Soil and Topography Information

David Vaughn has served as President and CEO and as Director of Soil and Topography Information, Inc. since October 2010. Prior to joining STI, Dave held the position of SVP and General Manager for the precision Agriculture Division of Topcon Positioning. Dave has served on the board of Directors for a number of high tech corporations and has extensive professional experience in that field, including serving in an executive capacity with Apple, Hewlett Packard, Magnysys and Magellan. Dave has a Bachelors of Science Degree in Electronics and a Masters Degree in Operations Research from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Dan Rooney is the founder of STI and the inventor of the Soil Information System. He is author to numerous patents associated with soil and topographic surveying. Prior to founding STI Dan started a software company (EarthIT) that specializes in web-based information and analytical systems. He still sits on their board of directors. Dan has collaborated on dozens of R&D projects with the USDA, DOD, and DOE as well as numerous universities. He has a B.S. in Ecology and an M.S. in Soil Physics from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. in Environmental Monitoring from the University of Wisconsin.

Gary Fischer serves part time as STI’s CFO. Gary has over 30 years experience in the high tech arena. Prior to joining STI, he was instrumental in the growth of a GPS chip set company which was acquired by an international navigation company. He has continued with that company part time. Previously he was employed for over twelve years by ISSI, a Silicon Valley semiconductor company. He concluded his service there as President, COO, and CFO. He received his MBA from the University of Santa Clara and his B.A. from University of California at Santa Barbara.