PRESENTER(S)
Eliza Gross
U.S. Geological Survey
I've been a National Map Liaison with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Geospatial Program (NGP) since 2019, providing outreach and coordination of geospatial activities in support of NGP initiatives and USGS science. Before joining NGP, I started with the USGS Pennsylvania Water Science Center in 2007, working on multiple groundwater-water quality projects involving geospatial and statistical analysis of groundwater-quality data and the relation of groundwater-quality concentrations to human health standards.
Daniel Wickens is a Solution Engineer on Esri's State and Local Government team, based out of Esri's Philadelphia Regional Office. In his 6 years with Esri, Daniel has directly supported ArcGIS implementations for local governments in PA, NJ, MD, and DE. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and a GIS Certificate from the University of Pittsburgh.
Tim Loftus is a Solution Engineer at Esri and supports State government customers in the Mid-Atlantic region. Prior to working at Esri, Tim worked as a Data Scientist and Meteorologist for AccuWeather, developing and modeling spatially-dependent statistical models that enabled businesses and people to prepare for, adapt to, and mitigate from weather impacts. Tim earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology and a Master of Science degree in Integrated Scientific Applications specializing in Weather Intelligence and Risk Management from Millersville University in Millersville, Pennsylvania.
Adam Carnow is a Community Evangelist at Esri, the global market leader in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He is a keynote speaker, thought leader and technology evangelist, helping organizations get the most out of their GIS investment, and make a difference in their communities. He inspires customers to maximize their return on investment in the ArcGIS platform. He works closely with the Esri teams and Partners to assure customer success. He helps these organizations use the ArcGIS platform to transform from mapmakers into solution providers, through the application of location intelligence, to deliver spatial insight. He strives to assist customers in creating and reaching their vision, and gaining professional recognition for their efforts, like awards, presentations, articles and videos.
Recipient of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Secretary's 2018 Recognition Award for Outstanding Team - GIS Mapping Application, John Watson has over seventeen years of extensive GIS experience and has volunteered on various GIS committees. One of the first maps he created - during his junior year of college - was published in a book. Most recently, he created a story map resume to go along with his LinkedIn content, and he has helped clients visualize their data in mobile apps, web editor apps, and custom dashboards.
A self-proclaimed geo-enabler, Anthony Pologruto firmly believes that data democratization and eliminating data silos allows GIS staff to focus on longer-term goals that benefit the organization as a whole. When he’s not working Anthony is practicing guitar, playing videogames, or spending time with his family in their home in the woodlands of Western Pennsylvania.
As a Senior Program Director for NV5 Geospatial, Dr. Andrew Brenner brings together company-wide skills to produce reliable solutions in geospatial analysis. Andrew is a specialist in natural resource management, with experience in forestry and agriculture in tropical and temperate environments and he has been involved in user needs assessment work for multiple forestry organizations, including the Forest Service and Michigan Department of Natural Resources. He has led projects on forest inventory, watershed modeling, wildlife species habitat assessment, wildfire risk assessments, and forest health. In addition, Andrew has led the development of feature extraction work in forest stand mapping, crop identification, ecological alliances, and vegetation health assessments for federal mapping programs such as the National Land Cover Dataset (NLCD) for USGS, and the Coastal Change Analysis Program (C-CAP) for NOAA Coastal Services Center.
Matt Mercurio is the co-founder and Geospatial Technology Officer at CivicMapper, a Pittsburgh based mapping technology company. Matt specializes in implementing innovative approaches for solving tough problems using location information and geospatial technology, and has “seen it all” during his 25 years in the industry. Most recently Matt has been working on creating wayfinding application for pedestrians, integrating municipal storm and sewer infrastructure datasets for 3 Rivers Wet Weather, and establishing GIS as a shared service at Quaker Valley COG. Matt enjoys pushing the edge of consumer grade technology, like phones and drones, to accurately recreate 3D models of surface objects for stormwater studies. Matt is actively engaged in the PA GIS community acting as the current VP of PAMAGIC, serving as the co-lead on the statewide PA Elevation Working Group Hydrology Application Network, and is a certified GIS Professional (GISP).
Drew Meren has been in the Geospatial space for more than 20 years. A graduate from Towson University, with a Geography degree, he started his geospatial career working for municipalities, Baltimore County, MD and Prince William County, VA near Washington DC. Drew began working in the private sector reselling geospatial data like contours, Mobile and aerial orthophotos and LiDAR. He primarily focused on customers in the Northeast part of the US and New England due to his upbringing in NYC and Western Mass. Drew joined NV5 Geospatial powered by Quantum Spatial (NV5G) in 2016 as an Account Manager focusing on the East coast, from Virginia to Maine. With several statewide contacts in aerial and LiDAR data collections, Drew is looking to showcasing NV5G's LiDAR derivatives to municipalities. Be sure to come to NV5G virtual booth to talk further with Drew about data collection and emerging technologies.
Jeff Jalbrzikowski, P.S., GISP, CFS, is the Appalachian Regional Geodetic Advisor with the National Geodetic Survey (NGS). Jeff has a varied background, with field and office experience in boundary, geodetic, and hydrographic surveying, and has been involved in GIS projects ranging from utility network digitization & maintenance to automated and manual point classification of LiDAR data. His role as Regional Advisor is to assist the public in utilizing the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS), and any other products and services that NGS provides. Find information on the NGS Regional Advisors here: 
Travis Gregorich is a Regional GIS Account Manager for Bruce Harris & Associates, Inc. (BHA). Mr. Gregorich establishes and maintains accounts in the both Ohio and Pennsylvania. Mr. Gregorich joined BHA in 2015 and has over 13 years’ experience in the GIS field. He has an extensive working knowledge of assessment and GIS data integration. Prior to joining Bruce Harris & Associates, Mr. Gregorich worked for Wayne County, Ohio for several years as the Wayne County GIS Director. Prior to county employment, Travis held the position of Quality Assurance Analyst with a multi-discipline, multi-state GIS firm, during which time he worked on Department of Defense contracts specializing in aerial analysis.
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