Jeff is a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst and a Quasi Project Manager in state government. Throughout his career, he has been called upon to right faltering projects.
He has worked a variety of jobs that have helped to give him a unique perspective on leadership, strategic planning, coordinating large-scale projects, collaborating with teams, and using technology to improve processes. Since joining the workforce, he has served as a trainer for a retail store, an adjunct faculty member at a community college, built two archival facilities from scratch, served as the first Cybrarian at a liberal arts college, and a administrative assistant/marketer at a medical supply company.
As a public servant, Jeff has continued to promote the use of technologies. He brought GIS to the Missouri State Historic Preservation Office, and oversaw the development of its first Web presence and a redevelopment of its enterprise database system. At the Department of Health and Senior Services, he served as a co-project manager on Missouri’s implementation of the Missouri Environmental Public Health Tracking Network that allows access to health effects and environmental data. He also coordinated an initiative that brought GIS software, GPS equipment, and geospatial training to local public health agencies.
From September 2006 - July 2011, he served as the national co-chair of the Centers for Disease Control’s Metadata Subgroup. Working closely with a geographically dispersed membership, Jeff oversaw the implementation of a metadata standard for the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. This opportunity allowed him to experiment with utilizing Web 2.0 Technologies to improve collaboration and information sharing, He also worked closely with other EPHT participants to explore the possibilities for semantic interoperability on the Tracking Network.
Since the June 2011 consolidation of his unit under the Missouri IT consolidation plan, Jeff has been involved in helping to set up the project workflow and tracking for his new unit, the Office of Geospatial Information.