Jan. 26, 2009 -- Harrisburg, PA --  Anthony J. Pietropola was recently named president of GeoDecisions, an information technology (IT) company specializing in geospatial solutions. Based at the firm’s corporate headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa., Pietropola is responsible for directing the firm’s operations nationwide.

Pietropola has more than 20 years of experience in the geospatial technology industry. His areas of expertise include managing a national marketing effort, maintaining client relationships, and establishing corporate partnerships.

Prior to assuming his new role, Pietropola served as senior vice president of GeoDecisions, where he was responsible for marketing and consulting services for planning, designing, implementing, and managing the firm’s IT and geographic information system (GIS) projects.

“I am happy to hand the reins over to Tony,” stated Robert M. Scaer, former president of GeoDecisions and current president of the firm’s parent company, Gannett Fleming. “I am confident in his ability to apply strategies of growth that will further expand GeoDecisions’ client base within the U.S. and overseas.”

Pietropola holds a bachelor of arts in natural science from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Committee on Geographic Information Science and Applications for the Transportation Research Board and the Advisory Board for the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania.

GeoDecisions’ experienced staff of professional consultants, analysts, and developers supports clients across the United States. Fundamental to the company’s award-winning approach is the integration of spatial information to empower existing systems and processes. GeoDecisions’ philosophy is based on an enterprisewide approach to the integration of diverse information technologies, data formats, and systems.

GeoDecisions is ISO 9001:2000 certified for its operations nationwide.