Andrew Turner

Current

• CTO at FortiusOne
• Co-Founder at Mapufacture
• Owner at HighEarthOrbit

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Past

• Systems Development Engineer at Realtime Technologies, Inc.
• Graduate Research Assistant at Virginia Tech
• Praktikant at Astrium Space

• Aerospace Engineering Intern at Analytical Graphics, Inc.

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Education

• Virginia Tech
• University of Virginia

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Andrew Turner’s Summary

Neogeographer and Technologist, and interested in applying online geography and mapping techniques for mobile information, user-generated geodata, environmental awareness and scientific collaboration.

I've written an O'Reilly book on Neogeography, mapping your stories, history, places, photos, trips, hikes, and anything else. Building several sites and services for sharing and searching geographic locations, and creating personalized, localized maps.

Also writing for MacTech Magazine, Make, and Linux Journal.

Available for freelance development of geospatial applications and services.

Engineer with long-term experience in multi-disciplinary groups developing hardware and software for Airships, Satellites, and Ground Vehicles. Extensive development of software simulation, hardware-in-the-loop integration, and technical management. Rearching and integrating new technologies with computer systems such as autonomous controls, user interaction, and hardware control.

Andrew Turner’s Specialties:

GIS/mapping, web2.0, volunteered geographic information, open-source software, open data formats, application design, interaction
Engineering: Dynamics (rigid & multi-body), spacecraft, aircraft, airships, electronics, robotics, controls, simulation, 'home' automation
Programming: C, C++ (STL, wxWidgets), Ruby (Rails), Python, Objective-C (Cocoa), Javascript, CSS, PHP

Other: Photography, Scuba diving, Curling, English (mother-tongue), German (conversational), Mandarin Chinese (novice)

Andrew Turner’s Experience

• CTO

  FortiusOne

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  Identifying and building next-generation technology for web-based geospatial tools. Advising to international organizations and companies on the use of open-data and powerful, easy to use tools.
  
  FortiusOne develops the GeoCommons suite:
  - GeoCommons Finder! - open data repository
  - GeoCommons Maker! - easy to use, cartographically accurate mapping visualization and analysis
  
  http://geocommons.com

• Co-Founder

  Mapufacture

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  Helping build the geospatial web by providing tools for users and developers to create, publish, aggregate, and consume information about location. Mapufacture is a geo-aggregator where people can find out interesting information in their area, what's going on in a city they are visiting, or just become more connected with the world they live in.

• Owner

  HighEarthOrbit

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  October 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)

  Freelance development of applications (desktop and web), websites, and technical articles. Primary fields are in mapping applications, geolocation, and 'home' automation.
  
  Sample Projects: DashSaver, When2Where, Whereisbot, IndigoWidget/IndigoWeb, MacMini Robot
  
  Developed web interfaces to home automation software in Indigo
  Articles publish in Linux Journal and MacTech magazines

• Systems Development Engineer

  Realtime Technologies, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  June 2003 — April 2007 (3 years 11 months)

  Develop software and hardware systems for assisting engineers in designing and engineering vehicle systems.
  
  Vehicle Dynamics analysis and engineering.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  Virginia Tech

  (Computer Software industry)

  2000 — 2003 (3 years )

• Praktikant

  Astrium Space

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  May 2002 — December 2002 (8 months)

  Developed Spacecraft sensor and actuator simulations in MatLab Simulink.

• Aerospace Engineering Intern

  Analytical Graphics, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  June 1998 — August 1998 (3 months)

  Developed software components for Satellite Toolkit (STK) - a spacecraft simulation and modeling tool that is widely used in the aerospace industry.
  
  Supported users by developing scenarios and spacecraft models in STK.

Andrew Turner’s Education

• Virginia Tech

  MS , Aerospace Engineering , September 2000 — June 2003

  Thesis: Open-Source, Extensible Spacecraft Simulation And Modeling Environment (http://spacecraft.sourceforge.net)
  
  Research: Adaptive Spacecraft Attitude Control Using Neural Networks (http://highearthorbit.com/neural-networks)
  Virginia Space Grant Consortium Graduate Research Grant recipient
  
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  Activities and Societies:

  Hokiesat Nanosatellite Project (Project Manager, Lead Software Architect, Attitude Determination & Control System Lead), Sigma Gamma Tau (Aerospace Engineering Honors),

• University of Virginia

  BS , Aerospace Engineering , 1996 — 2000

  Undergraduate Thesis: Development of a Semi-autonomous Control System for the UVA Solar Airship 'Aztec'
  (http://highearthorbit.com/airships)
  
  .

  Activities and Societies:

  Solar Airship Engineering Team, Pep Band, Symphonic Orchestra

Additional Information

Andrew Turner’s Interests:

Programming (C++, Objective-C, PHP, Ruby, Javascript, Python), Web services, Spacecraft, Autonomous controls, Vehicle Dynamics, Curling, Trombone, Photography, Scuba Diving, Snowboarding/Skiing/Snowshoeing

Andrew Turner’s Groups:

Detroit Curling Club, Southeast Michigan Ruby Users Group (http://rubymi.org), Geowankers, AIAA, SAE, AAS, FooCamp, OSGeo

•    Factotem Constellation
•    Ruby on Rails
•    a2b3 - Ann Arbor Bi Bim Bop
•    Open Source Universe
•    URISA
•    GIS
•    Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
•    OpenStreetMap
•    GIS Week
•    University of Virginia Alumni (UVA)
•    GITA (Geospatial Information & Technology Association)
•    Participatory Geographic Information Systems & Technologies
•    Location-Based Services (LBS) Zone
•    Foo Camp 2008
•    Indigenous Mapping Network
•    GeoCommunity

Andrew Turner’s Honors:

Invited Speaker: Stanford, NYU ITP, University of Kansas, FOWA London 2008, Web2.0 Expo NY 2008, Location Intelligence Conference

Publications:
- "Introduction to Neogeography"
- "Where2.0: State of the Geospatial Web"

Other:
- Where2.0 Conference Committee 2007/2008,
- MapQuest OpenAPI mashup winner, 2006
- Detroit Curling Club Men's Champion 2007, Mixed Champion 2006

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