The Geoholics

Episode 204 - Ramon Labrador, PLS

Now back to our regular scheduled programming!!! The guys were joined this week by the one and only Ramon Labrador!! Ramon is a bit of a survey celebrity that is for sure. He is the Deputy Surveyor, DC Department of Buildings – Washington, DC...the FIRST Hispanic Deputy Surveyor, DC! In his free time, Ramon is also the NSPS Director and NGS Coordinator for DC as well as the Get Kids Into Survey Ambassador for Maryland. We covered too many topics to list...give it a listen and get to know Ramon better! Music by the Fania All Stars!

GeoWeek 2024 - Part 4

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!!

00:10 - Rami Tamimi, Surveying and Geospatial Technology Researcher and Content Creator

14:00 - John "JB" Byrd, Federal Lobbyist on behalf of the National Society of Professional Surveyors 

& Pat Gaylord, Geomatics Service Excellence Leader at David Evans and Associates, Inc.

35:37 - Jay Ure, Senior Customer Success Manager& Mike Melancon, Laser Scanning Account Executive Mountain West Region at NavVis

48:17 - Aaron Newby, Sales Director | Americas at Emesent & Scott Harrigan, President
Harkin Aerial 

01:03:00 - Jonathan Murphy, CEO, President and Founder of GoGeomatics Canada

01:15:33 - Jody Andruszkiewicz, Business Development Manager at SkyWatch

GeoWeek 2024 - Part 3

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!!

00:56 - Ben Williams, Chief Operating Officer at Exyn Technologies Inc

16:28 - Aaron Newby, Sales Director | Americas at Emesent & David Lowe, Chief Revenue Officer at Pointerra

31:12 - Patrick Gill, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Imagery and Emerging Markets & Travis Clemens, Senior Product Leader at EagleView

43:40 - Marc Goldman, Director Industry Solutions at Esri

57:55 - Madison Moore, Remote Sensing Specialist II at SpecTIR LLC

01:09:05 - Galen Scott, NGS Constituent Resources Manager at NOAA National Geodetic Survey

GeoWeek 2024 - Part 2

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!!

00:30 - Aaron Newby, Sales Director | Americas at Emesent & Matt Isenbarger, CRO at Freefly Systems

13:14 - Stefan Hrabar, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Emesent & Mike Russalesi, Founder SiteScout360

31:39 - Nathan Pugh, CTO and John Chwalibog, CEO & Founder at VTS - Virtual Technology Simplified

52:54 - Mike Falk, President & CEO at Falk PLI Engineering & Surveying, Inc

1:14:29 - Jeffrey Hong, Drone Program Manager and Tim Ultee, Principal GIS Specialist at Parsons Corporation

GeoWeek 2024 - Part 1

Check out these highlights from this year's awesome event!!!

01:11 - Adam Driggers & Ty McBurnett from Hargrove Engineers & Constructors

14:38 - Dennis Rose, CEO at GIS Surveyors, Inc.

29:04 - Justin Brooks, Applied Geospatial Expert at Trimble Inc.

43:30 - Mario Montagna, Survey Technician & Navy Veteran

56:45 - Kevin Andrews, Director Land Products at Trimble Inc.

1:09:48 - Gavin Schrock, Consulting Editor and Land Surveyor & Jesse Huff, GM at Tersus GNSS Inc.

 

Episode 203 - Mike Lee @ Teledyne

We get to meet the coolest people! The guys were joined this week by Mike Lee, Senior Product Manager for Teledyne Integrated Imaging Solutions. Mike is managing the spherical imaging product line, Ladybug, as well as development of their digital platform initiatives. On the surface this may sound boring, but this conversation was nothing but! Just some of the items discussed include how AI is affecting geospatial business strategy, multi-spectral remote sensing and taking a unicorn startup to a billion dollar acquisition. Music by Journey!!!

Episode 202 - Rudy Felix (Tequila Snobs) & Ivan Carreño (Carreño Family Mezcal)

Join the guys on a whimsical journey through Mexico's tequila and mezcal producing countryside during this educational and entertaining bonus episode! Rudy Felix (Tequila Snobs) & Ivan Carreño (Carreño Family Mezcal) shared not only their respective knowledge & wisdom, but some of the best stories ever! Music by The Champs of course!!!

Episode 201 - Linda M. Foster, PLS, GISP, MGIS

Overachiever - a person who performs better or achieves more than people are generally expected to. Look up that definition and you will see a picture of this week's guest! The guys were joined by Linda Foster, Global Manager, Land Records/Cadastre at Esri. Linda's strong work ethic was formed at a very young age being raised on a cattle ranch in southwest South Dakota. In addition to her responsibilities at Esri, Linda has been an advocate of the land surveying profession for many years being a past President of the South Dakota Society of Professional Land Surveyors and current Vice President of the National Society of Professional Surveyors. Too many insightful and relevant topics were discussed to list...give it a listen! Dr. Nik made a guest appearance. Music by Jelly Roll!

Episode 200 - Ben Shinabery, Tim Brouillette, John Dallmann & EMI

One word...wooooowwww! The guys were joined this week for our 200th episode by true influencers. OG Ben Shinabery, PLS, the Land Survey Director at Qk4, Tim Brouillette, EE, and John Dallmann, the Chief Executive Officer at Engineering Ministries International (EMI) took time out of their busy schedules to talk intimately about their recent trip to Zambia and all things EMI. EMI focuses on integrating global teams for their projects relying on local professionals in country and volunteer professionals from around the world. The value of each team is realized through the donation of time and experience in professional services for those in need who would otherwise not have the expertise or survey, planning and engineering resources (Adding Value). Team members receive new perspectives on culture, methods, materials, process and team dynamics as well as the experience of making a difference in the lives of people around the world (Making Friends). Peta Cox makes a surprise appearance. Music by Switchfoot!

Episode 199 - Randy Conley @ Blanchard

If you've EVER questioned (or thought about) the importance of TRUST in personal or professional relationships, this episode is for you!!! The guys were joined this week by Randy Conley. Randy is Vice President and Trust Practice Leader for Blanchard. He is a co-author of Blanchard’s Building Trust training program and works with leaders and organizations around the globe helping them build and restore trust in the workplace. Randy co-authored the book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust, and is a contributing author to three other books, including Leading at a Higher Level with Ken Blanchard. His award-winning Leading with Trust blog has influenced 4 million viewers and counting. You can follow Randy on Twitter @RandyConley. Music by the Bee Gees!!