Kessler GIS - URISA Business Member
20414 W Baker Rd.
Cheney, WA 99004
509-235-5500
Contact Bruce Kessler, MS, GISP, CTT+, CTP
Bruce Kessler founded Kessler GIS in the spring of 2001. He emphasizes education, consulting and map production in ArcGIS Desktop, Workstation ArcInfo, and ArcView 3.x and uses his broad-based GIS experience starting in 1985 to help clients understand the basics and work through complex GIS procedures. His business goals are:
- Focus on client educational and consulting needs and build client self-sufficiency for long-term solutions
- Develop GIS curricula for innovative educational solutions
- Keep clients fully informed
- Finish projects in a timely and cost-effective manner
Mr. Kessler teaches a variety of classes using materials he developed either meeting client’s specialized needs or meeting his own education program curricula needs. He also teaches classes authorized by ESRI. Some of the clients requesting specialized classes include the Idaho Transportation Department, USDA Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Idaho Department of Water Resources, Idaho Department of Lands, Weyerhaeuser Corporation, HDR Inc., and Washington Closure Hanford. Mr. Kessler teaches his classes anywhere, including: the web, colleges, universities, regional/national/international conferences, at client sites or by using his own mobile training lab in any location.
Mr. Kessler’s consulting projects concentrate on simple, easily implemented solutions for his clients. Some of the past projects were: system and database upgrades, needs assessments, database design, data conversion and maintenance, application design, contract monitoring, and programming. Additionally, he enjoys creating and teaching how to create powerful maps, repeatable GeoProcessing analyses, and well organized data management procedures. He has worked within all supported data models: coverage, shapefile, and GeoDatabases including SDE, file and personal.
Mr. Kessler also presents special seminars to diverse groups on GIS-related topics such as “Managing a GIS”, “What is GIS?”, “Communicating What You Want in the GIS Techno World”, etc. Many of the special topics are geared towards organized growth. He can adapt and present a variety of topics fitting client specific needs. These seminars have been presented to clients at their facilities, at conferences attended by thousands or on the web.
