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Kyle Deuschle

24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: Trimble Inc.Current position: Hardware product manager, building construction field solutionsAge: 27Education: BS construction management Deuschle oversees a diverse portfolio, including the Trimble X7 and X9 laser scanners, Trimble RealWorks point cloud software, and XR10 mixed reality headset. He has nurtured profound collaborations with industry giants like...

Maude Pelletier

24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: Balko TechnologiesCurrent position: PresidentAge: 39Education: MS geographic sciences, Laval University, Quebec City; BS geography, Laval University, Quebec; certification of professional piloting of light drones, Centre de Formation Aéronautique du Québec (CQFA) Pelletier is a geomorphologist with a strong background in GIS/geomatics. Her various professional expertise has...

Jake McCay

24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: LIDARUSACurrent position: Sales managerAge: 34Education: BS business management McCay worked in sales at a several companies prior to joining LIDARUSA. For more than four years he has been head of sales at LIDARUSA. Starting with no knowledge of the industry, he was quick to pick up...

Evan Applegate

24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: The Map ConsultancyCurrent position: CartographerAge: 35Education: MS in cartography and GIS, University of Wisconsin-Madison For  12 years Applegate has made beautiful, data-rich maps for the news, Fortune 500 companies, charitable foundations, and commercial interiors. He created his first maps in 2011 as a graphics editor for...

Alexander Hollberg

24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: Chalmers University of TechnologyCurrent Position: Associate professorAge: 38Education: PhD and MS in architectural engineering, BS in civil engineering Hollberg is an architectural engineer by training and since his first days of studies has been passionate about interdisciplinary collaboration. He joined Chalmers as assistant professor for computational...

Mariana Vilela

24 Young Geospatial Professionals to Watch in 2024 Company: GeoMax PositioningCurrent Position: Technical support for US, Canada & LATAMAge: 29Education: Associate degree in psychology; currently working on a bachelor’s degree in land surveying Born in Brazil and fluent in three languages, Vilela brings a global perspective to her work. She manages technical support, dealer, and...