With a rich history in the geospatial software industry, Brad Skelton spearheads all aspects of the product innovation process for ERDAS. After working for a short time as a researcher at a university, Skelton was the second software developer to join ERDAS, Inc. in 1980. Skelton led the ERDAS IMAGINE product development throughout the 1990's and served as Vice President of Engineering during ERDAS' transition to Leica Geosystems. Educated at the Georgia Institute of Technology, he received a Bachelor of Science in Physics in 1981, and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in 1986.