Thomas Gertin is a senior manager at King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Tom has over 15 years of experience in geographic information systems (GIS). He has supported the U.S. State Department on humanitarian analysis products and supporting crowdsourced mapping projects. He has also supported the World Bank as a consultant using his GIS and network analysis expertise. Tom holds a MS in Geoinformatics and Geospatial Intelligence.