Glenn Waldron

Current

• President and CEO at Pelican Mapping

Past

• Product Manager at IT Spatial (now Overwatch)
• Founder, Chief Technology Officer at WareOnEarth Communications
• Lead Software Engineer at USC/ISI

• Software Engineer at Camber Corporation
• Member of the Technical Staff at MITRE Corporation

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Education

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Company

Glenn Waldron’s Summary

I am a software guy and an entrepreneur. I love exploring a new idea and finding ways to build and grow a business around it. I also really like maps and pretty much anything to do with geospatial computing.

Glenn Waldron’s Specialties:

Maps, 3D visualization, business planning for startups

Glenn Waldron’s Experience

• President and CEO

  Pelican Mapping

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2003 — Present (5 years)

  I co-founded this map production business in 2003. Pelican makes maps -- everything from flat paper maps to global, interactive 3D maps -- and the software to use them in business applications. Pelican's customers span a wide variety of industries including defense/intelligence, finance, broadcast media, and public safety.

• Product Manager

  IT Spatial (now Overwatch)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year)

  I led the design and development team that built the company's flagship product, a decision support and 3D visualization system for public safety and intelligence. I also participated heavily in business development, marketing, and fundraising activites for this high-tech startup.

• Founder, Chief Technology Officer

  WareOnEarth Communications

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  1997 — 2002 (5 years)

  I founded this company with two other partners back in 1997, and built it to over 100 employees through product development, research, and fundraising initiatives. The company provides Information Assurance products and services to US Navy SPAWAR and other government customers.

• Lead Software Engineer

  USC/ISI

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1996 — 1997 (1 year)

  ISI had a DARPA support contract on which I worked, maintaining and developing software for the CAVE 3D visualization system at DARPA's Technology Integration Environment (a.k.a. "Enterprise"), the DOD's premier emerging technology showcase facility.

• Software Engineer

  Camber Corporation

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Defense & Space industry)

  1995 — 1996 (1 year)

  At Camber I engineered modeling, simulation, and visualization systems for multi-spectral camera deployment on a US Army contract involving the detection and removal of land mines.

• Member of the Technical Staff

  MITRE Corporation

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1993 — 1995 (2 years)

  After starting at MITE as a co-op student at Virginia Tech, I took a full-time position working on an FAA contract. I developed simulation and 3D visualization systems for next-generation air traffic control (ATC) systems.

Glenn Waldron’s Education

• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

  BS, Computer Science, 1990 — 1994

Additional Information

Glenn Waldron’s Websites:

• My Company