Prior to joining CARIS, Jim began his career in civil engineering working as Senior Scientist, Party Chief and Engineer for the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) aboard research ships and on shore-based international projects in remote coastal and river areas of the world.  He served in Panama as the Caribbean Latin American Regional Coordinator for the NAVOCEANO Hydrographic Cooperation Program.  He later took a position with United States Army facilities in Panama in contract management and engineering planning for buildings, grounds and infrastructure maintenance and operation.

Retiring from the U.S. federal government with 33 years of service, Jim has turned his experience towards management of international cooperative programs in Latin America in ocean-environmental science, hydrographic surveys and international technical training.

In his role as Senior Business Developer, Jim will engage with potential CARIS customers and key business partners at a senior level across Latin America to gain a thorough understanding of their businesses and use this knowledge to advise the business development efforts in these markets.

Paul Cooper, Vice President of CARIS USA said, “We are thrilled to have Jim join the family. He comes to us with years of experience in the management of programs for marine and hydrography and will help us reach our goals of increased exposure for geomatics software to our Latin American markets. CARIS is lucky to have such a dedicated and professional Senior Business Developer such as Jim.”
About CARIS

Established in 1979, CARIS is a leading developer of geomatics software. In addition to its Canadian headquarters, CARIS has offices in The Netherlands, United States, Australia and United Kingdom. There are also more than 40 resellers bringing sales and support of CARIS brand software to more than 75 countries. CARIS products and services are continually selected number one by esteemed military agencies, survey contractors, ports and harbours, municipalities, land administrators and academia among others. For more information about CARIS visit www.caris.com.