PRINCIPALS
J. FOREMAN, LEAD CARTOGRAPHER AND PRESIDENT
Jason (Jay) Foreman, a native of New York, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts and his Masters in Geography/Geographic Information Systems from the University of Oklahoma. Jay has been producing print, web-ready and interactive maps his entire adult life, and has unsurpassed knowledge of the North American geographic and demographic landscape.
Jay’s first position as an independent contractor began in 2000 when he was hired by the San Francisco-based e-commerce site Hotwire.com to create and manage all GIS data and maps published on their web site. In 2002, Jay became the GIS Coordinator for a seismic/geohazards firm of earth science consultants, where he built their GIS services from the ground up. Some of his GIS projects included geologic mapping, geohazard site assessment, seismic monitoring and spatial analysis. As GIS Coordinator, Jay mapped seismic hazards for state and federal agencies and private industries worldwide.
Capitalizing on an immediate opportunity to produce maps on a much larger scale for the real estate industry, Jay founded Red Paw Technologies in 2003. By pooling the talents of former colleagues from the University of Oklahoma as well as other individuals from California, New Mexico and Texas, Red Paw Technologies is now in its ninth year and continues to produce the highest quality map products available.
Jay Foreman lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife and two cats.
Contact: jay@redpawtechnologies.com
DIEGO GARCIA, ART DIRECTOR
Diego Garcia, a Kansas native, is a designer with 15 years experience in commercial art and project-based multimedia. He attended the Colorado College where he studied Literature and Publication Design. He also completed a degree in Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico with a concentration in electronic media. He has worked in every phase of print production throughout his career. Prior to working for Red Paw Technologies, Diego designed and implemented marketing and product campaigns for the soft goods and music industries.
Contact: diego@redpawtechnologies.com
TODD FAGIN, GIS SPECIALIST AND SENIOR CARTOGRAPHER
A native of Oklahoma City, Todd Fagin is a mapping professional with more than ten years experience in the GIS profession. Todd received
a Bachelors of Art in Letters from the University of Oklahoma in 1993. He returned to the University of Oklahoma in 1997 in order to pursue
studies in Geography. After completing the equivalent of a second Bachelors and a Master's in Geography, he completed his PhD in 2008.
Todd's mapping career began in 1998 as an intern in the GIS Division at the City of Norman, Oklahoma. Since that time, Todd has worked as a
GIS/mapping professional in a number of capacities, as a GIS instructor at the University of Oklahoma (OU) and Moore-Norman Technology Center,
and as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) and a visiting assistant professor at Oklahoma State University (OSU).
Todd currently holds the position of GIS Specialist and Senior Cartographer at Red Paw Technologies, while continuing to teach at both OCCC and OU.
In addition to map design, Todd is interested in web-based GIS applications, database management, enterprise GIS solutions, GIS database design, GIS education and outreach, biogeography, landscape ecology, and natural resource management.
Contact: tfagin@redpawtechnologies.com