Mr James R Hill CGeog (GIS)
Employer Name
US Army
Biography
Jim is the Director of the Geospatial Intelligence Directorate (GID), Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) located in Quantico, VA. He manages a staff of 94 professionals providing GEOINT support to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Operational Marine Forces, and the Intelligence Community. He provides strategic direction, technical mentorship, resource management, and is responsible for fostering GEOINT collaborative relationships with the international GEOINT community. Jim is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and a licensed Professional Engineer in Virginia, Maryland, and Florida, USA. He holds a MSc in Defence Geographic Information, Royal School of Military Survey, Army Survey Course, Cranfield University; a MSc in Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Texas A&M University; and a BSc in Civil Engineering (Water Resources) from The Ohio State University. Mr. Hill has been honored with the receipt of two National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citations for his engineering/geospatial efforts during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and the Simpson-Leica Prize upon graduation from the Army Survey Course in 2008.