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With a wealth of local government experience in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom and over 15 years in the Geospatial industry, Michael brings his valued and varied skills to his role as Solutions Manager. A keen fisherman and hockey player, Michael is also a family man with two young children .

Shane’s role as GIS Architect and CTO revolves around being technical lead and resident applications expert; he’s also highly proficient with .NET, ArcGIS Enterprise and Mobile GIS.  Shane is responsible for much of the solutions architecture work for our clients. His outside interests take him outdoors, where he runs trails, snowboards, swims and hikes (with [...]

Tony, co-founder of GBS since 2002, now serves as Head of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development, staying closely involved with clients and strategic decisions. He has stepped back from the tech side, leaving that to others (as he says, “there’s better people to do that than me!”). He takes pride in GBS’s loyal and growing [...]

Mark is the CEO of GBS USA and Director of GBS NZ. Mark’s passion is focused on leveraging Esri and GIS technologies to strategically add value and operational benefits to businesses and organizations.  His vast range of experience across multiple industries and business acumen makes him an excellent platform to look beyond the obvious and [...]

From a study foundation of physical geography, Harley has mastered all aspects of GIS software design and development. Before establishing GBS with Tony Elson, he worked in GIS-related roles at Environment Waikato, Genasys and Geographic Technologies Ltd. Harley enjoys the process of understanding client challenges, then developing innovative GIS solutions that save time, money and [...]