(Jan. 12, 2010/Harrisburg, Pa.) Kevin W. Gates has joined GeoDecisions, an information technology company specializing in geospatial solutions. Based in the firm’s Newark, Del., office, Gates serves as a senior project manager responsible for supporting business development efforts and managing clients in the homeland security and public safety industries. He brings more than 17 years of project management experience to his new position.

“We are very excited to have Kevin join our team,” said Anthony J. Pietropola, president of GeoDecisions. “He brings significant project management expertise that will complement our efforts to deliver exceptional products and services to our clients, specifically in the state of Delaware.”

Prior to joining GeoDecisions, Gates served as a geospatial manager in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Geospatial Technologies Office and in the U.S. Naval Engineering Command headquarters. He also served as a geographic information system (GIS) project manager for ESRI®, where he supported private firms and local, state, and federal government agencies on a broad range of GIS projects.

Gates holds a bachelor of arts in sociology from Occidental College and a master of regional planning from Cornell University. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP)® from the Project Management Institute (PMI)®.

GeoDecisions’ experienced staff of professional consultants, analysts, and developers support clients worldwide. Fundamental to the company’s award-winning approach is the integration of spatial information to empower existing systems and processes. GeoDecisions’ philosophy is based on an enterprisewide approach to the integration of diverse information technologies, data formats, and systems.

GeoDecisions is ISO 9001:2008 certified.