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Chuck Killpack joined Pixxures in May 2003 to add some industry experience and depth to the Company’s senior management team. In addition to managing the overall operations of Pixxures, he is responsible for overseeing the Company’s strategic and tactical plans as well as creating and developing unique mapping and web services solutions that support these strategies.
Prior to joining the Pixxures team, Mr. Killpack was President of E-ConAgra.com in Greeley, Colorado, where he managed an independent operating company focused on Internet delivery of agricultural information and imagery (Emerge, Inc.), as well as on expanding the digital imagery market for agriculture in general.Mr. Killpack’s reputation as a widely respected professional in the GIS industry was largely the result of his extensive work with ESRI, where he began as a Regional Manager in Charlotte, NC in 1987. In Charlotte, Mr. Killpack constructed the regional office program for ESRI and spearheaded efforts to open offices in other cities. His final position as ESRI’s General Manager and Director of Worldwide Sales included responsibility for business and contract development, federal sales contracts, managing the extensive ESRI Business Partner Program, and oversight of R&D efforts for current and future product lines. He also provided program development for direct sales, indirect channels and international distribution.Prior to joining ESRI, Mr. Killpack was General Manager of Aeronca Electronics’ GIS Division and founder of IRIS International, a company that provided GIS and remote sensing software and services to developing nations. Mr. Killpack holds a B.S. in Landscape Architecture and an M.S. in Landscape Architecture and Planning from Harvard University. Following his education, he spent five years in research and teaching in the fields of remote sensing and GIS before moving into the corporate arena. | 