Peter Flint, state land surveying director for Alaska, does a deep dive into how being a land surveyor in Alaska really is. He absolutely loves it, and it shows in today's episode.

Jami Dennis, owner of the Geodetic Analysis LLC, a geospatial consulting company, gets really nerdy about data.  Any opportunity to show her enthusiasm about data, she jumps on it! 

In this episode, we feature Forbes 30under30 alumni, Milan Janosov, as he talks about his transition from biophysics to data science. Venturing into his work for the European Commission and other freelance work.

Chief Public Health Officer for HSR.health (Health Solutions Research), Jean Felipe, is passionate about using GIS in the public health sector. Born in Brazil, Jean studied medicine and worked with health focused geospatial analytics using A.I. to help map diseases, hospital deserts, mortality rates and so on.

State Geodetic Coordinator to Arizona for the NGS, and 2019 Lifetime Membership Award for the United Surveyors of Arizona, Brian Fisher has been land surveying since the late 1980's.

Born in England but raised in Ireland, Esri lead consultant, Kiera O' Sullivan delivers a fantastic talk that first centers around her role at Esri Ireland and some advice on how to be successful in the world of consulting.

One of the only four Smilovsky's found in the contiguous United States, Nik's passion into GIS originally stemmed from his love of teaching. Nik thrives in providing students the tools and resources to enable them to learn and succeed in GIS in a classroom environment.

Born in Mauritius, an island East of Madagascar, Veronique founded both organizations, AfriTech Fellowship and Geospatial Equity Tech, to help underrepresented and marginalized communities get involved in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). 

Esri government solutions engineer, Jeremiah Lindemann, has an extensive background in providing product solutions to governments and public safety departments. An important topic to Jeremiah, as it pertains to public safety, is the opioid epidemic and drug crisis.

Originally born in Jiangsu, province of China, Bo attended the University of Kansas to pursue a master's in architectural engineering and a doctorate in civil engineering.  As an international student, Bo overcame language and culture barriers to eventually start and become president of GISTIC Research Inc, a GIS consulting company.  

Kicking off 2024 with the Arizona Department of Transportation geospatial section analysis manager, Sara Thompson. All but happy to talk about transportation, Sara geeks out on how ADOT is using GIS to improve Arizona's freeways and other modes of transportation.

No relation to Kevin Bacon, Thomas Bacon is a geospatial data scientist working in the public sector at the City of Minneapolis. 

Tucson Parks and Recreation project manager, Jennifer Psillas, had a late start at university before pursing her career in the GIS Master's program at the University of Arizona. We also talk about her opinions on the "4-year" path to graduation and why it took her almost 13 years to graduate.

Arizona State University project manager, Shea Lamar, prides herself in being diligent, hardworking, and providing the best work she can in her role. She is opinionated in her views on what it takes to be a good project manager.

Seth's current role as GIS analyst with many hats at Tyler Technologies, is where they route school bus routing with efficiency and accuracy to ensure kids arrive home safely. We discuss his role, and how coding and scripting play a major role in his day to day and how being proficient at Python has helped him succeed in his role.

In part one of Seth Frame's interview, we discuss Seth's Archeological and Anthropological background.  How he involved GIS in his archeology and why that implementation was important for natural preservation.

Esri UX (User-Experience) designer, Justine Leach, gets passionate on the socio-economic issues surrounding South L.A, but also across America. Her background, coming from a first-generation biracial family and working as an English public-school teacher in South L.A, is why she is so passionate surrounding this topic. 

This week I interview Remote Sensing Analyst, Leland Sutter, from Marana, Arizona.  Leland discusses how his rancher upbringing, army days, and now a remote sensing analyst for the mining company, Freeport Mcmoran, have all solidified what he values most: people.

Ever heard of a freelance GIS consultant? No worries! Tisha Gonzales, from New Mexico, explains the trials and tribulations of being a small business owner in the world of consulting.

 Arnold Kedia, a hybrid fiber coaxial designer for Cox Communications goes into depth of his exploration background in his hometown, Cameroon, Africa. Then traveling to the United States and studying GIS as an international student.