Louis Hill, AICP, GISP, Director of GIS Administration
Louis has been working in the GIS field since 2002, and with LINK-GIS/PDS since 2014. With over twenty years of experience in GIS and planning, Louis has worked in Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky local governments. He holds an undergraduate degree in urban planning and development and a graduate degree in information and communication sciences from Ball State University. Louis served as the President of the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals from 2017 to 2018 and was previously appointed by the governor for a term on Kentucky’s Geographic Information Advisory Council. In addition to his GIS expertise, Louis has contributed to various organizational-wide efforts within PDS, aligning with PDS’s mission of serving communities and leveraging technology across all departments.
Tom East, GISP, Geospatial Solutions Architect
Tom has been with LINK-GIS/PDS since 1990 and has worked in the field of GIS since 1977. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Mississippi State University and began his GIS career with the US Army Corps of Engineers at the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, MS, where some of the pioneering work in satellite remote sensing of the environment occurred. Tom has also worked for the State of Mississippi as the Systems Manager for MARIS, the Mississippi Automated Resource Information System, one of the earliest statewide GIS programs in the nation. Since 1990 he has worked at LINK-GIS/PDS and applies his knowledge of GIS to the challenges of government at the local level. He is an enthusiastic amateur astronomer and volunteers at the Cincinnati Observatory Center, the Birthplace of American Astronomy. For questions regarding Addressing, Ortho/Aerial Imagery/Photogrammetric capture or Street Centerlines/linear referenceing, Tom is the person to contact.
Christy Powell, GISP, GIS Applications Development Coordinator
Christy has been in the GIS field since 1994 and with LINK-GIS/PDS since 1996. Christy’s primary responsibilities are programming and web development. Christy holds a Master of Science in Geosciences with an emphasis on Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing from Murray State University. She is also a past President of the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP). In 2018 Christy was a member of the first class of KAMP Fellows.For questions regarding the LINK-GIS website, programming, App Development or GPS, Christy is the person to contact.
Joe Busemeyer, GISP, GIS Applications Developer Lead
Joe has worked in the GIS field since 2004 and with LINK-GIS/PDS since 2007. Joe’s primary responsibilities with LINK-GIS/PDS include developing web-based GIS applications, working with ArcGIS Enterprise, assisting Northern Kentucky agencies with specialized GIS projects and custom mapping. Joe also works with city administrators and emergency management administrators in Northern Kentucky to meet their GIS needs. Joe earned his MA and BA in Geography, from the University of Cincinnati. Joe is a member of the Kentucky Association of Mapping Professionals (KAMP). For questions regarding the LINK-GIS website or map viewer content/functionality, programming or FTP data access, Joe is the person to contact.
Gladys Riaño-Cano, Geospatial Solutions Analyst
Gladys has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Metallurgic and Material sciences from the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia. She has been working with GIS since 2012 when she joined the university’s Geomatics and Environment research group, participating in projects such as the creation of tools to help decision-making for government entities, simulation of hydrocarbon spills on soils, and digitalization of protected areas and restoration.