Meet the team
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Albert Sarvis, PMP, GISPDirector Geospatial Technology |
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Albert oversees the overall vision and mission of the Center by evaluating potential grants, clients and research opportunities as they relate to geospatial technology. Albert founded the center in 2013 and has directed the operations since then. Albert brings 15 years of GIS industry experience prior to joining Harrisburg University as a full–time assistant professor 10 years ago. His industry experience includes international and domestic utility industry, state departments of transportation, as well as municipal and city government. In 2016 Albert saw the potential of drones for remote sensing and GIS mapping and has been the lead drone pilot and GIS analyst in several domestic and international drone–based environmental and archaeological research projects conducted through the Center. Outside of Harrisburg University and the Center Albert enjoys traveling with his family and is an avid photographer.
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Christine Proctor, PhDEnvironmental Science & Sustainability Lead |
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Professor Proctor is the Program Lead for Harrisburg University’s Environmental Science and Sustainability Program and teaching faculty for both Geospatial Technology and Integrative Science Programs. In addition to the work in the classroom, Christine plays a lead role in the environmental and sustainability projects that the Center completes. Her valuable expertise provides guidance to our diverse group of students on various projects completed at the Center. Prior to coming to HU, Christine worked for several state and local natural resource agencies, providing spatially explicit decision support models to drive management decisions. With a background in wildlife science, Christine uses remotely sensed imagery and data to better understand how land use decisions drive ecological patterns. More recently, she has been investigating how drone technologies can improve wildlife and habitat improvement monitoring.
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Craig Lewis, PMPCenter for Applied Environmental |
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Craig manages the day-to-day operations, as well as the various projects that the Center engages in to ensure a beneficial experience for the student employees and the clients of the Center, alike. Craig has over 7 years’ experience managing projects in a geospatial setting and ensuring client satisfaction for those who depend on these services. Some of the industries that Craig has experience managing geospatial-related projects in include energy, healthcare, higher education, manufacturing, and tourism. With a background in GIS and project management, he enjoys seeing the many ways that GIS can be applied to help a wide variety of companies and organizations achieve their goals. When not working with GIS, Project Management, or aspiring students, Craig enjoys spending time with his family and playing or watching whatever sport he can get his hands (or eyes) on.
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Meagan Fairfield-PeakGeoEnvironmental Analysis Technician |
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Meagan is the newest full-time member of the Center’s team. While a student at HU, Meagan worked at the Center for 2 years. After graduation, Meagan was offered a full-time opportunity with the Center to take a leading role in existing projects, while helping to identify and lead new projects. With a background in environmental science, Meagan is working on continuing and expanding the Center’s projects to include field work in water quality, population approximations, invasive species management and control, and other environmental research. When Meagan is not out in the field or analyzing data on ArcGIS, she spends her free time hiking, camping, and playing disc golf but loves to relax in the evening with her family, friends, and pets.
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Charles Shearrow IIGeospatial Technician |
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Charles has been working for the Center for Applied Environmental & Geospatial Technology since 2015 on various projects but is specifically focused on the completion of the Mine Mapping Grant for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. While working on his Geospatial Technology degree, he began working for the center and quickly became a leader of the Mine Mapping Grant project where he performed QC on mosaics of the Anthracite Coal fields and assisted training other employees on the intricacies of the project. After graduation, Charles moved to Pittsburgh to work for Uber’s Advanced Technology Group as a Map Production Specialist working on the autonomous vehicles project. After working at Uber for a year, Charles returned to Harrisburg to take a lead role on the Mine Mapping Grant project and to continue his education and is currently working on his second bachelor’s degree in Advanced Manufacturing. Charles also enjoys helping with Harrisburg University’s summer drone camps and completing various drone-related projects. Outside of the Center, he likes to travel abroad and visit his home state of Texas as much as possible.
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