Tim is the Director of the North Carolina Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NC CGIA). NC CGIA is the lead state agency for GIS under the NC Department of Information Technology. He manages agency operations and provides staff support to the NC Geographic Information Coordinating Council (GICC), a legislatively established body that guides GIS implementation in North Carolina. Tim has been with NC CGIA for 28 years, serving as Director for the past 16 years. Before joining the agency, he worked in the private sector as a GIS project manager and analyst. Tim has served on the Board of Directors of the GIS Certification Institute and the National Geospatial Technology Center of Excellence Advisory Council.