Welcome to MGx

The industry is shifting from make the map roles into design the system roles.

And most GIS people were never trained for that shift.

So if you've been thinking, am I falling behind?

Do I need to learn cloud?

Do I need to learn SQL?

Do I need AI?

You're exactly who this is for.

Because program is not a skills upgrade, it's a role upgrade.

Let me describe a very common situation.

You're good at gis, you can deliver analysis, you can support stakeholders, you can keep projects moving.

But you're stuck in what I call the technician trap.

You're the person people come to when they need something spatial.

But you're not the person making the architectural decisions, the product decisions or the data decisions.

And that difference matters.

It's the difference between being viewed as a support function and being viewed as a high impact technical leader.

Most GIS careers stall here, not because people don't want to do the work, not because people are not smart, but because the path forward is unclear.

There are thousands of tools, a thousand opinions and almost no structured training that connects it into one system.

Meanwhile, companies are hiring for roles that sound like GIS but are not traditional GIS roles.

They want people who can connect formats, storage, catalogs, pipelines, compute, governance, APIs, analytics, visualization, and now AI workflows.

And if you cannot speak that language, you get boxed into the same lane.

You get passed over for the roles with more scope, more influence and yes, more pay.

Not because you are not capable.

I want to be clear about that.

Because nobody ever taught you the actual shape of the modern role.

Here's the good news.

You do not need to become a full time software engineer to break out of this.

What you need to become is something different.

A spatial architect.

A person who can design the end to end spatial system, communicate, trade offs and lead decisions.

That means you can walk into a conversation with data engineers, product analytics, leadership, and actually drive the plan forward.

And once you can do that, your value in the market changes fast.

That is what MGX or the modern geospatial expert is built for.

MGX is my career accelerator for GIS professionals who want that role upgrade.

In 12 weeks you learn the modern spatial stack as a system, not as random tools.

And you build a portfolio of architectural level artifacts that prove you can operate at that level.

And from there you get 12 months of coaching and support.

So you are not left alone to try to turn the new skills into a real career move.

Most programs teach tools, MGX teaches the system and the mechanism is simple.

You're going to learn how spatial work actually runs in modern companies.

Then you're going to produce the artifacts that show you can design it.

It's not theory and it's not endless tutorials.

Real outputs you can use in interviews, in internal conversations and as proof of how you think you will build things like a one page spatial system reference architecture.

You can explain clearly a storage and format decision plan so you can confidently say when to use geoparquet, when to use cloud optimized geotiffs, when to use PM tiles and when XAR matters and why A pipeline blueprint that helps you use the medallion architecture to go from bronze to silver to gold, including where quality checks belong and how spatial workloads change the normal data engineering pattern and a catalog governance plan so you can explain discoverability, access patterns, permission and how spatial data becomes reliable inside an organization and an AI in the spatial stack workflow design so you can talk about where AI fits, where it does not, and how to use it without creating chaos.

That's the change we're talking about here.

From I used a tool once to I can design the system and lead decision.

Here's what the first 12 weeks looks like at a high level.

In the first phase, the foundation, we build the modern building blocks.

You learn modern spatial formats and what they unlock.

You learn storage as the new default object, storage patterns, what changes when S3 is your file system and more.

You learn what catalogs actually do and why they are the intelligence layer that makes everything unique, usable.

You'll learn the core compute patterns behind spatial joins, raster processing, indexing, partitioning, and why some tasks break traditional assumptions.

And you learn how to communicate these choices simply because the person who can explain trade offs clearly is the person who gets trusted.

In the second phase, system design, you start to design the full stack pipeline design quality and reliability, how to think in layers, how to reduce rework and how to make spatial products repeatable data products and access patterns.

Who needs what and how the data should be served versus tables, tiles, files versus tables tiles versus APIs, BI versus maps Performance and cost trade offs because in a modern system doing the right thing is not just about correctness, it's also about efficiency.

And you learn how to choose tools without being dogmatic, because the goal is not to join A, tool tribe.

The goal is to build the right system for the constraints you have.

In the third phase, leadership and AI integration, you learn how to operate like a senior level leader, how to scope spatial systems, how to write decision docs, how to create a plan others can execute, talk about how to influence stakeholders and translate between GIS engineering and product.

And finally how AI actually fits into spatial workflows including co pilots, retrieval agents and where the risks are with accuracy, governance and security.

And then we'll talk about how to present your portfolio, pitch your architecture and map it to real roles that you want.

By the end, you'll have a complete body of work that show how you think, not just how you do.

This is much more than just a certificate and this part is important.

At the end of mgx you should stop feeling behind.

You should stop feeling like you need to chase every new tool.

Because at the end of mgx you will understand the system underneath all of it and how to put the pieces together.

You'll be able to look at a job post for geospatial data engineer, solutions architect, enterprise geospatial Architect, location intelligence, Product manager and actually decode what the role is asking you to do.

You will know what you would build, what you would not build and how you would explain the trade offs.

That is what changes your level, changes how you show up internally, changes what you can do and how you can lead and it changes the roles that you can credibly pursue.

Now most people do not fail because they are not intelligent.

They fail because they get stuck alone and they lose momentum.

So MGX is designed to keep you moving.

You get a structured weekly progression so you always know what you are building and what the next step is.

You get portfolio feedback so your artifacts become clear, sharp and interview ready.

You get support through office hours, Q and A swipe files so you don't spend weeks spinning on one single question.

And you get the full 12 months of coaching accountability after the 12 weeks.

Because the goal is not to finish content, the goal is to change your role and your career trajectory.

Now I want to be clear about who MGX is for.

MGX is for you.

If you work in GIS and you want to step into higher impact roles, if you want clarity on the modern stack without drowning in tools, if you want a portfolio that proves system level thinking, if you want to be taken seriously in rooms with data, product and engineering.

And MGX is not for you.

If you want a quick shortcut or a guarantee, it's not for you.

If you're not willing to do focused work each week and it's not for you if you want to only learn one tool in isolation.

This is a role upgrade program.

Now a few common questions that I get.

Do you need to be great at coding?

No.

You need to understand systems, use practical tools where helpful.

But the core skill is architecture thinking and decision making.

If you can think clearly, communicate clearly and follow a structured process, you can do this.

What if I'm coming from a traditional ESRI workflow?

Perfect.

That is most people.

The point is to build a bridge from traditional GIS into modern architecture.

Not pretend your past experience does not count.

To be clear, you are not starting from zero.

You are upgrading how you think about the work.

And what about AI?

Maybe you feel behind a bit.

That's exactly why we include it.

But in the right way.

AI is not a replacement for the spatial stack.

That's the wrong way to think about it.

It sits on top of the stack.

If your data is messy, your access is broken, your governance is unclear, AI actually makes that whole thing worse.

So we teach AI in context, where it adds leverage and where it creates risk.

And what if I'm busy?

I designed this program for working professionals.

The weekly work is focused and the output is a portfolio, not busy work.

You will always know what you are building and why it matters.

So if you want to spend the next 12 weeks becoming the person who can design modern spatial systems, and then spend the next 12 months actually turning that into a role upgrade and MGX is the program, click the link below and apply.

If it looks like a fit, you'll get the details in the next step.

and it's not a fit, that's fine too.

I would rather have the right people in the room than the most people.

But if you're serious about going from GIS analyst to spatial architect, this is the clearest path I know how to offer.

I'll see you on the inside.