Brad Thompson is the Manager of Data Services and Analytics at the Regional Transportation Authority in Chicago, Il. He has a B.S. in Applied Geography from the Illinois State University. He has been working in public transit with an emphasis in GIS for over 25 years. Prior to the RTA, he work at Pace Suburban Bus Service for 12 years. His GIS work was featured in the 2013 Summer Editions of ArcUser Magazine and ESRI News for Transportation.