Louis Hecht
History
- Member for
- 12 years 22 weeks
Contact Information
- Phone
- +1 301-365-5907
- Fax
- +1 301-365-5908
- Address
843B Carlisle Drive
Herndon, VA 20170-4819
USA
Personal Information
- About Me
EDUCATION
B.S. Resource Planning and Conservation, University of Michigan, School of Natural Resources, 1972
M.S. Resource Economics, University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1981PRESENT POSITION:
OpenGIS Consortium: Vice President, Business Development, OpenGIS Consortium. Assist member companies in developing
the means to expand their markets via the establishment of policies and technologies for geospatial interoperability.
Enlists the support and involvement of the geoprocessing community to stimulate the need for interoperable geoprocessing services
by identifying business and technology opportunities where such technology may effectively be employed and promoting
the means by which vendors, integrators, content providers, and users can come together to frame useful solutions.PREVIOUS POSITIONS:
OpenGIS Consortium, Silver Spring, MD: 1996
Environmental & Geographic Information Systems Consulting, Silver Spring, MD: 1990 - 1996.
TYDAC Technologies Corp., Arlington, VA: 1988 - 1990.
Greenhorne & O'Mara, Inc., Greenbelt, MD: 1987 - 1988.
The Orkand Corporation, Silver Spring, MD: 1982 - 1987.
United States Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey, Reston, VA: 1978 - 1982.
Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis, MD: 1972 - 1978.SUMMARY:
Twenty four years experience in the fields of information technology, environmental/natural resource management and
spatial data management and analysis. Perform an assortment of tasks ranging from businesses process redesign, systems
design and applications development to technical project management and analysis for a variety of private sector, international
and government customers. Selected skill and experience areas include: Management Consulting, Geospatial Data Expertise,
Geospatial Applications Domain Expertise, and Technology Expertise.MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS
GIS World -- GIS Washington:
December 1991: Monitoring the Chesapeake Bay in Real Time
September 1992: Three Federal Agencies Join Global Change Effort: Set Blueprint And Agenda For Open Access Data Management
November 1992: Implementation of SDTS: A Good Omen for GIS
January 1993: Notes from GIS/LIS '92: Federal Developments
February 1993: GIS Improves Visualization, Evaluation Capabilities in Superfund Cleanup
March 1993: Setting a New Standard for Spatial Research: The National Mapping Divisions FY 94 Research Agenda
May 1993: Forum Promises Broad Exchange on Spatial Data and Technology Policies
July 1993: Geo-Data Policy Forum Keynote Sets Federal Agenda for Spatial Data
September 1993: The National Spatial Data Infrastructure is a National Resource
November 1993: National Spatial Data Infrastructure Part of National Performance Review
January 1994: Federal GIS: Looking At 1993 To See What Lies In Store For 1994
March 1994: Its Time for Health Care Systems to Adopt Spatial Applications
June 1994: Open GIS Foundation Fosters Industry Synchronization
July 1994: Executive Order Sets Steps for NSDI Implementation
September 1994: Commercial Earth Observation Information Systems Will Benefit Users
December 1994: 1994: GIS Advances Are Spectrum Wide
January 1995: NASA Cooperative Agreements And Internet Grants Foster New Spatial Applications
March 1995: High Technology Policy: Changes In Store For Government and GIS Industry
May 1995: Technology Development, Policy, and GIS Interoperability -- The Process of Change
July 1995: NSDIs Future: Institution Building In a Federal Devolution Environment
September 1995: 1996 Budget Outlook USGS
November 1995: Axing Research Budgets: We Can Be Smarter
January 1996: USGS Aims to Develop Collaborative NMD Programs
March 1996: Choices for an Internetworked Economy Using Spatial Information
April 1996: What Type of Remote Sensing Imagery Do You Need?
May 1996: Telecommunications Act Opens New Doors for GIS