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September 30, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nationwide
Contact: Amanda Romaine, GeoComm
GeoComm Announces the Addition of Mike Pedigo to their Public
Safety Consulting Team
St. Cloud, MN: GeoComm is pleased to announce that Mike Pedigo has joined
the organization as a Public Safety Communications Consultant. Mike recently
retired from the Denco Area 9-1-1 District where he served as Executive
Director for almost 20 years.
During his time at the Denco Area 9-1-1 District, Mike led the organization
through several major projects including expanding the technical,
administrative and training facility, supporting 11 public safety communications
centers which employs more than 175 telecommunicators, and implementing a
“pay as you go” philosophy which contributed to the establishment of sufficient
monetary reserves to effectively manage growth. Most recently, Mike led the
Denco team through the evaluation and procurement of Next Generation 9-1-1
(NG9-1-1) equipment and services. During the past 20 years, the Denco Area
9-1-1 District has been an industry leader in 9-1-1 technology and operational
enhancements resulting in the Denco Area 9-1-1 District being considered a
national model for effective management.
Mike, who has been a public safety communications executive for more than
22 years, is a national leader in the 9-1-1 industry. In 2008 he received the
APCO Leadership in Advocacy award, for actively creating, advocating for, and
promoting public safety communication policy. He has also served on multiple
state and national boards advocating public safety communication issues and
has testified before the Federal Communication Commission as a Subject
Matter Expert on Wireless access to 9-1-1.
Greg Ballentine, GeoComm’s Director of Consulting Services said, “GeoComm
couldn’t be more pleased to welcome Mike to our team. He brings a wealth of
knowledge, experience and integrity that will fit well within GeoComm’s culture
of providing unparalleled consulting services to our public safety clients.”
In his new position, Mike will be working on a variety of GeoComm projects
that will utilize his extensive experience in the 9-1-1 industry. His leadership in
the Next Generation 9-1-1 area will play an important role in managing many of
GeoComm’s NG9-1-1 Transition Management Services. In addition, his
experience with multi-jurisdictional regions and working with small, medium,
and large PSAPs will be a tremendous asset to public safety agencies.
About GeoComm: GeoComm is dedicated to public safety; it is all we do. A
public safety consulting, GIS, and software development firm, we know the
process to reach a goal is sometimes as important as the outcome. We
partner with you to guide the project and meet your objectives. Over the past
15 years, GeoComm has been at the forefront of understanding and
implementing public safety communications systems, GIS systems, and
industry-leading software. As an ESRI business partner, GeoComm uses the
latest GIS technologies for data and software development.
GeoComm’s Family of Products provides the tools necessary to speed and
enhance emergency response. These tools reduce response times, improve
data accuracy and quality, accelerate communications, and provide mission
critical GIS-based decision support.
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