Alumni News

Brian Boulmay - GIS Practice Lead

July 16 , 2007

Brian Boulmay graduated from SMUMN's Winona campus in Dec 1998.  Following graduate school he joined Shell where he spent a few years performing environmental GIS analysis and mapping before promoting into the E&P business overseeing a team of Geo-Information professionals.  After Shell, Brian worked with ESRI as their Petroleum Industry Manager for a short stint before his current assignment as the GIS Practice Lead for Telvent.  At Telvent, Brian manages a team of GeoSpatial professionals providing products and services to the global energy industry. Building on the core skills he learned at SMUMN, Brian went on to complete an MBA to round out his education. "The skills and experience I obtained during the SMUMN program were invaluable in preparing me for a professional career in the GeoSpatial industry - I would recommend the program to anyone interested in this exciting and interesting field." - Brian Boulmay