Patty Mims

"I got started in the IC in the late 90’s helping to move hydrographic and aeronautical charts to a modernized digital process.  It was exciting to then see how you could take what was static data and how it could become dynamic with routing, alerts, etc and incorporate satellite imagery to see changes quickly.  This then evolved to using this data in analysis to solve more complex problems."

"What excites me about my job is supporting the mission across the IC and the Federal government.  It’s amazing to see how geospatial technologies are expanding to enable and support some many of our nation’s challenges."

"I still believe the magnitudes of data will be a challenge.  We need to be able to quickly assemble and integrate the most timely and relevant data to make decisions.  Being able to analyze and visualize the data for understanding is key and as we have more and more data this becomes a greater challenge."

"I believe you need to be a life long learner.  The world is every changing and evolving and we need to continuously learn, adapt, and change the way we do things to improve.  I would suggest that you should always volunteer to learn something new and try something different.  Never believe that they way we used to do something is the way we have to do it in the future.  I love working for Esri, a technology company, because we are always creating new capabilities and evolving the way we work."

Favorite movie/book/TV show/podcast: Wow… this is the hardest question because I like lots of different things.  But I think the most consistent thing I watch or listen to is the news.  I like to know what’s happening around the world… not just the current events, but cultural activities and how our world is evolving and changing.