Rhys is co-founder and spatial data architect at Auchindown, a small Jamaican company that deals in all things spatial. Over more than 19 years he has analyzed, identified, and transformed spatial data into useful information and business insight, helping organizations make better-informed decisions.

He has worked with PostgreSQL/PostGIS since the days of PostgreSQL 8.0 and pre-1.0 PostGIS, and has taught Advanced PostGIS workshops at FOSS4G events around the world. His particular interest is PostGIS in the electric utility space: he is the developer behind Livewire (lvwr.io), a cloud-based power-delivery modeling and management solution built on the PRAM stack.