User:Mpg

Michael P. Gerlek (mpg) -- Independent consultant at Flaxen Geo Consulting (http://www.flaxen.com)

Links

 * website: flaxen.com


 * blog: flaxenblog.blogspot.com


 * LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mpgerlek


 * Twitter: twitter.com/#!/mpgerlek

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