Randal Hale
Software Engineer at North River Geographic Systems, Inc.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRandal Hale is a seasoned software engineer and founder of North River Geographic Systems, Inc., bringing over a decade of practical experience in geospatial software and FOSS4G tooling. Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, he specializes in QGIS, PostGIS, and open-source geospatial stacks, turning complex spatial data into usable solutions for clients. With a B.S. in Geology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, he pairs domain knowledge of earth sciences with hands-on technical implementation. Randal’s long career reflects an entrepreneurial streak and deep familiarity with the practical challenges of deploying geospatial infrastructure. He’s the sort of engineer who blends field-informed insight with pragmatic software choices, favoring robust, community-driven technologies.
11 years of coding experience
B.S. Geology, B.S. Geology at The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaBrainerd High School
English
Github Skills (46)
openstreetmap10
geotools10
ogc10
qgis10
tms10
wps10
geographical-information-system10
gdal10
data-management10
wcs10
wms10
gis10
xml10
spatial10
shapefile10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
qgis-us/qgis-us.github.io
Dec 2017 - Jul 2020
QGIS US Website
Contributions:25 commits, 13 PRs, 20 pushes in 2 years 7 months
qgis
northrivergeo/NAIP_Imagery_for_QGIS
May 2014 - Jul 2022
Contributions:67 commits, 6 PRs, 36 pushes in 8 years 2 months
naipxml-filesxmlqgiswms
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