Geoff joined Autodesk in 1999 where he is Director of Technology, a position he has held since 2001. His focus is on geospatial solutions for large enterprises worldwide. His interests include infrastructure modeling and the convergence of architecture, engineering, geospatial and 3D visualization technologies. In 2004, Geoff received one of ten annual global technology awards from Oracle Corporation for his technical innovation and leadership in the use of Oracle. He is a frequent speaker at geospatial industry events around the world including Where 2.0, GITA (US, Japan, Australia), AGI (UK), MapIndia, GeoBrazil, Map Asia, World Map Forum, and Autodesk University. Geoff received speaker excellence awards at GITA 2007 and 2008. Prior to joining Autodesk, Zeiss was Director of Software Engineering at MCI VISION* Solutions, which was acquired in 1999 by Autodesk. VISION* Solutions was known for developing innovative solutions based on leading-edge technology and, among other innovations, is credited with introducing RDBMS-based spatial data management, long transactions, CAD/GIS integration, and UML-based object modeling into the enterprise geospatial market. Geoff received a Ph.D. degree from McGill University. He is a Director of GITA and a charter member of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGEO).