As the Environmental Spatial Analysis Laboratory manager, Shannon Brines manages day-to-day operations of the lab, provides GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis related workshps and consultation to SEAS community and external clients. He also conducts GIS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis project work and research changing applications/technology and teaches NRE 540: GIS for Natural Resource Applications. Brines has served as an applied geographer at U of M for 19 years. Since 2004, he has owned Brines Farm LLC.