Who We Are

Meet Our Team

We’d like to introduce you to Locana, an organization of more than 200 geospatial professionals around the world. With a relentless focus on our customers, we stand ready to serve with integrity and excellence. And our leadership team’s mission is to support our people and customers in this endeavor.

Meet the Leadership Team

Organizational Leaders

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Alex Savage

Vice President of Finance & Accounting

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Angela Johnson

Vice President of Operations

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Ben Dwinal

Vice President of Solution Architecture

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Dan Lewis

Vice President of Utilities

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Dan Lewis

With an early career as an analyst, solutions architect, and consultant, Dan has 20 years of broad experience in the mapping, systems integration, and information technology industries. He serves as a strategic adviser to Locana clients and colleagues from the early assessment of problems through the formulation of solutions and their evolution into programs designed to deliver improved business performance. He enjoys the opportunities and challenges inherent in significant GIS transformations. Dan holds a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University and makes his home in Rhode Island, where he enjoys being outdoors year-round.
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Dianna Herbst

Vice President of Marketing

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Heather Romano

Vice President of People & Culture

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Heather Romano

Leading the Locana People and Culture Team, Heather works to elevate employee relations to draw and retain the best long-term talent possible. She has more than 20 years of leadership and human resources experience, has founded a thriving consulting firm, and has consulted with a variety of global companies. She has found that company culture, leadership, recognition, training, and development are cornerstones to retaining outstanding team members, which creates a client experience that cultivates unparalleled loyalty. As a result, her driving passion is creating work environments that foster a positive, team-focused culture. She is dual certified in HR through HRCI and SHRM and holds a Master’s in Human Resources. When she’s not working, she can often be found exploring the great Hawaiian outdoors with her two huskies.

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Jeff Haight

Chief Executive Officer

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Jeff Haight

Jeff leads Locana with extensive experience spanning the fields of information technology, engineering, wireless technology, and private equity. In addition to his accomplishments in the consulting industry, he is the co-founder of two network security companies and chair of several nonprofit boards. Jeff was a college scholar at Cornell University where he earned his BS from the College of Engineering and his Master of Engineering Management from Cornell’s Johnson School of Business.
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Kim Kearns

Professional Services Director, Open Data & Development

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Kim Kearns

Kim’s passion for GIS began in university while doing exploration geology in Canada’s far north. Today, she is a geospatial technology professional with over 20 years’ experience collaborating with a diverse range of organizations to implement both proprietary and open-source spatial solutions. Team-centric, she believes in an equitable culture that promotes delivery excellence while still having fun and delighting clients. When not working, she’s out with her family, skiing, or exploring BC and the PNW.
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Mike Eggenberger

Vice President of North American Sales

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Mike Eggenberger

Mike Eggenberger is Locana’s Vice President of North American Sales. He leads a team of sales, solutions and partner management professionals that build, implement, and connect location and mapping technology solutions for public and private customers. Mike brings decades of high-tech experience to his work with partners and customers.
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Mike Housby

Vice President, EMEA

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Mike Housby

Mike leads the UK business, providing operations and sales leadership rooted in nearly 30 years of consulting experience. He takes an active role in projects, working closely with clients to develop solutions that use technology to change processes and deliver measurable performance improvements. He holds an MBA from Durham University and a BSc in physics from Imperial College London.
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Todd Slind

Vice President of Technology

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Todd Slind

From his early days in Skagit Valley agriculture to his time spent in civil engineering, Todd has always been drawn toward innovation. He has more than 20 years of experience in IT consulting and strategy and is passionate about providing sustainable value through SpatialDev. When he’s not drawing on a whiteboard or planning in a spreadsheet, Todd can be found zipping around Puget Sound on his sailboat.
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Ty van den Akker

Vice President of Product Strategy

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Ty van den Akker

Ty leads Locana’s product strategy, bringing over 20 years of experience in the mapping and information technology industry. With his background in consulting services and software products, he advises Locana customers on solution design and mobile GIS. Ty holds a master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University.
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William Griep

Vice President of Product Development

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William Griep

William is an accomplished innovator and technologist with extensive experience leading full lifecycle projects for enterprise technology solutions. He has 25+ years in this industry and is well-versed in technologies including Microsoft, .NET technologies, iOS and Esri. He holds a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in computer science.

Business Leaders

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Mike Underwood

Vice President

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Matt Bergin

Utilities Sales Director

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Bruce Buxton

Transportation, State, Local Sales Director

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Tim Dec

Utilities Sales Director

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Mike Dierstein

Federal Government Industry Lead

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Joe Brentin

System Integration Lead

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Terry Martin

Federal Sales Director

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Mario Sanvitale

Business Development Principal

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Nigel Russell-Smith

Business Unit Director

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John Bennett

Business Unit Director

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Bo Wilmer

Natural Resources Sales Director

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Dawn Abercrombie

GIS Consultant Practice Lead

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Clint Cabanero

Solution Architect

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Brody Dittemore

Developer Services Manager

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Shawna Paradee

Solution Architect

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Brandon Raso

Utility Design & Engineering Practice Director

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Dan Moore

Transportation, State & Local Portfolio Manager

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Joe Wong

Lemur Practice Director

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Jenni McCanne

Lemur Practice Manager

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Jen Campbell

Vice President

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Zac Valchar

Vice President

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Tommy Acers

Principal Consultant

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Tommy Acers

I am an experienced Business Analyst with a demonstrated history of working in the utilities industry. My expertise includes upgrading Utilities to ESRI’s Utility Network and integrating with Asset Management Systems, particularly SAP Enterprise Asset Management which includes uncovering new patterns using the ArcGIS on HANA infrastructure.
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Tom Turchioe

Vice President

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Tom Turchioe

Tom spent past 7 years at SAP in their BTP Global Center of Excellence serving as the Global Spatial Evangelist and thought leader for SAP HANA and Esri ArcGIS integration. He developed prototypes of SAP BTP and ArcGIS Enterprise integration as well as led ArcGIS on HANA Cloud geodatabase certification efforts working with both Esri and SAP engineering. While being heavily involved in the Esri and SAP strategic relationship, he was also a representative on the Esri CTO Council. Tom previously worked for Locana.