Bob Bates has over 44 years of experience in the field of cadastral mapping, land records management, geographic information system implementations, CAMA and GIS integration, computer network design and operations. He is also nationally recognized in the field of CLOUD technology. One of the GIS implementations that he oversees is a GIS enterprise Service Center for the Property Appraiser’s Office that connected over 300 + users from multi city and county departments. One of his many special interests is using CLOUD technology to streamline processes and to provide more cost effective and efficient operations. Bob attended Santa Fe Junior College and the University of Florida and is a member of both IAAO and USRISA. The GIS/CAMA conference is one of his favorite conferences and he has attended it for the past 20 years.