Profile:
Peter works closely with the marketing and development functions of Smallworld's three divisions to craft product strategy and agree on product directions, and to provide technical counsel to the global sales force. Widely respected in GIS circles, he has presented many papers on technical aspects of GIS around the world. He is one of only two people to win a speaker award three times at GITA, the industry's leading conference. He is a member of the GeoWorld magazine Editorial Advisory Board and was a member of the OpenGIS technical committee from 1995-97.

Peter was the first employee to move from the UK to the US when Smallworld started its American subsidiary in 1993. He was responsible for the development of Smallworld's market leading Outage and Distribution Management product, PowerOn, from its inception in 1997 until the end of 1999. He has worked on many leading edge Smallworld implementation projects and product developments.

Previous experience:
Before Smallworld, he spent six years working for IBM in GIS, in both the UK and US, and established a reputation as a leading technical authority on IBM's GIS products.

Educational information:
Peter has a B.A. in Mathematics (First Class) and an M.Sc. in Computing from Oxford University. He is a member of the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA).