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TEAM and Major Contributors to the OGC Compliance Program

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Current Members

Dirk Stenger (latlon) Lead Compliance Tools
Since 2012 Dirk is working at lat/lon as a developer and expert for spatial data infrastructures. His main area of work focuses on the implementation of several OGC Standards such as WMS, WFS, CSW, GML and WCS within the deegree initiative, which provides its implementations of OGC Standards based on an open source license (LGPL). His involvement in the OGC started in 2015. Dirk is responsible for maintenance of the WMS, WFS, GML and WMTS tests (ETS). He holds a diploma in Geography from the University of Bonn, Germany.
Jeff Yuztler GeoPackage lead
Jeff is an architect, systems engineer, and software engineer for Image Matters. He has been working with OGC since 2001 and is currently the chairman of the GeoPackage SWG and a member of the OGC Architecture Board.
Gérald Fenoy OGC API - Processes Contributor
Gérald is an engineer at GeoLabs. He is an active contributor to the OGC API - Processes executable test suites. He led the implementation of the initial version of the executable test suite for Part 2 of OGC API - Processes
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Benjamin Pross OGC API - Processes lead
Benjamin Pross is a researcher and engineer at 52°North
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Jiann Koh CityGML lead
Jiann is a researcher and engineer at the GIS Research Center, Feng-Chia University, Taiwan
Chen-Yu Hao SWE, SOS, SensorML, WPS, O&M, CityGML
Chen-Yu Hao is a senior researcher at the GIS Research Center, Feng-Chia University, Taiwan
Gobe Hobona Director of Product Management, Standards at OGC
Dr. Gobe Hobona is the OGC's Director of Product Management, Standards. In this role he manages coordination between Standards Working Groups (SWGs) and set priorities for standards development (in cooperation with SWG chairs). He also provides oversight of OGC Application Programming Interface (API) evolution and harmonization activities. He identifies opportunities for investment in SWG participation, Innovation Program initiatives, and Compliance test development. He monitors and participates in SWG activities, as well organises Sprints to advance standards or verify their design. He is also accountable for the Compliance Program and is responsible for Knowledge Management.

Previous Members

Tania Khalafbeigi Sensor Things API lead
Tania is Software Engineer at SensorUp Inc. and she is Research Assistant at the University of Calgary
Aries Lai SWE, SOS, SensorML, WPS, O&M
Aries is a researcher and engineer at the GIS Research Center, Feng-Chia University, Taiwan