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Michael P. Gerlek (mpg) -- Independent consultant at Flaxen Geo Consulting (http://www.flaxen.com)
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|Name=Michael P. Gerlek
== Links ==
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|Address=Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA
 
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|Coordinate=47.6736, -122.5302
* website: [http://www.flaxen.com flaxen.com]
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* blog: [http://flaxenblog.blogspot.com/ flaxenblog.blogspot.com]
 
 
 
* LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/in/mpgerlek www.linkedin.com/in/mpgerlek]
 
 
 
* Twitter: [http://twitter.com/#!/mpgerlek twitter.com/#!/mpgerlek]
 
 
 
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== Summary of OSGeo Activities ==
 
 
 
* involved with OSGeo since initial Chicago meeting in February of 2006
 
 
 
* the original OSGeo T-shirts guy
 
 
 
* helped organize major presence at Where 2.0 in 2006
 
 
 
* led the Visibility Committee (VisCom) for ~1 year
 
 
 
* coordinated development of formal logos, branding guide, etc
 
 
 
* traveled to Beijing (October, 2006) to help launch the China Chapter of OSGeo
 
 
 
* occasional speaker, workshop presenter, etc
 
 
 
* co-founder of CUGOS, a user's group for open source geo software in the Cascade region (Puget Sound / Seattle), and designated "venue host"
 
 
 
* editor of "Open Sources", OSGeo's column in GeoConnexions magazine
 
 
 
* assisted in organizing the "Open Technology Conference" (OTD/DOD), hosted a panel discussion of OSGeo members
 
 
 
* set up the cafepress site
 
 
 
* advocate for use of open source software within the commercial and defense sectors
 
 
 
* contributor to libLAS (www.liblas.org), DotSpatial, and other projects
 
 
 
== Summary of Non-OSGeo Activities ==
 
 
 
* 2010: started Flaxen Geo Consulting so I could go out on my own, specializing in the intersection of GIS, Open Source, and .NET/C#
 
 
 
* employed by LizardTech 1999-2010; involved in the design and development of a large portion of LizardTech's software, including MrSID and JPEG 2000 offerings; Director of Engineering
 
 
 
* ex-compiler writer and high-performance / parallel computing wonk (Intel, Oregon Graduate Institute, Los Alamos National Lab)
 
 
 
* member of OGC, attended a number of TC meetings; have worked on various OGC standards and activities centered around JPEG 2000 and related technologies
 
 
 
* occasional member/rep to other formal or informal geo standards groups and working groups
 
 
 
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