Chris directed the design and implementation of San Diego Gas and Electric's award winning AM/FM/GIS system. Introduced GIS to corporate executives in Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Denmark and elsewhere in Asia, Europe, and the U.S. He led the design, development, and installation of a countrywide AM/FM/GIS system for Malaysian Electric Co. He presided over the GIS planning in Singapore, and managed the acquisition of Computing Solutions, Inc. to introduce GIS to large municipalities.
Chris is a well known GIS consultant to major organizations including Apple, Unisys, Software AG US and Software AG Spain, SDGE, Consolidated Edison, Jefferson County (AL), Tupelo, MS and numerous user organizations. He is the lead analyst for InfoNetrix Market Horizons study for GIS and Mobile Computing in the North American Electric Utility Industry.
He is a founding board member of The Center for the Study of Data Processing at San Diego State University, and co-chaired the GIS Task Force for SmartState Alabama. Chris is a widely known author, keynote speaker, and GIS visionary. The Harlow Report-Geographic Information Systems (www.theharlowreport.com) is subscribed to worldwide; published since 1978.
Chris is the president of the Advanced Information Management Group Inc., a GIS and IT consulting organization. Mr. Harlow currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Boundary Solutions Inc. (www.boundarysolutions.com).