meet the team

“When I was young my family had a subscription to National Geographic magazine. I started saving maps included with the issues when I was about 8 years old and my interest in them, the information they contain, and the way they’re designed, has never waned. I could spend hours talking about maps and the way they’ve helped document the world’s history. I’ve always been a history and science buff and believe a well-designed map helps tell those stories.”
— Mike Douglas, Senior GIS Officer

Mike Douglas

SENIOR GIS OFFICER

A smiling man with glasses and short blonde hair wearing a gray collared shirt, standing against a plain light background.

Mike has over 15 years of experience collecting, manipulating, and presenting a variety of geospatial data for public and private development projects throughout the United States. 

Mike feels the clear presentation of data in a spatial context adds an additional level of clarity to its interpretation.  As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.  Being the GIS Officer at Artefact gives me the privilege of organizing and presenting all the incredibly interesting data that this talented team collects.

    • Bachelor of Arts: BA – North American Anthropology – University of Georgia Athens (UGA)

    • Master’s of Science: MSc – Geology (focusing on GeoArchaeology) - University of Georgia Athens (UGA)

    • Post Graduate Master’s Certificate – GIS Science - Oregon State University

    • Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport

    • Martin County Coal Spill Disaster – Martin County Kentucky

    • Lake County All Lands Restoration Initiative – Lake County Oregon

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Mike’s artefact

A person holding a stone mortar and pestle, used for grinding or pounding ingredients.

“This artefact has a special space in my kitchen all to it’s own.  My wife gave me this mortar and pestle which I use for grinding spices and making curry pastes and molé.  The thing I love about a mortar and pestle is that it’s a perfect tool that does exactly what it needs to do and hasn’t changed in over 35,000 years. ”