Collectively, our group has over 50 years of GIS and cartographic experience. We have the ability to create complex, high-quality web and print-ready maps for a wide variety of applications, including real estate, marketing and media, urban/environmental planning, higher education and the entertainment industry.
J. Foreman
Lead Cartographer and President
Jay Foreman, a native of New York, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts in 1994 and his Masters in Geography/Geographic Information Systems in 2000 from the University of Oklahoma. Jay has been producing print, web-ready and interactive maps his entire adult life, and has unsurpassed knowledge of the North American geographic and demographic landscape.
Jay’s first professional position as an independent contractor began in 2000 when he was hired by the San Francisco-based e-commerce site Hotwire.com to create and manage all GIS data and maps published on their web site. In 2002, Jay became the GIS Coordinator for a Bay Area seismic/geohazards firm of earth science consultants, where he built their GIS services from the ground up. Some of his GIS projects included geologic mapping, geohazard site assessment, seismic monitoring and spatial analysis. As GIS Coordinator, Jay mapped seismic hazards for state and federal agencies, as well as private industries.
Capitalizing on an immediate opportunity to produce maps on a much larger scale for the real estate industry, Jay founded Red Paw Technologies in 2003. By pooling the talents of former colleagues from the University of Oklahoma as well as other talented and creative individuals, Red Paw Technologies is now in its 22nd year and continues to produce the highest quality map products available.
Jay Foreman lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and three cats. Jay is an avid hiker, skier, weight trainer and pet lover who enjoys the precious few moments of the day when he’s unplugged from technology.
Kelly Pereira
Art Director
Kelly Pereira is a Massachusetts native, transplanted to Colorado at an early age. Kelly has 25 years of design experience originating in the analog world of offset printing and evolving into the world of digital design. As a Creative Director Kelly has been responsible for leading creative teams in the production of large format graphics, branding, and the engineering of commercial and custom one-off vehicle graphics. While a design engineer Kelly worked closely with some of the world’s top manufacturing companies to innovate new methods of capturing three-dimensional data to ultimately be used for design.
When not pushing pixels for work Kelly has a passion for photography, exploring the world and raising his three children.
Todd Fagin
GIS Specialist and Senior Cartographer
A native of Oklahoma City, Todd Fagin is a mapping professional with more than ten years experience in the GIS profession. Todd received a Bachelors of Art in Letters from the University of Oklahoma in 1993. He returned to the University of Oklahoma in 1997 in order to pursue studies in Geography. After completing the equivalent of a second Bachelors and a Master’s in Geography, he completed his PhD in 2008.
Todd’s mapping career began in 1998 as an intern in the GIS Division at the City of Norman, Oklahoma. Since that time, Todd has worked as a GIS/mapping professional in a number of capacities, as a GIS instructor at the University of Oklahoma (OU) and Moore-Norman Technology Center, and as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) and a visiting assistant professor at Oklahoma State University (OSU). Todd currently holds the position of GIS Specialist and Senior Cartographer at Red Paw Technologies, while continuing to teach at both OCCC and OU. In addition to map design, Todd is interested in web-based GIS applications, database management, enterprise GIS solutions, GIS database design, GIS education and outreach, biogeography, landscape ecology, and natural resource management.
Pete Coventry
GIS Specialist and Senior Cartographer
Pete Coventry was born and raised in Southern California and moved to Boulder, Colorado in 2006 to enjoy the unique outdoor lifestyle. Pete received his Bachelor’s degree in Geography from California State University, Long Beach in 1999, and earned his Master’s in GIS from Denver University in 2010. He has over 19 years’ experience working with GIS in both the public and private sectors and has a particular love for cartography and interactive mapping solutions.
Pete currently lives in Longmont, Colorado with his wife and two children. In his spare time, Pete enjoys hiking, camping, fly fishing, snowshoeing and enjoying quiet time with his family.
Deb Gaidemak
Marketing
Debra “Deb” Gaidemak was born and raised in New York, where she attended college earning a bachelor’s degree in Humanities. Her extensive professional tenure includes human resources at Lockheed Martin, sales and marketing at Dannon Yogurt, and advertising sales at NBC Universal. Deb is a consummate professional with proficiency in various roles that have sharpened her skills in the marketing arena, making her an invaluable member of the Red Paw team.
Deb currently lives in New Jersey with her son and their big, beautiful cat. She has been a lifelong animal lover with a newly found love for bird watching. Deb also enjoys reading, writing, daily walks, and most of all, spending quality time with her beloved family – pets included – and cherished friends.
