Martin Roche, CEcD, GISP, PLS-GIS

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Experienced GIS Business Line Manager . Economic Development and Planning

Professional

. Sales Management . Target Marketing . Project Management

I am an experienced manager with the ability to lead diverse teams of

professionals to success. Strong technical and business qualifications with

a successful record of more than 15 years experience implementing

Geographic Information Systems enterprise applications for public and

private businesses, strategic planning, business development, target

marketing, project management, product management, and management of

technical staff.

Accomplishments

Fugro EarthData, Inc.

. Grew GIS business line revenue by over 260%

. Established software and data products in commercial real estate,

planning and zoning, and property tax appraisal markets

. Achieved and maintained ISO 9001:2001 certification

. Negotiated multi-year contracts several organizations including: South

Florida Water Management District; Florida Power & Light; Miami-Dade

County; CB Richard Ellis (New York, NY); Cartifact, Inc.; Richland

County, SC; Tampa Port Authority

South Carolina Dept. of Commerce

. Established first statewide GIS to support economic development

activities

. Created products and authored research publications that received

national recognition for innovation, utility, and quality

. Directed design and construction of a multi-media presentation

facility

. Elected Chairman of State Mapping Advisory Committee

Professional Experience

GeoPlanning Services, LLC. . Orlando, FL . 1/2009 to Present

President

. Serve as an independent consultant for geospatial projects serving

planning and economic development organizations

. Successfully completed projects for a variety of organizations

including:

o Orange County, FL Public Schools-ArcGIS Server implementation

recommendations

o East Orange Community Development Corporation-Financial

feasibility study for potential new city incorporation

o State of Michigan, Department of Technology, Management and

Budget-Statewide Geospatial Business Plan to support

development of a State Spatial Data Infrastructure

Fugro EarthData, Inc. . Orlando, FL . 12/2004 to 12/2008

Vice President & General Manager-Solutions Division

. Responsible for Division marketing, sales, product development,

project management, contract negotiation, key client relationships,

budgeting, and business unit P&L

. Participated in due diligence process during acquisition of EarthData

International by Fugro, NV and management transition associated with

sale

. Achieved and maintained ISO 9001:2001 certification for business unit

. Established software and data products in commercial real estate, 3D

visualization, planning and zoning, and property tax appraisal

markets

. Established VAR (value added reseller) process and network

Canin Associates . Orlando, FL . 10/2003 to 11/2004

Director, GIS Services

. Responsible for business development and project management for the

GIS business practice for an urban planning firm

. Designed software products including a land use forecasting tool that

projects site selection for commercial, industrial, and service

development

. Provided GIS services to public entities and private firms in land

development and commercial real estate

South Carolina Department of Commerce . Columbia, SC . 07/1990 to 08/2003

Director, Information Technology (09/2000 to 08/2003)

Assistant Director, Research Division (08/1995 to 08/2000)

GIS Manager (01/1993 to 07/1995)

GIS Analyst (07/1990 to 01/1993)

. Managed information technology services (hardware, software,

applications development, telecommunications, networking, and audio-

visual equipment) for organization with 175 employees in 3 US and 3

international locations

. Directed production of materials supporting Department's mission of

attracting industry to South Carolina including: target marketing

studies, marketing publications (brochures, advertisements, web

sites), annual industrial directories, annual reports, state business

climate index, and comparative tax incentive analysis studies

. Supervised staff of up to 22 professionals

. Coordinated data development projects with local, state and federal

agencies

. Implemented an award winning web site (www.teamsc.com) focused on

generating customized information for economic development prospects.

Several announced capital investments cited web site as initial

reason they considered a location in South Carolina.

. Managed economic development GIS databases: buildings, sites,

existing industry, community demographic and labor profiles, and

capital investment

Strom Thurmond Institute . Clemson University . Clemson, SC . 08/1988 to

06/1990

Research Assistant

. Conducted GIS based research examining the relationship between

infrastructure investment and economic development, assisted in

preparation of county and municipal land use plans

Morris County Planning Board . Morristown, NJ . 10/1986 to 08/1988

Planner

. Reviewed proposed large-scale commercial and residential site plans

for compliance with county development and environmental regulations

WUVT-Radio . Virginia Tech . Blacksburg, VA . 05/1985 to 04/1986

General Manager

. Supervised business and on-air operations of campus radio station

with a volunteer staff of over 125 and a core paid staff of 3

Education

. Master of City and Regional Planning, Clemson University, 1990

. Bachelor of Arts, Urban Affairs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute &

State University (Virginia Tech), 1986

Professional Certifications and Associations

. Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), #1352

. Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP), #18084

. Professional Land Surveyor (PLS-GIS), SC License #2252

. Graduate, South Carolina Executive Institute

. Professional Association Memberships: IEDC, URISA, APA, GITA

. Faculty, AEDC Annual Economic Development Course, UNC-Chapel Hill,

1993-2002

. Presenter on economic development, GIS, and internet application

topics at more than 25 regional, national or international conferences

. South Carolina Mapping Advisory Committee, Chairman, 1997-99

. Member, South Carolina GIS Surveyor Licensing Regulation Drafting

Team, 2000-2001

Selected Articles

"Assessing the Development Impact of Infrastructure Investments: A GIS-

based Approach." Primary author, Paper presented at Southern Regional

Science Association Meeting, 1990

"A GIS-Based Approach to Community Analysis for Targeted Marketing,"

Economic Development Review, Spring 1994, pp69-73, primary author.

"Assessing the Development Impact of Infrastructure Investments: A GIS

Based Approach," primary author, Southern Regional Science Association

Journal, 1990.

"Statewide Site/Location Analysis for Business & Industry: The South

Carolina Experience." URISA 1993 Annual Conference Proceedings, Atlanta,

GA, July 1993.

"Procedures for Utilizing GIS /Spatial Analytical Tools to Locate a

Hospital in Rural South Carolina." Primary author, URISA 1998 Annual

Conference Proceedings, Charlotte, North Carolina, July 1998, CD-ROM, 336-

345.

"Brining InSite to South Carolina," SC Commerce Magazine, Second Quarter

1997, pp28-31, author.

Selected Presentations

. "GIS Based Land-Use Forecasting," presentation to Seven Hills Regional

User Group, Tallahassee, FL, 2004.

. "Using GIS to Model Infrastructure Impacts." Presented at Association

of Collegiate Schools of Planning Annual Meeting. 1989

. "Evaluating the Development Effects of Highway Investments: Some

Thoughts on Experimental Design for South Carolina." Presented at

North American Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, 1989.

. "Applications for Mapping Data-Improving Municipal Management,"

Mississippi Association of Supervisors Conference, Tunica, MS, 2006

. "Statewide GIS Coordination-Project Status Update," presentation to

Seven Hills Regional User Group, Tallahassee, FL, 2007.

. "GIS Applications for Economic Development," presentation to

Enterprise Florida Executive Committee, 2006.

. "GIS...Giving South Carolina the Competitive Edge," Keynote, Main

Government Technology Conference, Augusta, ME, 1995.

. "GIS and Economic Development-An Introduction," IEDC Annual

Conference, Phoenix, 1998

. "Enterprise Data Licensing-Potential Issues and Pitfalls," NSGIC

Annual Conference, Keystone, CO, 2008.

. "Florida's Strategic Planning Activities & Results," NSGIC Annual

Conference, Keystone, CO 2008.

. "3-D Visualization for Hurricane Evacuation Planning," presentation to

Governor's Hurricane Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 2006.

. "Using GIS in Economic Development, ." presentation to KY State GIS

Conference, 1998.

. "GIS and Remote Sensing for Economic Development,." NASA Northeast

Regional Applications Workshop, Auburn, NY, 2000.

. "Analyzing the Geography of Your Product," workshop in conjunction

with International Economic Development Council Basic Economic

Development Course, presented annually from 1994 through 2003,

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

. "Integrating Address Data in the Enterprise," Presentation to URISA

Annual conference, Vancouver, BC, 2006

. "Geospatial Business Intelligence Applied to Planning and Zoning,"

presentation to URISA annual conference, Vancouver, BC, 2006.

. "3D visualization in Planning and Zoning," presentation to Florida

Joint GeoSpatial Conference, Cape Canaveral, FL, 2007.

. "Emerging Technologies in Commercial Real Estate," presentation to

RealComm, Boston, 2006.

. "Planning and Zoning Modernization using GIS," presentation to

Virginia Association for Mapping and Land Information Annual

Conference, Charlottesville, VA, 2008.

. "Real Time Systems for Real Estate Marketing," presentation to

RealComm, Boston 2006.

. "Statewide GIS Program Update," presentation to South Carolina State

Mapping Conference, Greenville, SC, 2002.

. "Sustainable Economic Development," presentation to North Carolina

Geographic Information Systems Conference, Winston-Salem, NC, 1999.

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