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STEPHEN L.
SPERRY Associate Professor Department
of Planning and Landscape Architecture 864-656-3635 E-mail:
sperrys@clemson.edu
SUNY,
College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry at NASA,
Developed
the first integration of raster and vector technology in GIS software. Developed
the first graphical modeling package in GIS software. Developed
the first rules-based or expert system GIS modeling package. Developed
the first GIS software integrated with spreadsheet modeling capability. PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE Revamped the department’s
GIS courses to reflect both GIS and planning applications. Used the latest
releases of both ESRI and ERDAS software to introduced spatial modeling to
the curriculum. Expanded GIS instruction to all programs. Current research
activities include evaluating the impacts of suburban and new urbanist developments. This includes quantifying land use
change and the impacts of sprawl by biodiversity and impervious surfaces. Movaz
Networks, Inc., Director, Release Management, October 2000 to April 2002 At this dynamic start-up
company, established the hardware and release management procedures for a new
optical network equipment company.
Managed the company’s Information Technology (IT) capabilities
for a rapid growth – expanding from 80 to over 300 employees. Implemented the company’s business
support or ERP system that included SAP with an Oracle database. RouteMatch.com, Inc., Vice
President, January 2000 to October 2000 As acting head of a
start-up company, took a GIS logistics software product to market. Responsible for recruiting talent,
organizing and managing the overall operations. Managed the business plan to expand the
company’s Application Service Provider (ASP) solution for
transportation agencies providing non-emergency transportation. QWIZ, Inc. Director, Product
Management, July 1999 to January 2000 As a member of the senior
management team, coordinated the planning, project implementation and support
of a skills testing product. Had
direct contact with customers and focus groups to defined user needs and
requirements, and translated them into new software functionality. Consultant, June 1998 to June
1999 Clients included remote
sensing and spatial analysis companies as well as a Fortune 500 company. The
work integrated new product development and marketing of data and software
packages. This included market
research into geographic vertical markets such as telecommunications and
competitive pricing and packaging of the products. ERDAS, Inc., Director of the
Desktop Products Division, July 1987 to June 1998 Created a new division in
ERDAS that focused on the broader commercial market of desktop
applications. The job responsibilities
were providing leadership, direction, and program management for the software
development, sales, and marketing activities for a new desktop mapping
product called MapSheets.
The application integrated with Microsoft Office using OLE and now COM.
Previously as Director of Strategic Planning and Marketing Manager, was
responsible for leading the software development plans and strategic
opportunities. Developed and managed
ERDAS' third party relations with ESRI, Microsoft, Digital, IBM, and
others. Served as the spokesperson for
ERDAS in the desktop mapping market and have made numerous presentations at
major GIS conferences. NUS Corporation, Senior Planner,
July 1982 to July 1987 Responsible for the
development of GIS Computer Services, including image processing, planning
studies, and data base management.
Incorporated ARC/INFO and ERDAS software. Clients included The Office
of the President, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Energy and the
Maryland Department of Planning The Organized, lectured, and managed studio courses in regional planning
and urban design. Responsible for the
development of GIS courses and capabilities at the university, as well as,
coordinating student efforts in community planning services. SELECTED
PROFESSIONAL REPORTS AND PAPER * denotes peer reviewed publication Sperry,
Stephen. 2007. “New Urbanist Communities,
Where Are the People?”. Council of Educators
in Landscape Architecture (CELA). Sperry,
S, 2005 “Are Republicans Sprawlers and
Democrats New Urbanists? – Comparing 83 Sprawling
Regions with the 2004 Presidential Vote”, ACSP 2005 Conference, *Sperry,
S and Dunning, A, “2005.CRP 804 Land Use Analysis”, chapter
contribution to Model Courses for Teaching Smart Growth Principals, US
Environmental Protection Agency. *Sperry,
S, 2003 “Biodiversity as an Indicator in Assessing the Consequences of
Sprawl”, CELA Proceedings 2003, Sperry,
S, 2003. Strategic Environmental Assessment – Linking Change Detection
with Sustainable Development Planning, Sperry,
S, 2003. ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Changes the
Approach to Teaching Planning Applications, ESRI Education User Conference, Baffes,
A and Stow,
D., * *Sperry,
S and Smail, H, 1986 The Geographic Information system
process and Its Application to Environmental Assessment of a High-Level
Nuclear Waste Repository, 657-674, Geographic Information Systems in
Government Vol. 2 1986 Deepak Publishing ISBN 0-937194-20-4 SELECTED RESEARCH
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS: Co
Investigator, US Department of the Interior, Research on the Historic
Landscape of the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site; $11,000, 2005 Principal
Investigator, Clemson College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities Grant,
Research Comparison of New Urbanist Developments
with Traditional Suburban Developments, $5,000, 2004 Principal
Investigator, Principal
Investigator, Clemson Principal
Investigator, NASA EOCAP Contract, Development of a Desktop Geographic
Information System, $750,000 1994 – 1998 Co-Investigator,
NASA SBIR Phase II Contract, Expert Image Classification System Utilizing
Innovative Knowledge Engineering, $500,000. 1992 – 1998 Principal
Investigator, NASA SBIR Phase I Contract, Expert Image Classification System
Utilizing Innovative Knowledge Engineering, $50,000. 1990 – 1991 Co-Investigator,
NASA EOCAP Contract, Efficient Updates of Vector-Coded Geographic Information
Systems Using Remotely Sensed Data, $600,000. 1988 – 1991 |
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