Management Team
 Michael Tragner, president of fountain forestry and fountains land, has been with the company since 1989 providing forestry and brokerage services for private, institutional, and non-profit clients. With a bachelor’s degree in Resource Management from the State University of New York at Syracuse, Michael started his career in forest management and consulting operations. Licensed in ME, NH, VT, and NY, Michael has been involved with land brokerage since 1996. In that time, he has brokered 275,000 acres of timberland and multiple use tracts covering 250 transactions, and has advised landowners on market value, marketing campaign development, and sales contract negotiations. Michael has advised private and corporate investors in the acquisition process of timberland investment properties in the northeast covering nearly one million acres. In this capacity he has consulted on matters surrounding timber performance, HBU values, overall investment financial analysis, and negotiation strategy. Today, he leads a talented staff of land brokers who bring passion and in-depth experience to each land transaction.
 Larry Spraker, president of fountains spatial, has been a principal in the GIS firm since 1992 and manages the company's overall operations and is responsible for business development and long-term planning. Additionally, he leads the custom application development division of the company. With over 20 years of professional experience in the GIS industry, he is recognized as one of the nation's leading experts in the development of web-based GIS applications using ESRI technology. Prior to joining the firm, he held the position of Director of Geographic Information Systems for the NYS Parks Management and Research Institute. Larry has served on many advisory groups and conference steering committees. He has also been an adjunct faculty member at the State University of New York at Albany, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
 Austin Fisher, vice president of fountains spatial, founded the GIS firm in 1992 and works closely with Larry in managing the company's overall operation, playing an active role in business development, and also leads the product development team. He has 20 years of professional experience in the GIS industry. Past experience includes positions as Manager of Computer Mapping for the New York City Planning Department, and Director of Data Products for MapInfo Corporation. He is actively involved in many GIS initiatives in New York State and has served on the steering committee for the annual NYS GIS Conference, chaired the NYS GIS Coordination Program’s Private Sector Advisory Group, and participated in many ad hoc work groups and committees. He has also taught GIS classes at Union College and the State University of New York at Albany.
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