Sep 8, 2014 -- The Applied Geographics, Inc. (AppGeo) Board of Directors has promoted Kate Hickey to serve as a Principal of the Firm.

"Kate has served our customers and employees with distinction for many years," said Rich Grady, AppGeo President and Board Chairman. "She is a natural leader, trusted by others to give constructive advice and make wise decisions."

Ms. Hickey is on the AppGeo Management Team (AMT) and is the Director of Local Government Services (LGS) for the company, where she has worked since 2001 in various roles. In her new role as Principal, Hickey will provide expanded oversight and direction on consulting projects and customer engagements, mentor AppGeo’s team of Project Managers, and contribute to overall company strategy and profitability.

“I’m thrilled step up to this new leadership role. We’re on an exciting path filled with opportunities for innovation and creativity...I look forward to contributing to our continued growth and evolution,” said Hickey.

About Applied Geographics, Inc.
Applied Geographics, Inc. (AppGeo, www.AppGeo.com) provides Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial Information Technology (geospatial IT) consulting services that help businesses to increase profitability and government departments to increase efficiency and service. AppGeo consulting services cover all aspects of geospatial IT planning, data, custom applications, technical support and hosting tailored to customer requirements. AppGeo’s experienced Team knows how to help customers add geography to key business processes in order to create location awareness and support decision-making; to manage public or private property, assets and infrastructure; to track sales, services, customers and prospects; to spatially-enable government management functions and promote data sharing; and to foster citizen engagement. A hallmark of AppGeo’s approach is its ability to advise and deploy solutions on all of today’s leading geospatial IT platforms: Google, Esri, and Open Source.