartner is reserved for clients who want a longer-running senior-level partnership.
Do you train our team or just deliver?
Both. We can deliver outputs alone, deliver with structured handover and documentation, or build in training rounds as part of the engagement. Training tends to fit best under GeoConsult or GeoPartner.
What platform experience do you bring?
Diana is a Certified ArcGIS Expert with deep ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, and ArcGIS Enterprise experience including geodatabase architecture, branched versioning, attribute rules, and StoryMaps.
How quickly can you start?
Most engagements begin within two to four weeks of a signed agreement. Discovery calls can usually be scheduled within five business days of first contact.
Book a discovery call to talk through your current project backlog. We will identify what is in scope, what is not, and where senior support actually moves the needle.
Free 30-minute call. We will discuss your backlog and whether GeoLever is the right fit.