Experience

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  New jersey department of environmental protection

  Sept 1986 - Dec 1998

  Assistant director

  Developed and directed the: NJ Community Right to Know Program, the Office of Environmental Health, and the GIS program. Established enterprise GIS program and developed a vision for a statewide spatial data infrastructure. Directed development of system and database design, and implementation strategy. Oversaw phased implementation of statewide, state of the art integrated spatial database to support decision making across a diverse department. Acquired and coordinated funds for statewide database development, directed implementation of standards, and established partnerships with other organizations. Show less

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  National states geographic information council (nsgic)

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1998

  Board member, past president

  A Past-President, founding member, and Member of Board of Directors (1991-1998) of the National States Geographic Information Council (NSGIC), providing leadership in NSGIC’s development and advocacy in the development of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure. Served as the first State representative on the Federal Geographic Data Committee.

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  New jersey office of information technology

  Jan 1999 - Dec 2002

  Director, nj office of geographic information systems

  Served on the Executive Leadership Team of the Office of Information Technology, the State’s Enterprise IT agency, and was the first State Geographic Information Officer (GIO). Directed the NJ Office of GIS, developed a state spatial data infrastructure, established the NJ Geographic Information Council, and promoted partnerships, standards and best practices.

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  U.s. department of the interior

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2006

  Executive director, geospatial one-stop

  Director, Geospatial One Stop, U.S. Department of the InteriorDirected the development of a national geospatial Portal to facilitate discovery and access to geospatial information. GOS was a Presidential initiative that required coordination across 20 federal agencies. The Portal documented over 600,000 data sets and developed partnerships with state and local governments.Interim Chief, National Geospatial Program, U.S. Geological SurveyDirected The National Map, The National Atlas, and the Board on Geographic Names. Guided development of the national “program of work” for mapping production systems with a total budget of $70M. Directed the programmatic and information systems integration of The National Map and the Geospatial One Stop Portal. Show less

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  Grant thornton, llp

  Oct 2008 - Oct 2013

  Senior manager

  Provided leadership and managed a team to provide PMO support for the federal Geospatial Line of Business – an interagency policy initiative involving 26 federal agencies.• Implemented government-wide Portfolio Management approach for geospatial investments. • Developed the Geospatial SmartBUY, a blanket purchase agreement for geospatial software resulting in $3.6M savings.• Developed best management practices for data development and sharing resulting in increased efficiency and cost savings. Show less

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  Innovate!, inc.

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2014

  Director, geospatial strategy

  Provided leadership and shaped the strategic direction of the Geospatial Practice. Established a consistent strategy for business development, marketing, presentations, and development of prototype applications to expand client base.

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  Corona environmental consulting, llc

  Mar 2015 - Jul 2016

  Program manager

  Provided program management support for development of a Geospatial Platform to support drinking water utilities. The Platform supports planning, vulnerability assessments, regulatory compliance, and emergency preparedness.

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  Cedarville engineering group, llc

  Mar 2017 - Aug 2018

  General manager and director of environmental services

  Initially led the Environmental and GIS Team of scientists; and was promoted to General Manager to integrate the Engineering, Environmental, and Inspection Teams.

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  City of philadelphia

  Feb 2019 - Sept 2023

  Geographic information officer

  Leading the City of Philadelphia's GIS Team at the Office of Innovation and Technology. Fostering communications and collaboration across City agency GIS user organizations.