Speakers

Below you will find information on the speakers who gave presentations at the Third Annual Blue Marble User Conference.

Scott Oelfke is Product Manager of GIS and Data Management at LMKR-GeoGraphix. He worked on the GeoGraphix products at Halliburton for fifteen years as a software developer, architect and product manager before joining LMKR. Prior to GeoGraphix, he worked for the U.S. Bureau of Mines as a mine engineer. Scott holds a B.S. in Geological Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and an M.S. in Geological Engineering from the University of Alaska - Fairbanks.

Jennifer Critton is currently a Systems Test Engineer at Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona. She has over 5 years experience working with guided projectiles and is currently working a missile program in the integration and verification department. Her background includes field test, weapon system integration, data acquisition and analysis. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Arizona.

Clint Cole works for Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona, and is on Senior Technical Staff to the Land Combat Integration and Verification Department. He currently is working integration, verification and Test on multiple programs and proposals and has more than 11 years of Integration, Verification and Field Test experience on Missile and Guided Projectile Programs. He also worked 4 1/2 years as a Civilian Project Engineer at the U.S. Army Yuma Test Center testing Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Bradley variants, and Paladins.

Bill Emison currently serves as the MARS® Product Manager for the GeoSpatial Solutions division of Merrick & Company, a professional engineering services firm based in Aurora, Colorado (USA). In this position, Bill is responsible for the product development, sales and marketing efforts of MARS®, Merrick's LiDAR visualization and data processing software solution. Bill earned an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisville (Kentucky) and a Master's degree in GIS (City Planning) from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA.

Dr. Jan Van Sickle has more than forty-five years of experience in GIS, GPS, surveying, mapping and imagery. He has advised Anadarko, IHS Energy, Chesapeake, Microsoft, Intermap, Jeppesen, Geoeye and others in geospatial matters. He has recently provided technical assistance in the reconstruction of the geodetic network of Nigeria. He has been a featured speaker at many conferences including MAPPS, GITA, the Institute of Navigation (ION) Annual Meeting. Jan delivered the 2010 keynote at the ESRI UC in Imagery and Remote Sensing. He is a Senior Lecturer at Penn State University and was formerly on the board of RM-ASPRS and forner vice-chairman of GIS in the Rockies. Jan earned his Ph.D. in geospatial engineering from the University of Colorado. He has been a licensed professional Land Surveyor for thirty-one years and is currently licensed in Colorado, California, Oregon, Texas and North Dakota.

Greg Fernette is a Geologist with 39 years experience in mineral exploration. He worked with private companies and as a consultant from 1972 to 2009. Projects have included work in the US, South and Central America, Africa and Middle East. Greg joined the US Geological Survey in 2010 to manage a mineral resource project in Iraq and the preparation of mineral deposit databases.

Richard Rybka, Registered Landscape Architect, serves as mobile mapping specialist for Topcon Positioning Systems. Prior to joining Topcon, he acquired over 30 years experience in site engineering, planning, design, and construction. Richard focuses on the application of 3D mobile terrestrial LiDAR and imagery in CAD, GIS, and BIM software environments. As a staff writer for LiDAR News, he makes regular contributions to keep readers informed about the latest developments and issues pertaining to mobile mapping.

Sponsors

We would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the Third Annual Blue Marble User Conference.