GIS Project Executive at Ocean Sky Consulting, Inc.
Broomfield United States (Colorado)
Employed
Available
The recipient of a bachelor's degree in geography from SUNY Buffalo, Jerry Corr completed a master of arts in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at the University of Washington before beginning his career in project management. In 2004, Jerry Corr established Ocean Sky Consulting to help fulfill the GIS requirements of Esri clients such as Pacific Gas and Electric, Bentek Energy, and Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base. From 2007 to 2009, he managed professional services and marketing strategy development for Ferguson & Associates, which led to client acquisitions in the petroleum industry and municipal government.
Jerry Corr has since held client engagement positions with Allied GIS, and Urban GIS, where he served as senior GIS project manager and managed data collection projects for 10-mile and 2.1-mile gas distribution pipelines in Georgia. Supplementing his pursuits in delivering GIS services, Mr. Corr regularly attends the Esri GeoConX Conference, Esri Partner Conference, and Esri User Conference. He's also a member of the Project Management Institute and is pursuing a master's degree in project management from Southern New Hampshire University.
THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY at the University of Washington (UW) has played a significant role in the evolution of American geography.
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