Katie Zezima
Geospatial executive
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About
Over eighteen years of professional geospatial experience including fifteen years of support to FEMA, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to support emergency management operations. Expert knowledge of geospatial and remote sensing capabilities, linking these tools to improved operational outcomes. Experienced with enterprise level policy and procedure development.
Experience providing IT solutions, strategy, policy, and governance for multiple Federal agencies including FEMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Department of
State, and U.S. AID. Extensive experience with budget and procurement, managing an annual program budget of
$9m, providing procurement oversight ranging from executing task orders to developing IDIQ and BPA vehicles, as well as executing imagery and data acquisitions within 12-24 hours. Extensive leadership experience including ten years of supervisory experience managing teams supporting FEMA, NASA, and NGA. Co-creator of the Mapgive initiative at Department of State’s Humanitarian Information Unit, providing an innovative tool for participatory mapping that supports humanitarian aid efforts globally to this day.
Experience
Over sixteen years of professional geospatial experience including fifteen years of support to FEMA, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to support emergency management operations. Expert knowledge of geospatial and remote sensing capabilities, linking these tools to improved operational outcomes. Experienced with enterprise level policy and procedure development.
Experience providing IT solutions, strategy, policy, and governance for multiple Federal agencies including FEMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), Department of
State, and U.S. AID. Extensive experience with budget and procurement, managing an annual program budget of
$9m, providing procurement oversight ranging from executing task orders to developing IDIQ and BPA vehicles, as well as executing imagery and data acquisitions within 12-24 hours. Extensive leadership experience including ten years of supervisory experience managing teams supporting FEMA, NASA, and NGA. Co-creator of the Mapgive initiative at Department of State’s Humanitarian Information Unit, providing an innovative tool for participatory mapping that supports humanitarian aid efforts globally to this day.
Education
Masters Degree in Geograph, BA in urban Planning
