Jay Pearlman – Director

Strategic development of cross-discipline communities addressing impact of sciences on society
Outreach and dissemination initiatives for Earth observation and applications
Broad experience as chief scientist and chief engineer in industry, guiding development of advanced information systems and large-scale networks
Professor Adjunct, Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado (2012-2018)
Fellow of IEEE; Chair (2007-09) of the IEEE-wide Committee on Earth Observation; Board of Governors – Society for the Social Implications of Technology; see recently edited book on challenges and innovations in ocean in-situ sensor (2018)
See Pearlman Jay CV

Francoise Pearlman – Director

Over 30 years of program management experience
Current focus on project management, outreach, capacity building, and socio-economic impact of environmental information
Broad background in all aspects of SW/systems and system of systems engineering, and integration
Senior member of IEEE
See Pearlman Francoise CV

Shane Pearlman – Director

Shane is an entrepreneur who has successfully built and sold three companies throughout his career. He ran a digital agency culminating with over 100 staff over two decades, launching successful software projects for fortune 500 companies, renown universities, government institutions and well funded startups. He and his partner build the first surf forecast app for the iPhone, which was acquired by Surfline. Shane was the creator and project lead for the largest events calendar software online (24.7% of all online calendars globally) leading to a series of multi-million dollar revenue streams. Currently Shane is consulting for a variety of projects, including guiding solar energy and housing projects in Spain. 

Project Team includes additional experts to address other specialties