Our Team

LEADERSHIP

Top Leadership
Stephen Gillotte
CEO

Steve has overall responsibility for the experience and well-being of his team of RGi’ers. He is passionate about helping people understand and realize their personal potential, and firmly believes that we each have a responsibility to have an immediate impact on our country, community, profession, and self.

Steve’s mission is to establish geospatial as the common language® across the Defense & Intelligence communities. In order to achieve enhanced situational awareness and understanding for decision makers, he works to identify how geospatial technologies articulate the spatial and temporal nature of all domains, including using geospatial technologies to communicate Cyber warfare effects across the battlespace.

He is building a data science-centric firm. With the explosion of sensor data describing our world, it’s key to develop AI/ML algorithms that enable human-machine teaming, allowing humans to do what they’re good at (i.e., analysis, interpretation, and poetry), and machines to do what they’re good at (i.e., processing vast amounts of data quickly).

When Steve is not traveling the world, he can typically be found:

  • Outside cycling, sailing, skiing, camping, and hiking
  • Mentoring start-ups and their founders through organizations like T-REX and Arch Grants
  • Cooking in Southern Italian style, where the pasta is always hand-made and the secret ingredients are garlic, good wine, and more garlic
  • Creating optimal office layouts that blur the lines of work and play
  • Supporting educational programs at Virginia Tech, USGIF, the American Geographical Society, and throughout the community

Steve graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. degree in Computer Science while also enjoying many other aspects of student life, such as refereeing soccer, and playing the tuba.

Sidney Medford
Chief People Officer
Sidney Medford
Chief People Officer

Sidney is completely focused on RGi’s people and culture, ensuring the company delivers a coordinated, connected, and positive RGi Experience for all employees. She will continue to build and retain an exceptional team of RGi professionals with clear career paths that allow all employees to reach their potential and exceed personal goals.

In her previous role of COO, Sidney paved the way for RGi’s swift growth by building external alliances and partnerships, and overseeing program execution, customer satisfaction, and the recruiting and career development of RGi’s diverse team of engineers, integrators, and analysts.

Sidney is a high energy professional with technical, managerial and leadership experience in government and commercial software and systems engineering, development and integration. Earlier in her career, Sidney was a Division Director and Senior Capture Manager at TASC for Defense, Intelligence and Federal business clients.

Sidney is passionate about RGi’s mission and leading the company to the next phase. Outside of work, she can be found:

  • As an Uber driver for her kids…soccer, soccer, basketball, baseball, and more soccer
  • Traveling with her husband and kids
  • Enjoying a glass of bubbly
  • Walking, running, biking and golfing…although a little rusty on the golfing
  • Laughing…they always know when I am in the office

Sidney is a proud alum of both the College William & Mary (B.S. Mathematics) and James Madison University (M.S. Computer Science).

Brian Loggins
President, RGi
Brian Loggins
President, RGi

Brian leads Reinventing Geospatial, Inc.’s (RGi’s) business development and strategic growth efforts. In this role, he drives RGi’s partnerships with both new and existing GEOINT and C5ISR customers, and enhances our ability to respond to and support our customers’ mission success.

Brian is a seasoned business development and strategic planning professional. Prior to joining RGi, Brian led long-range strategic planning for the full spectrum cyber, cyber warfare, and intelligence business at Northrop Grumman.

Earlier in his career, Brian served in the U.S. Army for 21 years in various command and staff positions that culminated as a Lieutenant Colonel and senior geospatial officer on the Army Staff in the Pentagon.

Brian is passionate about RGi and the impact we are making in National Security. When he isn’t at work, you will likely find him:

  • Hanging out with his wife and cat
  • Cheering for a DC sports team
  • Enjoying gourmet food (and wine)
  • Sightseeing and enjoying food around the world
  • Taking lots of photos with his DSLR camera

Brian holds a B.E. degree in Civil Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Masters in Engineering Management from the University of Louisville.

Leadership
Shane Brennan
AI Solutions
Shane Brennan
AI Solutions

Shane manages large teams of software developers at Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. (RGi), focusing on turning our clients’ vision into reality. He takes great pride in understanding the needs of his client and being able to translate those needs into technical direction for his team. He also engages in high-level career mentorship for RGi employees, doing his best to make sure they reach their full potential.

Before joining RGi, Shane spent 15 years as a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analyst and software developer in both local government and private industry. Shane honed his craft in the field of civil engineering, working on pollution impact projects and modeling and simulation activities related to storm water and sanitary sewer engineering.

Shane has too many interests and passions to undertake in a single lifetime, including:

  • Virtual and augmented reality environments
  • LiDAR sensors and Simultaneous Location and Mapping (SLAM)
  • Playing guitar
  • Astronomy
  • Reading science fiction and European history
  • Sound design and production

Shane holds a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Old Dominion University.

Jim Davis
Solutions Architect
Jim Davis
Solutions Architect

Jim serves as a Senior Software Engineer/Architect for Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. (RGi), with nearly 20 years of experience supporting various DoD agencies. He has extensive expertise in Cloud development and has worked on multiple domains across the government and commercial sectors.

Jim is also a People Manager at RGi, and prides himself on building company culture and mentoring early-career developers.

Earlier in his career, Jim served as a tech lead at Evans and Chambers Technology and worked on research prototypes with IC leadership at Booz Allen Hamilton.

In Jim’s spare time he enjoys:

  • Playing softball and helping run a charity softball league in the DC area
  • Showing no mercy at board games
  • Watching local sports (when they aren’t awful)
  • Relaxing at home with his wife and pets

Jim is an NC State alum with Bachelors’ degrees in Computer and Electrical Engineering.

Patrick Doody
Solutions Architect
Patrick Doody
Solutions Architect

Patrick is a full stack application architect/engineer at Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. (RGi), working with customers to gather requirements, and implement solutions that will work for them, predominantly in the web application realm. With a passion for solving complex problems with sensible and simple solutions that scale out, he also performs DevOps and AGILE Scrummaster roles.

Before joining RGi, Patrick was a developer at Northrop Grumman.

When he’s not helping customers find mission success, Patrick enjoys:

  • Flying quadcopters
  • Playing video games
  • Watching science fiction

Patrick holds a BS degree in Computer Science from Hood College.

Carrie Drake
Senior Marketing Consultant
Carrie Drake
Senior Marketing Consultant

Carrie serves as RGi’s Senior Marketing Consultant, focused on elevating the RGi brand and message to our customers, partners, and employees.

Carrie brings nearly two decades of experience in events management, marketing, communications, and business development from organizations such as the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), as well OGSystems, an innovative solutions provider with advanced technologies in geospatial intelligence, big data analytics, and threat mitigation, where she served as the company’s first Director of Marketing & Communications. After supporting the OGSystems acquisition and assisting with the integration into Parsons, Carrie moved into the commercial satellite industry serving as Director of Government Marketing at both Planet Federal and Maxar.

Carrie specializes in messaging to customers including the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and Special Operations Command (SOCOM).

Passionate about the value of networking to build a community, Carrie has served in leadership roles for several volunteer organizations, including as a board member and co-chair of the Next Gen Council for the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, founding member of the grassroots group, the Amazing Women of the IC (AWIC), and President of Women in Technology (WIT).

Outside of work, she can be found:
At a youth hockey game or practice
Cheering on the Washington Capitals with her son
Fundraising for newly founded non-profit the Stay In The Game Foundation to provide grant funding for youth athletes

Carrie is a graduate of the University of Kentucky.

Jen Greanias
Director, Operations
Jen Greanias
Director, Operations
Mark Johnson
VP, Space & Defense
Mark Johnson
VP, Space & Defense
Allison MacDonald
Senior Contracts Manager
Allison MacDonald
Senior Contracts Manager
Genevieve Morgan
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Genevieve Morgan
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Michelle Pachter
Director, Operating Plan & Security
Michelle Pachter
Director, Operating Plan & Security

Michelle supports Reinventing Geospatial, Inc.’s (RGi’s) Business Operations team in developing streamlined processes and tools. She ensures that all areas of our operations, accounting, finance, HR, IT, and security, are compliant with government regulations and that our team has the tools and support they need to be successful. She is also a member of RGi’s Board of Directors.

Previously in her career, Michelle was a Workforce Analytics Specialist for Northrop Grumman. Her love of analysis helped shape her original role of HR Generalist into one that used recruitment, retention, and employee population data to guide the senior leadership team in decision making.

When she’s not looking for a better way to do things, Michelle enjoys:

  • Spending time with her husband and 3 kids
  • Walking, hiking, and biking
  • Trying to master gluten-free baking
  • Playing (winning!) board games
  • Relaxing on the beach

Michelle holds a BS degree in Accounting from George Mason University.

Omar Pagan
DevOps Solutions
Omar Pagan
DevOps Solutions

Omar serves as a senior systems/network administrator for Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. (RGi), where is known for seeing problems from all angles, and taking a small- and large-scale approach to projects while applying an “Occam’s razor” principle as much as possible. He has a background in security implementations and systems integration.

While supporting RGi’s customers, Omar provides research for new technology solutions, development and implementation of upgrades and configuration changes for Openstack and AWS, all while performing day-to-day operations and maintenance of customer’s environments.

Before joining RGi, Omar spent over 25 years supporting systems/network administration and security in both the government and commercial industries.

When he’s not helping RGi or a customer, you can find him:

  • Riding his road bike
  • Grilling on the back porch
  • Traveling to see his family
  • Camping and hunting

Omar holds a BS degree in Computer Science and holds a Post-Graduate Program Certificate from Caltech.

Brandon Pennington
University Relations – University of Maryland
Brandon Pennington
University Relations – University of Maryland

Brandon is a software engineer at Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. (RGi), providing data integrity solutions for large holdings of client data, as well as performing customer facing and backend duties on an enterprise level high-compute data science environment for the customer. He has experience with designing relational databases, spatial statistics and models, and has really enjoyed diving into cloud-based architecture and working on big data solutions that truly make an impact.

Brandon also serves as University Relations liaison for the University of Maryland (UMD), College Park, by organizing student involvement efforts, coordinating and attending UMD career fairs, and interacting with student and veteran organizations.

Prior to joining RGI, Brandon served as a Cryptologic Linguist in the United States Air Force for 10 years, and was stationed in both Hawaii and Maryland.

Outside of work, Brandon enjoys:

  • Ultramarathons, hiking, and physical endurance events in general
  • Homebrewing beer (especially stouts and porters!)
  • Gardening
  • Playing video games
  • Going to concerts

Brandon graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park, in the fall of 2021 with BS degrees in Data Science (with Latin Honors) and Geographic Information Sciences (GIS).

Erica Schermerhorn
University Relations – Virginia Tech
Erica Schermerhorn
University Relations – Virginia Tech

Erica Schermerhorn is a software engineer and Agile Scrum Master at Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. (RGi), helping to lead her team through agile software development processes to deliver a critical system used by Army combat engineers around the globe.

In addition to these roles, Erica also serves as the University Relations liaison for Virginia Tech by organizing student involvement efforts, coordinating and attending VT career fairs, and interacting with student organizations.

She also works closely with the interns once they are on board here at RGi, serving as a mentor, providing feedback, and ensuring they have a wonderful experience.

Outside of work, Erica enjoys:

  • Playing video and/or board games
  • Hanging out with her cat
  • Horticulture
  • Knitting hats
  • Finding new trails to explore
  • Cooking and baking

Erica graduated from Virginia Tech in 2020 with a B.S. in Environmental Informatics and minors in Computer Science and GIS.

Timothy Siems
Director, Programs
Timothy Siems
Director, Programs

Timothy is head of Reinventing Geospatial’s St. Louis operations, where he oversees RGi’s data science, AI/ML, and computer vision efforts that deliver technical solutions to our Defense and Intelligence customers in the St. Louis area and beyond. He also leads several of RGi’s professional services programs, with responsibility for maintaining customer and partner satisfaction by ensuring quality execution and timely delivery of RGi services.

Timothy brings a wealth of experience to RGi, serving in various leadership positions with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), and Parsons (OGSystems), where he managed an R&D laboratory, implemented transformation strategies, and deployed major software acquisition systems.

Outside of work, Timothy enjoys:

  • Traveling to new places
  • Snow skiing
  • Playing on his boat
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Kayaking
  • Staying involved in his Church and Community

Timothy received a Master of Information Management from Washington University, and Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Joe Svrcek
Technical Project Manager & Senior Software Engineer
Joe Svrcek
Technical Project Manager & Senior Software Engineer
Michael Szaszy
AI/ML Solutions
Michael Szaszy
AI/ML Solutions

Mike is a full-stack application architect/engineer at Reinventing Geospatial, Inc. (RGi), working with customers to mine their geo-temporal data to enable more rapid exploration and understanding of their data holdings. Mike has led research and development efforts at RGi exploring a range of different problem domains including using machine learning for computer vision, trajectory data mining, and knowledge graph induction. He has experience designing, implementing, and optimizing complex systems including databases, distributed systems, and large service-oriented applications, and takes pride in bridging the gap between basic and applied research.

Prior to joining RGi, Mike had six years of experience working in private industry designing and developing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) during which time he simultaneously completed his graduate degree.

Outside of work, Mike enjoys:

  • His wife, child, family, and friends
  • Casual, non-toxic, video games
  • Racquetball
  • Keeping up-to-date with academic research and industry trends

Mike holds a BS degree in Computer Science from Penn State University, an MS degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, and a CompTIA Security+ certification

Morgen Szaszy
Employee Experience
Morgen Szaszy
Employee Experience

Morgen leads Reinventing Geospatial, Inc.’s (RGi’s) Human Resources Department, where she works hard to create and foster a great life experience for all RGi employees through recruiting, onboarding, benefits, and personnel security activities. Morgen is passionate about creating a positive (and fun!) environment for all RGi’ers.

Prior to joining RGi, Morgen worked in various Office Management and Administrative Support roles.

Outside of work, she spends her free time:

  • Playing with her young daughter…and cleaning-up after her young daughter
  • Reading
  • Roaming the aisles of Target (honestly, how can anyone go in there and buy ‘just what’s on the list’??)
  • Watching anything on Bravo

Morgen is a proud alum of James Madison University (Goooo Dukes!), holding a BBA degree in Marketing with a Minor in Human Resources Development.