Lowell Ballard

Lowell Ballard has led the Geospatial Solutions Division since 2009. He is a recognized leader in the integration of geospatial and traditional information technologies and GIS Strategic Planning.  Lowell works with clients across numerous markets on planning and implementation to increase efficiency, realize ROI and maximize investments in geospatial technologies.  This work spans from local governments to federal, state, private and NGO partners.

Lowell takes great pride in the numerous awards and recognition his clients and team have received including an Honor Award by the US Forest Service Chief, a NASCIO, York Region’s (Canada) Special Achievement in GIS and numerous Esri awards. The growth of his group has allowed for development of many new mobile and desktop applications, and technological achievements in spatial integration.

As a Virginia native, Lowell lives in the Richmond area with his wife and two daughters. He enjoys tennis, golfing and eating out-of-the-ordinary cuisine. Lowell also enjoys traveling with his family to places like New York City and the South Carolina beaches.

Q&A

  • Words you live by? Don’t worry about what you can’t control
  • Favorite restaurant? John’s Pizza in NYC
  • Music you’re currently listening to? I’ve been on an (early) Metallica and Grateful Dead kick lately
  • A favorite project you’ve worked on?I love working on any strategic planning project and have a great passion for the work Timmons Group does with national wildfire issues.
  • Favorite movie? Anything zombie related