OpenGeo recently announced that it has hired noted geospatial industry leader Eddie Pickle to enhance its business development and marketing leadership and help manage its growing worldwide client and partner base.
OpenGeo is a world leader in developing and supporting open source geospatial software, offering clients the most complete and compelling package of open source web-based geospatial tools available.
Mr. Pickle brings over 25 years of experience in geospatial solutions to his role as Director of Business Development at OpenGeo. He formerly served as Chief Operating Officer of IONIC Enterprise, an industry leader in developing OGC standards-based software and introducing it to US markets. Previously, Eddie served as Executive Vice President of Sales & Client Service at Claritas, now part of AC Nielsen, where he directed geospatial applications for enterprises worldwide. Eddie will lead the Business Development and Marketing Teams at OpenGeo, and he work to enhance the support that OpenGeo provides to users of the OpenGeo Suite.
OpenGeo President Chris Holmes says that the addition of Mr. Pickle is important to allowing OpenGeo to reach out to its growing customer and partner bases. "Eddie Pickle brings a wealth of experience in client service and marketing that will enable OpenGeo to more effectively communicate our message to our customers and partners," he said. "Eddie’s knowledge of geospatial software, data, and solutions is particularly helpful as OpenGeo begins to serve a wider range of enterprises and expand our capabilities."
About OpenGeo
OpenGeo is a social enterprise working to build the best web-based geospatial technology. The company provides clients with supported, tested, and integrated open source solutions to build the geospatial web. OpenGeo also supports open source communities by employing key developers of PostGIS, GeoServer, and OpenLayers. The company has a seven-year history of providing successful consulting services and products to clients like Google, The World Bank, Portland TriMet, MassGIS and the Open Geospatial Consortium. OpenGeo is the geospatial division of The Open Planning Project (TOPP), a New York-based 501(c)(3) non-profit that functions as a high tech social incubator. All of OpenGeo’s revenue has been and will continue to be re-invested into innovative and useful software in support of TOPP’s mission.
OpenGeo believes that open and accessible information empowers people to affect real change. The processes and success of the open source software movement inspire us to build a geospatial web that can be an infrastructure for public good.
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