Authors

Neill Jobe - Neill Jobe graduated from the University of North Alabama in 1996 with a B.S. in Geography and a Geographic Information Systems Certification. In November 2006, he attended the 2nd Annual University of North Alabama Geography Alumni Conference where he was named “2006 Geography Alumni of the Year” and was presented with an award for his enormous efforts and contributions to this growing industry. Neill is founder and now Sr. Vice-President of GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting. GEO-Jobe GIS Consulting was founded in 1999 and provides GIS and GPS digital mapping solutions to private and public organizations. Neill has personally pioneered various GIS projects for industries such as Long Range Transportation Planning, Local Government, Utilities and Public Safety in the areas of Enterprise GIS Implementation Solutions, ArcSDE Administration, Internet Mapping Solutions, Data Conversion, GEOdatabase Design, GIS/GPS Data Collection, Trimble GPS Sales & Training and Custom Software Development. In 2011 Neill was also asked to participate on the Strategic Planning Commitee for the the Alabama Geographic Alliance (AGA), an organization to improve the stature of geography in the state of Alabama through curriculum development and teacher training to enhance geographic literacy. Neill is an ESRI Authorized Consultant, Reseller, and Instructor. He has personally taught over 450 students in the specialized training of ArcGIS.  Follow on Twitter @NeillJobe

Joel Smith - Whenever someone asks me, “What do you do?” The short answer is, “I make maps!” Which usually turns into, “Like MapQuest?” and honeslty sometimes I have to say, “Yes, like MapQuest”. But on the seldom occasion I’m talking to someone that knows about GIS or has an interest, I actually get to tell them that I map and manage water and wastewater systems and hydraulic models for military instillations across the US. This is my niche within the world of GIS, and I love it! I have been making maps and working with GIS for about 5 years now and feel that I am one of the few that loves what they do. Geo-Jobe is a fantastic company, where I first started my career. I stay in close ties with Neill and the crew because they share my passion for mapping and provide a wonderful avenue for keeping us GIS’ers in the know. I’ve also tasked Neill with “keeping me southern”, now that I live and work in the northeast.

Eric Edmonds – Eric graduated from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in 2008.  He was hired by GEO-Jobe’s parent company, W.D. Schock Co., and began his career in airport consulting in November of 2008.  A few months after the merger, Eric transfered to GEO-Jobe to help impliment GIS solutions to airports.  He is currently serves as the Director of Marketing and Sales for the entire organization.

Ian Debnam – Ian Debnam was hired by GEO Jobe in August of 2010 to work as a GIS Technician in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  He is currently working on a GIS implementation project at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport.  Ian graduated from Louisiana State University in 2009 with a MA in Geography, and also has a BA in Geography from Louisiana Tech University.  With a background mainly in the field of Human Geography, Ian is continually expanding his knowledge of GIS techniques and applications.