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Satellite Rural Forum
Presenter Bios
Session 2-Public Safety
Name: Gary G. Adkins
Entity: ORBIMAGE, Inc.
Title: Vice President, Federal and National Security Programs
Topic: Public Safety
Gary currently serves as Vice President, Federal and National
Security Programs, where he is responsible for the development,
implementation, and oversight of ORBIMAGE's marketing and sales
initiatives to the U.S. Government. He is an established 34-year
veteran in the area of geospatial information technology and remote
sensing with experience in sales and business development.
He has had a distinguished career with the U.S. Air Force where he
held technical and management positions in the Office of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff/Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, U.S./NATO Air
Operations, and DOD Major Command. In these positions, he supported
worldwide photogrammetric/cartographic map compilation, target
intelligence, air-crew training, targeting and mission planning. He
took key roles in the design, development, and implementation of
digital production systems, DOD resource management including contract
management and programming and budgeting. In private industry, he has
held positions ranging from systems engineering and technical
assistance (SETA) to senior executive management with defense
contracting and software development firms. He has directly supported
the Office of Secretary of Defense for Command, Control,
Communication, Computers, and Intelligence, the Joint Defense/NASA
Landsat Program Office, the Defense Logistics Agency, and the National
Imagery and Mapping Agency, among others. He has an expertise in
integrated geospatial information systems, commercial remote sensing
applications and imagery products, and technical and value-added
support services.
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