Working Experience

Currently contracting to a variety of clients to provide software engineering and IT services.

1/2002 - 6/2005  Toolsmith/Technical Lead, Operational Tools Group, Data Systems, Digitalglobe, Inc. Longmont, Colorado

• Provided technical leadership to a team of agile developers
• Provided rapid-response engineering support for operational software issues
• Authored creative web, desktop, and workstation mapping solutions for Digitalglobe staff data and analysis needs using a variety of languages, APIs and platforms
• Authored custom Quickbird image viewer in ITT IDL

3/2001 - 12/2001  Image Technician II, Pixxures, Inc. Arvada, Colorado

• Assisted in all phases of Orthophoto production from initial scanning to final QC
• Authored automation tools to streamline production flows
• Helped train overseas co-production staff in proprietary Orthophoto production software and processees

6/2000 - 1/2001  Digital Mapping Analyst, Earthwatch, Inc. (now Digitalglobe) Longmont, Colorado

• Assisted in Orthophoto Mosaic production using SOCET Set, PCI OrthoEngine, ER Mapper, others
• Created MapBasic tools to automate and facilitate production analysis
• Gathered data and maintained GIS datasets for satellite geometric calibration efforts

5/1999 - 6/2000  Mapping Specialist, Senior Mapping Specialist, CB Richard Ellis Commercial Real Estate Denver, Colorado

• Created maps and cartographic data in support of high-volume real estate brokerage
• Authored custom Real Estate GIS tools in MapBasic for MapInfo
• Prepared reports and managed data for research department

1/1999 - 5/1999  GIS Assistant, Virginia Department of Forestry, Charlottesville, Virginia

• Created maps for public dissemination of forestry data using MapInfo and Arc/INFO 7
• Authored tools in MapBasic and AML to automate map production
• Primary maintainer of VDOF GIS database

Education

B.S. History, Radford University, Radford, Virginia, 5/1999

Selected Endorsements

"Donnie has an extraordinary ability to grasp new concepts and technologies in an amazingly short amount of time. If you couple this ability with his great work ethic, he is an ideal person to have working on any problem." - Todd Vollmer, former Development Manager at Digitalglobe

"Donnie's enthusiasm is infectious. While working with Donnie at DigitalGlobe I was often in awe of his ability to relentlessly pursue new technologies and quickly find and integrate their usefullness to the tasks at hand. He is an excellent role model for new IT professionals." - Bob Kanick, Software Development Manager at Digitalglobe.