Jeff Corns is a 1997 graduate of the Geography program at the University of Iowa. His introduction to geography and GIS began with an undergraduate class discussing spatial patterns and their impact on economic situations. After graduating from Iowa, Corns joined a small GIS consulting firm (ProMap Corporation) in the Iowa State Research Park focusing on Local Government solutions. As COO of ProMap, he used innovation to help grow the company from seven people to more than 30, serving clients across Iowa and the Midwest. Using GIS and geographic principles to help solve problems and improve local governments has been a career long passion for Jeff. Today he is responsible for the GIS practice at The Schneider Corporation, a national geospatial and engineering consulting company based in Indianapolis, with offices in the Midwest and Southeast, including Ames, Iowa.

Corns has helped over 100 organizations develop and utilize GIS and bring geography into the forefront of their decision making processes. These organizations include over 40 counties in Iowa, and well as state and local governments throughout the Midwest and Southeast. He has also worked with a number of Fortune 500 companies across the country. These projects have won a number of state and national awards, and continue to lead the industry in innovation and efficiencies.

In addition to work, Corns has served on a number of industry and state boards including both Iowa’s and Indiana’s Geographic Information Councils. He is also currently serving on the Advisory Board for the Masters of Geography program at IUPUI, and as a member of the GIS Certificate Institute’s Review Board.