All posts by Gavin Schrock

Lindsay Renkel

Lindsay Renkel – Geospatial Marketing Specialist, Trimble – Colorado USA In the not-so-recent past, segments of geospatial industries were viewed more as rigid verticals, and cross-discipline and integrated workflows were realized through innovation in applied tech. That’s when companies like Trimble began to organize under new functional divisions.  Marketing a broader range of products and services could...

AMNO&CO

Alex Miller, Nicholas Orndorff, and Clara Orndorff Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) International ROV Competition Winners – Washington, USA Seattle schoolmates Alex Miller, Nicholas Orndorff, and sibling Clara Orndorff (whose initials make up the team name) have been designing and building competition ROVs for more than five years. The team garnered a special award at the 2014...

Katie MacIntosh

Katie MacIntosh – Senior Hydrographic Surveyor, Subsea 7 – UK We received many nominations from the field of hydrographic surveying. One of the goals of our 40 under 40 initiative is to profile stories that could inspire young folks considering entering our fields, and what we heard from hydrographic surveyors is that many of the...

Jon Gustafson

Jon Gustafson – Sr. Project Manager at Continental Mapping Consultants, Inc – Minnesota USA Current and former colleagues nominating Jon noted his almost-relentless drive for excellent service, innovation, and adoption of new technologies, but without compromising core surveying principles. This might sound like a cover letter for a resume, but when it comes to Jon...

Johannes Riegl Jr.

Johannes Riegl Jr. – Chief Marketing Officer, Riegl Measurement Systems – Austria The expectations would be quite high: the name, Riegl, is among the most celebrated lineages of measurement systems in the world—terrestrial, mobile, and airborne lidar. Could a young fellow in such a critical role grow the business and raise the profile to do...

Jason Paris

Jason Paris – Sales Engineer, Leica Geosystems – California USA One of the challenges of developing highly sophisticated equipment and solutions is successfully conveying the benefits to potential users and clients. Jason Paris was nominated by some of his customers and colleagues in Leica Geosystems as someone who has a particular grasp of the practical...