Chris Helm joins FortiusOne

FortiusOne is rapidly growing and we have a very dedicated core engineering team and we want to work with other like minded, excited, intelligent and talented people that we respect. It’s difficult to find that right mix of a person that fits so well with our vision and team. So we’re excited to announce we’ve recently brought on an incredibly powerful engine in Chris Helm. Given his background in spatial analytics he’ll be taking a lead role in building out our next generation GeoIQ analysis that we’ve been rolling out over the past few months – and you can expect even more very soon.

I’ll let Chris introduce himself:

I’m really, really happy to be joining FortiusOne, and partaking in the complete awesomeness that is their platform. I hope to bring an extra bit of analytical punch to the team, and I’m sure we’re going continue to develop a great line of tools and services.

By way of introduction I’m a geo-spatial programmer (aka geo-geek supreme) residing on Colorado’s Front Range (Denver, CO) where I spend my life fishing, painting, and programming. I have a history of developing applications with open source techs that goes back 10 years and includes work with MapServer, OpenLayers, and PostGIS. Most recently I’ve been causing serious amounts of geo-trouble at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) in Golden, CO where I was lead developer of the In My Backyard Tool (or IMBY), the Open PV Project and others.

At FortiusOne I plan on causing a lot more geo-trouble than ever before, pushing for more Javascript/HTML5, python, and lots of open-source tools. I plan playing a pivotal role in the next generation of GeoCommons, and I’m sure that the news from us will continue to pour out over the coming weeks.