Geospatial science research and accelerating the St. Louis region’s development as a global geospatial center of excellence.

The OGC is an international, membership organization which, through a consensus process, provides open, interoperability solutions for spatial data. Pilot projects, testbeds, and standards development enable the creation, communication, and implementation of spatial information capabilities towards knowledge gain and actionable information.

Led team that conceived the New Observing Strategies (NOS) architecture, solicited for civil agency, industry, and academic technology development, and directed testbeds to execute and test required capabilities. NOS architecture enables every sensor (globally) to be a potential node, autonomous and onboard decision making and data processing, and plug-and-play services and tools for data production at point of download for optimum knowledge gain and usage globally.• Provide technical and management leadership to NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office, and specifically to the Advanced Information Systems Technology (AIST) Program Manager in strategic planning, budget and risk management and successful implementation of the program.• Provide technical knowledge, business acumen and management skills towards innovative distributed remote sensing and product usage and mapping solutions.• Supervise progress of technology development projects in diverse domains such as cloud and quantum computing, constellation flying, geospatial products, and Artificial Intelligence across civil agencies, industry and academic partners.• Present program objectives, within context of agency objectives, including technical details and successes to executives, technical and engineering managers towards advancing understanding of capabilities, risks, and potential impacts of projects.• In-depth understanding and experience with requirements gathering, national and international technology markets, diverse community subject-matter-expert collaborative development, and product leveraging, all for business success.• Develop and manage workshops and business development events.• Compose executive packages including briefings, strategic opportunity plans and business processes. Corporate Business Development• Develop new business markets and plans; gather operations and technology requirements.• Corporate business and proposal development.• Proposal development, submission.

Enterprise and Systems Architecture and Integration with an emphasis on inter-organizational and international initiatives management and collaboration.Systems engineering services firms requiring consultant support in business development, strategic business establishment, market sector research and analysis, creative business and technology leveraging, sales, marketing, contract negotiation, and pipeline and performance measures management. Business Solutions Leadership – Formulate innovative and cost-effective concepts to maximize value, resources, and technology while minimizing risk. Coordinate corporate divisions, missions, and programs towards profitability strategies and productivity increases.Organization Management - Lead senior management team in strategic planning and implementation of performance measurements to facilitate improved executive decision-making. Team Leadership – Skilled communicator and negotiator who builds mutually respectful relationships and partnerships to facilitate inter-organizational initiatives and corporate expansion. Experienced in managing cross-functional teams and implementing workflow processes to improve productivitySystems Design and Implementation – Experienced systems architect and implementer with demonstrated success in return on investment, productivity and efficiency increases, and Federal agency mission advancements.

Enterprise and Systems Architecture and Integration with an emphasis on inter-organizational and international initiatives management and collaboration.Senior Executive with extensive business, technological and multi-industry experience. Executables and deliverables driven, simultaneously direct systems, product, and standards development, leadership in workflow process with validated multifunctional team leadership. Adept at collaborating with executive management to formulate strategic guidelines while motivating teams to deliver quality results. Expertise in innovative business and systems architectures and product design, development, and implementation to meet inter-organizational requirements and corporate objectives. Effective communication skills in working with diverse clients and institutions to define and satisfy missions and milestones. Hands-on experience in diverse leadership positions for all aspects of business development, accounting, financial and operations management.Significant Career Achievements:1. Pivotal role in inter-organizational and international geospatial systems architecture and 10-Year Plan development resulting in a sustainable and advancing international geospatial web services system.2. Direct systems architecture, interoperability, and web services development and implementation effecting increased geosciences discovery and access capabilities. 3. Established and managed technical consulting business with annual growth of 34%4. Directed strategic design and integration of IT systems resulting in corporate return on investment of +250%