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Kurt J. Okraski, CP, GISP
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Kurt Okraski co-founded Vertical Mapping Resources and serves as Chief Executive Officer and Certified Photogrammetrist. In this role, he manages staff and budgets, oversees proposal development and client relations, and aids in the development of production procedures to ensure the accuracy of VMR’s mapping data. Kurt thrives on the diverse requirements of his position and brings a decade of photogrammetry experience to the team.
Prior to co-founding VMR, Kurt gained valuable business experience in other entrepreneurial ventures. He graduated with a degree in Business Administration in 1995 from the University of Nevada, Reno. Upon graduation he returned to Poughkeepsie, NY, where he started a contracting company based on more than 10 years of working with his father in the industry.
After a year and a half of being back on the East Coast, he felt the need to head back out west and bought a coffee shop in Reno. Kurt truly loved working in the shop and made many friends and business connections in the community. Kurt took an opportunity to sell the coffee shop in 1998 and joined HJW Geospatial to build and manage an office for the company in Phoenix.
In addition to his photogrammetry and entrepreneurial experience, Kurt has gained practical training and experience in surface modeling and 3-D laser scanning. He also recently earned his Private Pilot Certificate. He is a member of the American Society for Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing (ASPRS), the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), the Arizona Professional Land Surveyors Association (APLS), the California Land Surveyors Association (CLSA) and the Nevada Association of Land Surveyors (NALS).
Outside of work, Kurt enjoys Airstream “camping” with his family in the mountains, skiing and riding his Harley or his 1981 Yamaha Dirt Bike nicknamed “Blue Death.”
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