Spatial Network Solutions was formed in 2004, and is dedicated to providing products and services to the electric utility industry. Our guiding business principle is that adding value to the customer leads to competitive advantage and profit. Furthermore, customer value is best added through intimate customer relationships and disciplined business/engineering processes. Spatial Network Solutions is comprised of individuals who have a long history of developing software specifically for the electric utility industry. Many of our team members spent years with Gentry Systems and Autodesk, developing well known tools like GenMap, GenStake, and AUD. It is this experience and a shared desire to produce the highest quality software that inspired us to form Spatial Network Solutions. Since our formation we have dedicated ourselves to providing quality solutions and ensuring our customers complete satisfaction.


Our Vision

Create raving fans of our customers by taking exceptional pride in our work.

Our Values

People First

People are the purpose of business. People and their ideas provide the creative force which produces software. Both employees and clients are critical in this regard. As such, people, and their knowledge and skills, make up the greatest asset that any software company can possess.

Excellence

SNS will create a culture of continuous improvement, measuring each internal and external customer's satisfaction, and analyzing and addressing satisfaction gaps.

Honesty

Honesty is the basis of trust, which is a necessary component of a successful business, whether between the business and its employees, customers, or even its competitors.

Learning

For people to consistently achieve excellence, they must continually learn.


Adapting To The Future

We'll be here to fit your business' needs. Everyone at Spatial Network Solutions is committed to providing product and service quality by putting our customers first.


Our Team

John Yetter
President

John brings diverse software engineering management experience to Spatial Network Solutions. He has directly managed resources from every functional area of software development; product designers, software engineers, quality assurance engineers, and technical publication specialists.

He graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Mathematics and a Master’s of Science in Applied Physics. As a senior software engineer for Gentry Systems, John contributed to the GenMap and AUD products for three years. He then worked for Autodesk where he managed a software engineering team, and finally the Autodesk Map product design team.

He believes that product and service quality derived from strong customer focus is the most certain path to success for any business. As such, he is committed to following the teachings of Dr. W. Edwards Deming, the founder of the modern, continuous, quality improvement movement.

Away from work, John and his wife, Tonya, are foster and adoptive parents. They have helped twenty-one children over the last three years, and currently have two boys (Theo, age five and Shane, age six).


Chuck Wilbur
Vice President/Lead Software Architect

Chuck is the lead architect and developer for our first product, NuMap. Chuck brings six years of experience in C++ software development to SNS, including over a year with the original GenMap and three years at Autodesk. He has written code for GenMap, AUD, GenTCA, and Autodesk Map itself. While at Autodesk, he was exposed to the intricacies of writing ARX application for AutoCAD to a degree not available to most third-party developers. This experience has shaped some of the advanced features available in NuMap.

Chuck earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and completed some post-graduate work at Northern Illinois University before being hired by Gentry Systems in early 1998.

Currently, Chuck is writing the code for NuMap. In the future, Chuck hopes to form a programming team at SNS that will surpass any he has worked with before in terms of skill, efficiency and excellence of code output.

Chuck and his wife enjoy dining out, tennis, long walks, and the occasional movie.


Jason Kagel
Sr. Director of Operations

Jason has a wide range of experience and capabilities in the entire process of software development from product design through development, quality assurance, and technical publications including product management.

Jason has more than 18 years in the mapping industry, spending ten of those years specializing in the electric utilities industry. He joins SNS from Autodesk, where he was most recently the Sr. Software Development Manager responsible for software development, QA, architecture, and project management for Autodesk’s geospatial desktop products including Map and Raster Design.

Prior to that role at Autodesk, Jason was the Sr. Product Line Manager for Map, MapGuide,FDO, AGDS, and Autodesk Utility Design. In that position, he was responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Product Management team, developing strategies, and determining release dates for the line of products. Before joining Autodesk, Jason was the Enginering Manager at Gentry Systems where he managed software development, QA, product design, and technical publications for GenMap, GenTCA, UDS, GenStake, and Pinpoint.

Jason and his wife have two active boys who keep them constantly on the go. In his free time, Jason enjoys learning about and tasting wine.


Linda Veit
QA Lead/Technical Support Specialist

Linda has tremendous knowledge of mapping software used by electric utilities. She joined Gentry systems as their fourth employee in 1987. While at Gentry, Linda wore many hats, working in services, product support, training, documentation and product development. She worked on every Gentry release and every Gentry product. After Gentry, Linda was an Engineering Manager at Autodesk. There she continued to work on the Gentry product line, as well as Autodesk Map.

She graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems.

At Spatial Network Solutions, Linda’s work includes technical support and quality assurance. She combines a keen attention to detail with a delightfully personable demeanor. This allows her to lead the development team through the rigorous analysis of complex issues, which are essential for the development of a high quality product.

When not at work, Linda likes spending time with her family and working on their farm.


Brek Graham
GIS Analyst/Software Engineer

Brek has been involved in data conversion, user education and software development activities on utility based geographic information systems since 1990 while employed by industry leaders such as Gentry Systems and Autodesk. He has designed and constructed several application training classes including a specialized 40 hour course for an international group of fifteen technicians in the Asia-Pacific region and has conducted over 100 training sessions in 26 states and four foreign countries. He possesses extensive experience in data conversion between various CAD and Autodesk Map based GIS/Mapping systems and has converted from CAD into ArcGIS, which included the design and implementation of a personal geodatabase with applicable rules and domains.

Although his formal education is in the area of commercial photography, Brek is a life-long learner and has successfully completed course work related to software development; instructional design for conventional, CBT and web based training courses; and various GIS and operating system platforms including UNIX, Autodesk’s GIS Design Server and ArcInfo 8.1.

Brek is a United States Navy veteran who possesses strong customer and team orientation skills and is regarded by his peers as being honest, respectful and responsible.

When Brek is not involved with work related activities he enjoys wildflower gardening, backpacking, blues music and photography.


Jim Bower
Industry Specialist/Software Engineer

Jim has over five years experience developing applications for the utility industry, as well as experience providing training and software customization. Additionally, Jim has ten years experience in distribution design at Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC). Prior to joining NOVEC Jim served a tour of duty in the United States Marine Corp. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Strayer University.

As a software engineer for Gentry Systems and Autodesk, he contributed to the development of the Autodesk Utility Design product. Jim’s contributions to this product were both as a programmer and as an invaluable subject matter expert, due to his vast experience in electric utility design and operations. This double specialization makes Jim uniquely qualified for solution development within the electric utility industry.

In his off hours, he enjoys softball and golf. With his recent relocation to Minnesota, Jim has also taken up the sport of fishing.


Jason Stack
Software Engineer

Jason has been involved in database and application development since 1997 when he started in development of software for the automotive industry. He is Microsoft certified has been an IT consultant and network administrator in the Southern Illinois and St. Louis Metro area prior to coming to SNS. Since he started in software development, he has always tried to keep a focus towards usability. He has developed land management and documentation software and helped develop water billing software.

In addition to the network and engineering duties he has had, Jason has also trained other network and database administrators along with training users and writing documentation for applications and daily IT functionality. From his experience with users and other admins, he strives to bring that balance where the administrators feel secure with the system they support and the users feel that they have the tools the need to comfortably and efficiently do their job.

Away from work, Jason sings in the Barbershop Harmony Society and plays violin, cello and double bass.



Alan Duwa
Director of Sales

Alan is the newest member of the SNS team. He joined Spatial Network Solutions January 1, 2009. Alan brings with him extensive experience and success in sales and management and has much to contribute to the growth of our organization. Alan’s success in the field of sales has been built on developing positive customer relationships and providing outstanding service. Prior to getting into sales Alan spent three years as an apprentice electrician.

Alan has been married for fourteen years and has two wonderful sons. When he is not working he enjoys fishing in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida’s beautiful west coast.