Kenneth "Bud" Pope
Co-Founder/President
Bud Pope is the co-founder and President of Spatial Energy, LLC. Mr. Pope founded Spatial Energy in 2005 to focus on providing satellite imagery solutions to the energy sector. Prior to co-founding Spatial Energy, Mr. Pope was with DigitalGlobe where he oversaw the company's energy sector business. He was previously with ION Geophysical Corporation where he was Vice President of Land Products, a $150M per year division that included software solutions, equipment and services for worldwide geophysical customers.
Mr. Pope was President of Green Mountain Geophysics prior to selling his software company to ION Geophysical. He launched several industry leading products into the global Oil/Gas market while at Ion and Green Mountain. Prior to Green Mountain Geophysics, Mr. Pope held various operational and financial roles with both startup and Fortune 500 high-tech companies.
Mr. Pope is a CPA, who started his career at Peat, Marwick and Mitchell.
Chris Carlston
Co-Founder/Managing Director, Spatial Energy GmbH
Mr. Carlston has over twenty years experience in the technology sector, including almost a decade in the field of imagery, software solutions, and analysis services to Oil, Gas, and Mining companies worldwide. Prior to co-founding Spatial Energy, Mr. Carlston served as the Director of Energy Markets for DigitalGlobe. Earlier, he worked in technical sales serving the wireless software and surgical device industries.
In May, 2011, Mr. Carlston was appointed to the new position of Managing Director, Spatial Energy GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria, to build and strengthen relationships with customers and partners in key markets throughout the Western and Eastern Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME).
Richard Eyers, PhD.
Vice President, Enterprise Sensing Solutions
Dr. Eyers joined Spatial Energy in May, 2011 to lead the company's global energy and mining business units. A trained geologist with a degree in remote sensing, Eyers has worked for numerous international firms including, most recently Shell International, where he was employed as Principal Technical Expert for Remote Sensing, leading a global network of Remote Sensing professionals and serving on Shell's GIS Technical Advisory Panel. Prior to his role at Shell, Dr. Eyers worked Anglo American and, later, DeBeers in South Africa.
Dr. Eyers is a Fellow of the Geological Society of London and chairs the Geological Remote Sensing Group, an international team working to further the development and application of earth observation for geological applications. He received training as a geologist at Imperial College, London, and obtained a PhD in remote sensing from the University of Newcastle in 2006.
Kenyon Waugh
Senior Director, Enterprise Solutions
With over 15 years experience in technical solution creation, Mr. Waugh joined Spatial Energy in 2008 to help develop and grow Spatial-On-Demand - the world's largest energy-specific online database and enterprise imagery management solution.
Prior to joining Spatial Energy, Mr. Waugh headed US and Canadian operations for Valtus Imagery where he was in charge of new product and business development. Previously, he was with DigitalGlobe where he led strategic market development.
Mr. Waugh earned his MBA from the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO. He also holds an undergraduate degree in Finance from Bentley College.
Gary Crews
Operations Manager/Director of Customer Service
Mr. Crews has worked in Geophysics since 1972. He has authored and co-authored numerous published scientific articles, and is the holder of seven US Patents. Prior to joining Spatial Energy in 2005, Mr. Crews served as Director of Engineering for ION Corporation. Previously, Crews worked at Arco for nearly twenty years, serving in various scientific and managerial capacities.
Mr. Crews holds a Masters in Geophysics from the University of Oklahoma, and studied Theoretical Seismology at the University of Texas.
Robin Leventhal
Director, Marketing
Robin Leventhal joined Spatial Energy with over twenty years of experience in marketing, technology and media. She spent five years as Director of Marketing for First Consulting Group (then the nation's largest health care technology firm) driving strategy and field marketing for two divisions, and prior to that served as marketing director for several early-stage Internet technology firms. Previously, Ms. Leventhal was with ASCAP, the world's largest music rights organization, where she spearheaded the organization's foray into digital media. She also worked at PBS affiliate WNET-13, and was the first woman line producer at CBS Sports.
Ms. Leventhal received her bachelor's degree from Cornell University in public policy.
Jana Clayton
Director, Finance
Ms. Clayton joined Spatial Energy in 2008 bringing over 15 years of experience in financial management. Ms. Clayton's expertise is in organizational and financial management. Before joining Spatial Energy, Ms. Clayton founded and operated a financial consultancy firm. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, she spent ten ground-breaking years in China establishing new medical business ventures and co-managing a public relations firm in Shanghai.
Ms. Clayton earned her B.S. from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ.
