Throughout January xyHt.com will feature the young geospatial professionals who are making a name for themselves in everything from surveying to geographic information systems. xyHt featured all of them in the January issue. Here we will spotlight one each day.

Name: Hunter Vines

Company: Back Roads Solutions

Current Position: Director of Lidar Services

Age: 29

Education: University of Charleston (WV)

Biography: As director of lidar, Hunter leads that segment of Back Roads Solutions’ business to the front of the ever-changing lidar landscape. Hunter pursues excellence and embraces new technologies to ensure that Back Roads is providing the best collection and processing service possible to its clients.

Hunter’s passion along with his attention to detail allow Back Roads to flatten learning curves quickly when onboarding new systems and software. His guidance regarding such systems and software keeps the company fresh and ensures that that it is current in its business.

With a constant pulse of the industry, Hunter’s management of the company’s lidar group provides a forward-thinking approach that has catapulted its capabilities and provides company executives with the confidence to know that Back Roads can compete in the ever-changing geospatial business world.