Chase Barron

About Chase Barron

Serving as the Geospatial Program Manager for Joint Base Charleston, overseeing the installation’s GIS/IGI & S operations in support of mission-critical infrastructure, planning, and emergency response across multiple tenant units and joint partners. Responsible for managing enterprise GIS workflows, maintaining spatial data accuracy, and supporting decision-making through advanced geospatial analysis.In addition to primary duties, currently serving as the Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) Program Manager for Joint Base Charleston. Leading the development and implementation of one of the Air Force’s most forward-leaning base-level sUAS programs. Responsibilities include managing procurement and training of Blue UAS platforms, integrating sUAS capabilities into Security Forces, Emergency Management, and Civil Engineering operations, and establishing strategic partnerships to support both home station and expeditionary mission sets.

Experience

1. Geobase Program Manager

   United States Air Force

   May 2022 — Present · Joint Base Charleston, SC, US

   Manages Military and Civilian Project Execution Support Section personnel. Serves as the installation geospatial program manager and senior technical representative for defining, acquiring, implementing, deploying, supporting and sustaining installation-wide geospatial information. Provides policy, consulting and technical support to the installation on the utilization of geospatial information.

Education

• Drake State Community and Technical College

  Associates, CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician

  2004 — 2007

• Hazel Green High School

  Advanced Technical, Advanced Career Technical

  2000 — 2004

• Trident Technical College

  Certificate in Applied Science , Construction Management

  2020 — 2021

• Trident Technical College

  Certificate in Applied Science, Surveying Engineering

  2020 — 2021

Skills

• Surveying
• Highly Motivated Self-Starter
• Security Clearance
• Gis
• Remote Sensing
• Databases
• Geomatics
• Autocad
• Utility Locating
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Global Positioning System (Gps)
• Bentley Microstation
• Software Documentation
• Arcgis
• Spatial Databases
• Cartography
• Dod
• Microsoft Office
• Facilities Management
• Engineering
• Esri
• Google Earth
• Analysis
• Multi Tasking
• Geography
• Management
• Project Management
• Spatial Analysis
• Program Management
• Arccatalog
• Electrical Distribution Surveying
• Arcmap
• Leadership
• Data Analysis
• Trimble Gps
• Confined Space
• Data Collection
• Cad
• Fiber Optic Networks
• Gps