Education
Professional Experience
Provide statistical and geospatial analysis of public management programs.
Principal Geographic Information System (GIS) consultant for UT outreach to Tennessee counties and cities via contract with the Municipal Technical Advisory Service. Design, develop and maintain desktop and web applications using Visual Studio .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, Adobe Flex, and ESRI platforms beginning with Arc/INFO and MapObjects to current versions of ArcObjects and ArcGIS Server. The CTASHWY software is used by 80 percent of highway departments in Tennessee counties.
Design projects and conduct analysis to solve service area and vehicle routing, suitability analysis, and other local government special projects that require geospatial analysis. Work with state agencies to assist local government in the procurement and operation and management of GIS systems for public works, solid waste management, emergency response, and asset management.
Co-developer with Dr. Bruce Ralston, UT Geography, of the TN Data Portal, a geographic browser of demographic, economic, and government finance data for Tennessee cities and counties.
Taught classes in GIS and consulted on department outreach to Tennessee governments.
Cofounder and principal of environmental engineering and consulting firm. Project manager for environmental due diligence and regulatory compliance projects that required site visits throughout North America, South America, and Europe, reporting on observed issues, and developing and implementing remediation and risk management strategies. Used ARC/INFO to delineate soil and groundwater contamination extent and migration paths for remediation projects. Developed AsbestosO&M, a GIS based desktop facility management software program for asbestos operations and maintenance, as well as other GIS-based air, water, and waste compliance and environmental risk management systems for major manufacturing concerns throughout the U.S., Canada, and South America.
Risk analyst and programmer for company providing management, consulting and software solutions for utilities, the government, and large transportation companies. Developed and managed software and databases for DEC VAX and PC Windows used to analyze and statistically quantify environmental risks and manage regulatory compliance for these clients.
Coordinated environmental impact analysis and compliance management programs for federal land management agency. Lead writer for BLM California Desert Conservation Area Plan (1980). Assisted in the creation of 400 multiple scale mylar maps for inventory of public land resources and uses and helped develop FORTRAN GIS routines for mapping in Department of Interior's first use of GIS for land use planning. Developed and maintained GIS based planning resource inventory, environmental monitoring, and timber management projects.
Selected Publications & Presentations
- MC Meyers PhD LLC, Phase II SAFER Grant Review and Analysis, Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association, March 2025.
- Tri-Star Public Solutions, Hamilton County Rural Fire Protection Study, Review and Analysis for Chattanooga Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency, March 2024.
- Mike Meyers and Kevin Lauer, County Technical Assistance Service, Phase 1 SAFER Grant Review and Analysis, Tennessee Statewide Firefighters Survey, July 2019.
- Michael Meyers and Bruce Ralston. "Developing Rich Web GIS Applications for Visual Analytics." Presentation at First International Web GIS Conference. Wuhan, China. September 2011. Proceeding in Lecture Notes in Computer Science 7142, Web-Age Information Management, Liwei Wang Jingjue Jiang Jiaheng Lu, Liang Hong Bin Liu (Eds.). Springer, 2012. London, England.
- Mike Meyers. "GIS Analysis of Tennessee Residential Fire Mortality." Presentation at Tennessee Fire Chiefs Association. Nashville, TN. July 2011.
- David Foltz, Chris Shults, Mike Meyers, Frances Adams-O'Brien. An Analysis of Civilian Residential Fire Deaths in Tennessee, 2002–2010. March 2011.
- Mike Meyers. "Location Analysis to Improve Public Safety Ratings for Tennessee Counties." Presentation at East TN Geographic Information Council. Knoxville, TN. March 2006.
- Mike Meyers. "Implementing GIS for Tennessee County Highway Departments." Presentation at Tennessee Geographic Information Council. Chattanooga, TN. March 2003.
- Michael Meyers. Industry Survey: Environmental Issues Associated with Chemical Manufacturing, Journal of Environmental Law and Practice, November/December 1993, New York, New York.
- Michael C. Meyers. The Shape of Risk: A Protocol for Environmental Financial Risk Management, Journal of Environmental Law and Practice. May/June 1996, New York, New York.
- Michael C. Meyers. Planet of the Halogens: How Chlorine and Its Kin Invaded the Global Environment, Journal of Environmental Law and Practice. July/August 1993. New York, New York.
- Michael Meyers. The California Desert Conservation Area Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Planner and Lead writer. US Department of Interior, 1978. Sacramento, California.
Selected Professional Awards
- Robert S. Hutchinson Outstanding Public Service Professional Award, UT Institute for Public Service. May 2016.
- Best Web Application — Bruce Ralston, Mike Meyers, and Dakota Anderson. ESRI Southeast Regional Users Group. May 2014.
- Exceptional Professional Accomplishment Award for 2012. University of Tennessee Department of Geography. April 2012.
- Vice Presidential Citation, "The Tennessee County 2011 Reapportionment Project." UT Institute for Public Service. August 2012.
- Project of the Year, "Tennessee County Electronic Library Project." UT Institute for Public Service. August 2012.
- Project of the Year, "County Research and Economic Data System (CREDA)." UT Institute for Public Service. August 2011.
- Vice Presidential Citation, "CTAS Asphalt Plant Feasibility Study for Greene County, TN." UT Institute for Public Service. September 2006.