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Michael P. Gerlek
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Michael P. Gerlek (mpg) -- Engineering Manager at LizardTech (www.lizardtech.com)
  
LizardTech, Inc.
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== Summary of OSGeo Activities ==
  
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* involved with OSGeo since initial Chicago meeting in February of 2006
  
(google hits moved to [[http://wiki.osgeo.org/index.php/VisibilityStats here]])
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* the original OSGeo T-shirts guy
  
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* helped organize major presence at Where 2.0 in 2006
  
==Notes on OS for Corporate Use==
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* led the Visibility Committee (VisCom) for ~1 year
  
* companies are scared about IP issues and long term support: they want to leverage existing SW, so as not to reinvent... but not get screwed over
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* coordinated development of formal logos, branding guide, etc
  
* "show me rather than tell me"
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* traveled to Beijing (October, 2006) to help launch the China Chapter of OSGeo
  
* ofttimes corporate "fears" are largely cultural, or not-invented-here -- nothing truly quantifiable
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* occasional speaker, workshop presenter, etc
  
* companies who use libgeotiff, proj4, etc, to be more"open" about this. They should know that they can submit patches back for these libs, and yet still keep their proprietary code as closed
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* co-founder of CUGOS, a user's group for open source geo software in the Cascade region (Puget Sound / Seattle), and designated "venue host"
  
* "proprietary" is a four-letter word in some OS circles. OSGeo is an appropriately "inclusive" arena for companies to work with
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* editor of "Open Sources", OSGeo's column in GeoConnexions magazine
  
* start with the $5K projects (fix this bug), and them lead them down the garden path to the $15K projects ("do whatever you need to do") ... And then get them to open some of their own APIs... And then get them to open up some of their "lesser" tools and libraries...
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* assisted in organizing the "Open Technology Conference" (OTD/DOD), hosted a panel discussion of OSGeo members
  
* nervous about words like "advocacy" -- the right word, but it all too often comes across from OS zealots like religious idealogy, which is off-putting to many
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* set up the cafepress site
  
* ESRI uses gdal -- other companies?... do a case study?, get them on the public record?
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* advocate for use of open source software within the commercial and defense sectors
  
* ping other project owners for well-known geo companies using osgeo projects
 
  
* [http://www.flaxen.com/all_logos.png test logos page]
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== Summary of Non-OSGeo (LizardTech) Activities ==
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* employed by LizardTech since 1999; involved in the design and development of a large portion of LizardTech's software, including MrSID and JPEG 2000 offerings; currently manager of engineering team
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* ex-compiler writer and high-performance / parallel computing wonk (Intel, Oregon Graduate Institute, Los Alamos National Lab)
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* member of OGC, attended a number of TC meetings; have worked on various OGC standards and activities centered around JPEG 2000 and related technologies
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* occasional member/rep to other formal or informal geo standards groups and working groups

Revision as of 10:58, 27 July 2007

Michael P. Gerlek (mpg) -- Engineering Manager at LizardTech (www.lizardtech.com)

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


Summary of Non-OSGeo (LizardTech) Activities

  • employed by LizardTech since 1999; involved in the design and development of a large portion of LizardTech's software, including MrSID and JPEG 2000 offerings; currently manager of engineering team
  • 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