Biographies
Dr. L. Roger Mason Jr.
As sector president, Mason will have full executive responsibility for the sector’s strategy development and execution, program performance, and growth objectives. The Space, Intelligence and Cyber sector delivers advanced, mission-specific technology capabilities across a broad range of national security, civil space, and intelligence community customers. Previously Dr. Mason served as senior vice president and corporate…
Read MorePatrick Acheson
Patrick Acheson is one of the co-founders and managing principals of Quadrint, Inc. Patrick has been working within the Intelligence Community and been engaged with projects for The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and predecessor NIMA since 1998. He currently based in St. Louis, Missouri and commutes regularly to the Washington DC area. In his current role at Quadrint,…
Read MoreDr. Todd Bacastow
Todd Bacastow is a professor of practice for geospatial intelligence in Penn State’s Dutton e-Education Institute. His primary areas of expertise include implementation and management of large-scale programs, geospatial technology policy, geospatial information technology governance, and critical infrastructure protection. Dr. Bacastow has worked with businesses and federal and state government on geospatial technology policy issues…
Read MoreRobert Cardillo
Robert Cardillo is the president of The Cardillo Group, LLC (TCG). TCG delivers strategic and operational expertise to create an enhanced awareness of our planet to enable improved decision-making. The TCG portfolio includes academic, non-profit, and national security-related industry clients. Before forming TCG in May 2019, Robert was the sixth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from 2014 – 2019. He transformed…
Read MoreArmando Drain
Armando Drain currently is a Defense Solution Engineer at Esri. Esri is the world leader in GIS, who created ArcGIS, a powerful mapping and spatial analytics platform that can reveal deeper insight into data, helping organizations create positive change in industry and society. In his role, he assists Department of Defense and Intelligence Community members utilize…
Read MoreMarisa Hess
Marisa Hess is employed by Strategic Alliance Consulting Inc as the Geospatial Data Manager for Army National Military Cemeteries. In this role, Ms. Hess manages GIS technical and analytical services to assure quality analysis and quality control of the GIS database and the enterprise Interment Scheduling System. Prior to this position, she was Deputy Project Manager at MDA Information Systems, managing…
Read MoreDan Jablonsky
Daniel L. Jablonsky was appointed to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of Maxar Technologies and to the Company’s Board of Directors on January 13, 2019. Previously, Mr. Jablonsky had served as President of DigitalGlobe since October 2017, when the company became part of Maxar Technologies. He joined DigitalGlobe in 2012 as Senior…
Read MoreLidia Lopez
Lidia is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where she majored in Environmental Science and Geography. She is a Geospatial Analyst, where she combines her knowledge of GIS and geography in support of national security. Lidia enjoys giving back to the community, and is an active member of several professional development and mentoring organizations, including the USGIF YPG.
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