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  <body>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"&gt;&lt;strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Anchorage&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;, Alaska&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;GeoNorth, LLC, a custom Information Technology solutions provider headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, is pleased to announce that Mr. Steve Finneran has accepted the position of Sr. GIS Programmer/Analyst.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Along with a BS in Computer Science from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, Steve brings to GeoNorth a wealth of high-level programming and analytical expertise.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve has served his entire career in Alaska, with his most recent position being a Sr. Systems Analyst for the Municipality of Anchorage.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Prior to his role with the Muni, Steve was the GIS Analyst/Programmer for Chugach Electric, and a Sr. Programmer/Analyst for the competitive IT firm to GeoNorth, Resource Data, Inc.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;This stretch is where Steve honed his skills developing Sharepoint customizations, integrating web-based systems, and programming both client-server and web-based GIS and related database applications.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;While with RDI, Steve was involved in a variety of contracted client projects.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;He developed various web services and web mapping applications for the US Department of Defense through Chenega Technology Services, he created components for map display and editing for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, and was instrumental in the successful design, development, and implementation of a major upgrade to the tax return entry system for the State of Alaska&amp;rsquo;s Department of Revenue.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Steve also supported the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility on database development and spatial data integration projects, and the Municipality&amp;rsquo;s Department of Public Works on database development.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Prior to his time with RDI, Steve implemented federal mapping and imagery applications for the US Geological Survey&amp;rsquo;s EROS Alaska Field Office.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;It should be very clear that Steve brings to GeoNorth an extensive background in global IT applications and solutions.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;His high-level of knowledge and experience make him one of the most sought after programmers in the area, and GeoNorth is pleased to offer such a value added asset to our clients,&amp;rdquo; says Bob Johnson, GeoNorth&amp;rsquo;s Anchorage office Sales and Marketing Manager.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;As GeoNorth remains quickly and efficiently responsive to both client needs and fluid market conditions, bringing Steve on board continues to strengthen our position as a global leader in custom Information Technology solutions.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The addition of Steve also reinforces our capabilities of offering our clients only the best technical expertise and solutions available anywhere, clearly committing ourselves to total customer satisfaction&amp;rdquo;.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Established in mid-1994, GeoNorth, with a second office location in Portland, Oregon, specializes in state-of-the-art IT solutions for GIS (Geographic Information Systems), Enterprise Web Design and Development, and Database Management applications, servicing clients throughout the United States and abroad.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The constant pursuit of continuous improvement is part of the organization&amp;rsquo;s commitment to their clients, their employees, their communities, and the economy.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;GeoNorth is currently celebrating its 15&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Anniversary and, in the spirit of that celebration, has restructured its own web site.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Please visit their new site at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geonorth.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #800080; font-size: small;"&gt;www.geonorth.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"&gt;.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</body>
  <created-at type="datetime">2009-11-16T11:31:25-09:00</created-at>
  <date type="date">2009-11-16</date>
  <id type="integer">47</id>
  <title>GeoNorth Continues to Expand Capabilities, Hires New Sr. Programmer</title>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2009-11-16T11:31:25-09:00</updated-at>
  <user-id type="integer">13</user-id>
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