Allen Bierbaum

Dr. Bierbaum brings over 21 years of expert experience in geospatial data integration, open geospatial consortium (OGC) data integration, and complex data management and data fusion systems. Since 2007, Dr. Bierbaum has been the technology development lead and manager for the TACCS™ situational awareness and impacts analysis framework for Priority 5 Holdings, Inc. He integrates years of experience in virtual reality and advanced graphics software development and engineering to his current field in actionable situation awareness technology with geospatial operational platforms.

Dr. Bierbaum has been involved in [the field] since the early 90s, working in notable, innovative high-performance computing companies such as Silicon Graphics, Iowa State University’s Virtual Reality Applications Center, and Infiscape, an Iowa State University connected industry leader in architecting real world virtual reality applications and visualization solutions. He has diverse experience in positions ranging from Graphics Software Engineer, Research Assistant, Virtual Reality Consultant, and Software Engineer, as well as both Project Leader and Lead Developer.

A recognized subject matter expert, Dr. Bierbaum has been published in an extensive amount of technical literature for his work on the applications and development of virtual reality applications and graphics.