Joel Campbell, President
With over 20 years of experience in the geospatial industry, Campbell is a well known and highly regarded speaker, lecturer and trainer throughout the world. Prior to joining ERDAS, Campbell served in a variety of senior positions in sales, business development and product management. Previous employers include GeoEye, Definiens, EarthData and ESRI. Before joining ERDAS, Campbell was the Senior Director of Product Management for GeoEye, where he helped manage the company’s expansion into new commercial markets and supported the launch of products from the GeoEye-1 earth imaging satellite. During more than a decade with ESRI, he held chief leadership and management positions in the U.S. sales operation. Campbell joined ERDAS as the President in 2009.

Brad Skelton, Chief Technology Officer
With a rich history in the geospatial software industry, Skelton spearheads all aspects of the product innovation process for ERDAS. After working for a short time as a researcher at a university, Skelton was the second software developer to join ERDAS, Inc. in 1980. Skelton led the ERDAS IMAGINE product development throughout the 1990's and served as Vice President of Engineering during ERDAS’ transition to Leica Geosystems. Educated at the Georgia Institute of Technology, he received a Bachelor of Science in Physics in 1981, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1986.

Vincent Dessard, Senior Vice President, Business Development
Dessard has spent more than fifteen years in the geospatial information industry, vitally contributing to the interoperability and standards definitions for both the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC). In 1999, Dessard co-founded IONIC Software in Belgium, and, in 2001, co-founded IONIC Enterprise in the USA. During his time at IONIC, Dessard served as CEO and Executive Director, prior to joining ERDAS (then Leica Geosystems) in 2007. Dessard continues to serve as a member of the OGC Management and Planning Committee and Chairman of the OGC Europe Forum. In addition, he is also the head of the Belgian Delegation at ISO-TC211.

Bruce Chaplin, Senior Vice President, Product Development
Born in South Africa, Chaplin has over 15 years of surveying, photogrammetry and software development experience in the geospatial industry. Chaplin began his career as a surveying engineer for Measurement Science, Inc. performing GPS surveys throughout the US and internationally. After pursuing a graduate degree in Geomatics Engineering at the University of Calgary in Canada, Chaplin joined ERDAS (then LH Systems) as a Senior Software Engineer in 1998. He became Vice President, Product Development in 2005, and is responsible for all aspects of software product development worldwide, including project management, engineering, quality assurance and release activities.

Mladen Stojic, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing
With over 10 years of experience within ERDAS, Stojic has extensive product development and management experience, coupled with a broad understanding of the rapidly expanding geospatial markets. Stojic has held several Product Management positions within the company. In 2004, Stojic became the Director of Enterprise and Visualization Solutions, spearheading the market strategy and vision for the company’s growing enterprise and visualization portfolio. Now a Senior Vice President, Stojic provides direction in product management and marketing strategies. Stojic holds a Bachelor of Technology degree from Ryerson Polytechnic University in Toronto, Canada and a Master of Science from University of Western Ontario in London, Canada.

Kurt Schwoppe, Vice President, Americas and National Programs (Acting)
Joining ERDAS in 1991, Schwoppe initiated the ERDAS Defense Team, committed to the delivery of COTS image processing systems to the U.S. Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.  Following the events of September 11th, Schwoppe joined an intelligence fusion center that led to the design of the GLT interface in ERDAS IMAGINE, a primary solution on NGA’s IEC Program.  In 2007, Schwoppe became ERDAS’ Vice President of Americas & National Programs (Acting). Prior to joining ERDAS, Schwoppe was the commander of the U.S. Army’s 100th Engineer Company (Topographic), where he implemented the first digital image processing system used by a tactical unit for special mapping and terrain analysis production.  During Desert Storm, he earned the Bronze Star for the success of these systems.  Schwoppe holds a BS from Central Michigan University in Business Administration and a MS in Business Management from Webster University.

Kaushik Chakraborty, Vice President, Asia/Pacific
With over 15 years of experience in the geospatial industry, Chakraborty has a broad range of IT knowledge and a thorough understanding of the Asian and European markets. Over the past nine years, he has held several Sales Management positions for the company in Europe, South East Asia and India. Chakraborty joined ERDAS, Inc in the UK as Regional Manager for Europe. In 2003 Chakraborty became the Regional Director for Asia Pacific, spearheading the growth of ERDAS’ solutions in the region. In 2007, Chakraborty became a Vice President, first of India, Middle East and Africa, and is now responsible for all aspects of the business in Asia/Pacific. He holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.

Thomas Bayer, Vice President, Europe, Middle East, and Africa
With over 20 years experience in the IT industry, Bayer has a broad range of computer and software knowledge and a thorough understanding of the European and Asian markets. Prior to joining Leica Geosystems, Bayer was a project scientist at the German Aerospace Research Center (DLR), a manager for GEOSYSTEMS GmbH and held various management positions in Sun Microsystems GmbH. In 2004, Bayer became the Chief Learning Officer & Regional Manager for Sun Microsystems (UAE) Ltd., Dubai, UAE, overseeing Sun’s learning services in Southern and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. In 2007, Bayer joined ERDAS and is now the Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Bayer holds a Master of Science and PhD from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany.