Senior Executive Breakfast @ Esri Southeast User Conference

Southeast Regional Manager, Esri

Mike Dyer is an information technology professional with nearly 25 years of experience working with GIS and spatial science.  For more than twenty years he has worked at Esri and in his current role leads a team that helps state, regional and local governments to apply geographic science and information technology to solve problems and accomplish their business objectives.  Areas of interest include smart communities, resilient government, and sustainability.

Mike holds a B.A. and M.A. in geography from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife and has two daughters in college.

CEO, NEMAC+FernLeaf

Jeff Hicks is the CEO of NEMAC+FernLeaf, a public-private partnership founded on the vision that data-driven decision-making can maximize the effectiveness and equitability of climate adaptation. In addition to leading technical efforts for the US Climate Resilience Toolkit, Jeff leads a growing practice specializing in quantitative and solutions-oriented climate resilience assessments throughout the Southeast. FernLeaf is an Esri Emerging Business Partner and is the producer of AccelAdapt, an interactive and living resilience assessment solution built on the ArcGIS Platform.

Miami-Dade County IT Director of GIS, Asset Management, and Content Management

Jose Lopez is the Miami-Dade County IT Director of GIS, Asset Management, and Content Management. He enjoys leading exceptional teams to solve business opportunities. For twenty-six years, he has led GIS teams to deliver award-winning solutions, saving millions for the local water/wastewater utility. Leveraging technologies, understanding business processes, and building relationships are his keys to a thirty-year career in Information technology. He works hard and plays hard, pushing the limits at the office and with family outdoor activities. He is energetic, enthusiastic, and always open to opportunities for improvement. 

Chief Data Officer for the City of Johns Creek, Georgia

Nick O'Day is the Chief Data Officer for the City of Johns Creek, Georgia, and manages the open data and analytics strategy for the city. His focus is leveraging data to help empower decision-makers and engage citizens. Some of his team's most notable projects involve creating the first Amazon Alexa skill powered by open data, launching a comprehensive open data portal known as the DataHub, partnering with Waze to alert drivers and analyze traffic trends, and building smartphone apps that help connect citizens to the city. These projects have won a variety of awards from Esri, Amazon Web Services, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and others. O'Day also manages the city's GIS, drone operations, and many of the city's public-private partnerships with consultants and technology companies.

Director, Information Technology, City of Coral Gables, Florida

Raimundo Rodulfo is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics and Engineers (IEEE) Senior Member with twenty-five years of working experience delivering value, sustainability and innovation to customers and organizations. He is the director of Information Technology of City of Coral Gables, Florida, responsible for strategic planning, management and continuous improvement of city-wide IT operations, infrastructure, and smart city initiatives. Prior to joining the city in 2004, he worked for 10 years in the private sector, including seven years in Bellsouth as a development engineer and three years engineering electronic equipment and systems for Siemens, NCR Corporation, and other organizations. He also worked on joint projects in Illinois, California, Florida and LATAM Airlines Group with Motorola, Lucent, Agilent, Cisco and International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).