As GIS Manager for GAI’s Oil & Gas Business Sector and Power Business Unit, Michael Owens, GISP plays a significant role in projects that require advanced GIS technical skills, ad-hoc GIS professional services, and on-site GIS staff augmentation. He is responsible for maintaining and improving GIS quality standards, optimizing GIS software/hardware deployments, advancing GIS use with internal and external clients, and attending local and regional GIS seminars and conferences to help ensure that GAI is servicing our clients using the latest applicable technology and best practices.

Michael leads in the development and administration of Esri ArcGIS Online organizations, Field Maps (Collector) workflows, and Survey123 for ArcGIS applications. He also oversees the development and deployment of custom GIS applications and tools, map and geoprocessing services, and databases, and is the primary interface to GAI’s Information Technology (IT) Business Sector for GIS technical operations.