Eddie Pickle is Sr. Vice President, Public Sector, at Crunchy Data — a leading provider of open source PostgreSQL database and PostGIS technology and support.  Eddie began his open source career at the pioneering geospatial leader OpenGeo, and was the founding CEO when OpenGeo became Boundless.  He has also been a senior executive at software (IONIC, RadiantBlue) and data (Maxar, Claritas/Nielsen, IXI) leaders, working with commercial, government, and NGO organizations worldwide.  Eddie co-founded the FedGeoDay and FOSS4G North America conferences, and he holds a MA degree in Geography from UCLA, and a BA in Geography from the University of Tennessee.