Marc leads the team that creates and operates the various programs and services that support individuals and companies that develop enterprise and/or consumer solutions using NAVTEQ's map including any related products and services. In addition, Marc's team engages with key technical and strategic partners to accelerate development by providing choices in geospatial platform tools, business channels, value-added technologies and alternative content.

Marc joined NAVTEQ from NOKIA, where he was the Head of Developer Programs, based primarily at Corporate Headquarters in Espoo, Finland. While there he launched several developer and partner offerings, including FORUM NOKIA PRO. Prior to joining NOKIA, Marc was with Motorola for several years, having worked in the Mobile Devices, Cellular Infrastructure, Enterprise and Semiconductor Business Sectors. Prior to leaving Motorola to join Nokia, Marc had created and lead the team that launched MOTOCODERS developer program.

Marc is open to being contacted by the developers and partners, and often arranges private meetings upon request at popular industry shows, such as CTIA, 3GSM, CommunicAsia, Smartphone Expo, JavaOne, and many others

Stephanie comes to the NN4D as part of NAVTEQ's acquisition of Mapsolute. Based in Germany, Stephanie is responsible for technical writing, documentation, forum, and email support for the Mapsolute Developer Zone. Stephanie has a strong blend of technical acumen and documentation subject- matter expertise making her a valuable resource to our organization.

Stephanie has received a BSc. in Computer Science from the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt, Germany, and a MSc. in Computer Science from a joint program at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt and from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville. Additionally, she has studied Information and Documentation for two years.

Laura supports NAVTEQ’s Partner and Developer Program initiatives through direct interaction with location developers, value chain partners, developer communities, customers, and companies contributing to location application innovation. Her focus is to coordinate engagements between developer companies with innovative solutions and partners representing key technology providers, original equipment manufacturers and distribution channels.

Laura has an Electrical Engineering background focused on Wireless Communication Systems and Digital Signal Processing. Her previous work experience ranges from hardware and software engineering in consumer electronics as well as military communication systems. In addition to her solid technical background, she has more recently been involved in technical sales and business development activities in the area of Location Based Services, developing wireless carrier and 3rd party application developer relationships.

Laura has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Catherine has been managing strategic marketing programs and communications initiatives with corporations and non-profit organizations for over 15 years. Prior to joining the Partner and Developer team Catherine managed global programs and campaigns for IBM PartnerWorld for Developers. She also was responsible for creating and executing the online marketing plan as a member of IBM’s launch team for developerWorks, their online developer portal.

As a member of the Marketing team Catherine is responsible for developing the online programs and roadmap to identify opportunities and drive implementation of products on the web portal. She received her Masters Degree in Public Affairs from the State University of New York at Buffalo where she focused on strategic planning and program management.

Adam Grabowski has been authoring and managing technical content and community services for 8 years. Much of his work focuses on creating innovative programs and services to bridge the information gap between organizations, communities, and users through various internet technologies.

With a B.A. in Technical Writing and a M.S. Ed. in Instructional Design, Adam's experience, education, and leadership has led to positions with a 'Big 5' financial services company, a leading wireless device manufacturer, and a boutique internet consulting firm. In his role at NAVTEQ, Adam and his team is responsible for authoring, sourcing, and aggregating professional documentation and content to support the growth of the LBS developer community.

Ejaz Iqbal is a Technical Consultant at NAVTEQ. He received his degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois and has over 12 years of experience in the information technology. Prior to joining NAVTEQ he worked for Lucent Technologies and Tellabs Inc., on variety of software development and testing projects.

As a consultant he supports Network for Developers, LBS Challenge and Developer Forums. Ejaz also authors whitepapers and delivers technical webinars to the NN4D community.

Jon Kovar-Tooke has been working in the IT field for over 6 years beginning with Columbia College Chicago perfecting network/hardware skills and expanding his program/software abilities at Calyon Financial. Prior to NAVTEQ, Jon worked with security and protection at Bank of America.

Having attended Purdue University and Illinois Institute of Technology for a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Jon enjoys the challenge of programming various systems to make corporate operations effective and efficient. Jon's role as System Administrator enables NN4D operations to run in an optimized manner.

Mike has worked in the IT industry for over 20 years with technical experience in both operating system and application technologies while specializing in the management of complex implementation and deployment projects.

Prior to coming to NAVTEQ, Mike was responsible for several mobile application solutions on a wide range of devices and carriers. He worked with a variety of verticals such as the Indian government, the building industry, the airline industry and wholesale sales & distribution organizations in the UK, Germany and Australia. Mike has also been Supplier Technical Lead for large project implementations at both Telecom Italia and the UK Ministry of Defence.

Mike has a Master's degree in Information Technology from the University of Liverpool.

Vincent has been involved in journalism and the web profession for 11 years. He has worked as the St. Croix bureau sports writer for the Virgin Islands Daily News and has been involved as an online journalist for both the Indianapolis Star and NOLA.com in New Orleans.

He received his B.A. degree from the University of Alabama and studied international relations at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. His role is to edit and update content for the NAVTEQ Network for Developers.

Jill Oana is a creative communicator, specializing in securing relationships with customers, partners and distributors. She launches successful go-to-market global marketing programs. Jill has a proven track record in developing solutions that are memorable by leveraging her experience in web production, video, advertising, trade shows and integrated marketing campaigns.

She has held senior management positions with start-ups and large companies in retail, consumer and technology industries. Early in her career, Jill held positions with Walt Disney Pictures and Young & Rubicam Entertainment.

Kellie has over 15 years experience in marketing, product management and account management in the technology and financial service areas. Prior to joining the Partner and Developer Program team, Kellie spent six years in the Corporate Marketing group at NAVTEQ where she was involved on a global basis with branding, sales support marketing and press relations.

She has a MBA in Marketing and Finance from Loyola University Chicago and a BA from The University of Iowa. Kellie and her team are responsible for the identifying and promoting the NN4D programs and building its infrastructure to support developers and partner companies looking to grow in the LBS arena.

Greg Rose has been a Geographic Information Systems professional for 10 years and a Web Developer for the last 7 years. Greg has watched the web grow from a static, information based platform to the dynamic user generated content pages of today’s “web 2.0”. This combination of GIS and web skills has placed Greg in the unique position to take advantage of the emerging “geo-web” of which NAVTEQ is such an integrated part.

Before joining the NAVTEQ team as a Technical Consultant, Greg worked for the City of San Jose in the Planning Divisions and was an early adopter of web mapping “mash-ups” as well as a creator of 3D buildings for Google Earth. Greg also teaches a Google Earth workshop at City College of San Francisco. Greg received his B.A. from San Jose State University in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Geography and GIS.

Steven Si has been in software development for more than 15 years, most of which was in the wireless communication network infrastructure.

He has a Master degree in Engineering of Automatic Control. His expertise in projects range from embedded microcontroller and Telematics to wireless communication network management software. In his consultant position at NAVTEQ, he specializes in working with developers to build LBS applications for mobile devices.

Tom has over 20 years of licensing/sales and business development experience in content and new media. Immediately prior to joining NAVTEQ, Tom ran his own M&A practice, producing deal flow, valuations and transactions as a licensed business broker.

The developer alliance position is a unique opportunity to provide business support to innovative entrepreneurs working with location and emerging technologies.

Pia has been working within the telecommunications industry for over 10 years in the areas of partnership managent, sales and marketing. Prior to joining NAVTEQ, Pia was a consultant conducting user experience research and service design projects in the area of mobile internet and location based services.

For several years she worked for Nokia with mobile software and developers and she also worked with the world's leading EDA software company Cadence Design Systems. Pia holds an M.A. in Industrial Management and Business Administration from Tampere University Of Technology.

Jeff Wagner has been doing technical writing for over a decade, including stints in the entertainment software industry and most recently in telecommunications. Prior to NAVTEQ. Jeff worked in the product development group at Sega of America and in the technical support area at Cisco Systems.

Jeff attended San Jose State University with a focus on Journalism and technical writing, thus enjoys creating both technical and non-technical content. Based in NAVTEQ's Santa Clara, CAlifornia office, Jeff is responsible for executing ongoing Technical Writing, as well as NN4D Partner Zones, NAVTEQ Connections and PDP webinar management.

Kristina Winters made the transition to join the PDP team after spending time at NAVTEQ in the Consumer group. Kristina provides marketing event support on a global basis for developer targeted shows and events including LBS Challenge, JavaOne, Symbian Smarthphone and others.

Kristina’s experience in working within the NAVTEQ sales organization has been extremely helpful as she has been able to take an immediate lead on ensuring we put our best presence forward at these events. Kristina’s background includes a BA and Masters in History. She strongly believes that NN4D is totally awesome.