Erik Reid is a Senior Geospatial Engineer Technician with 11 years of hands-on experience delivering GEOINT solutions across the U.S. Army and joint commands, now serving at the U.S. Army Geospatial Center in Virginia. He combines deep technical skills in ArcGIS and terrain analysis with operational intelligence experience, having advised commanders and coordinated geospatial requirements with NGA, USINDOPACOM, and partner nations. A strong educator and leader, Erik has developed MOS curricula, led geospatial planning cells, and overseen training and welfare for teams of Soldiers and contractors. His Training with Industry stint at Esri sharpened his platform proficiency and agile delivery skills as a certified Scrum Master/Product Owner and classroom trainer. Academically grounded with a Master’s in Spatial Data Science from Penn State and a pedigree from the National Geospatial-Intelligence College, he bridges tactical GEOINT tradecraft with modern spatial analytics. Notably, he has rotated between field survey, instructional design, staff-level requirements roles, and industry collaboration—giving him a rare end-to-end view of geospatial capability development and delivery.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Spatial Data Science, Master of Science - MS, Spatial Data Science at Penn State University
Warrant Officer Senior Staff Course, Warrant Officer Senior Staff Course at Warrant Officer Career College
Warrant Officer Intermediate Level Education (WOILE), Geospatial Engineer, Warrant Officer Intermediate Level Education (WOILE), Geospatial Engineer at United States Army Engineer School
Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Geospatial Information Services, WBU GPA: 4.0 Cumulative GPA: 3.7 - Graduated with Honors, Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Geospatial Information Services, WBU GPA: 4.0 Cumulative GPA: 3.7 - Graduated with Honors at Wayland Baptist University
Geospatial Engineer, Geospatial Engineer at National Geospatial-Intelligence College
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