A Powerful, Connected and Well Educated Technology Community for Maine
Recognizing the serious nature and market opportunity surrounding the GPS reliability problem, Zach founded CrossRate in 2004. Today Zach leads a team at CrossRate which includes leaders in Position, Navigation, and Time from Stanford University, University of Rhode Island, the United States Coast Guard Academy, the University of Maine, the Federal Aviation Administration, and Drexel University. A former U.S. Coast Guard officer Zach’s last posting was at the Loran Support Unit as the Configuration Manager for the North American Loran System. In this role he oversaw the testing, fielding and support for all equipment and systems. Prior to this he served as a deck watch officer onboard USCGC STEADFAST, a ship home ported in Astoria, OR. With a patrol area encompassing the entire West Coast Zach was involved with search and rescue, counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism, and fisheries law enforcement operations. He earned his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and graduated with honors from the Drexel Executive MBA program.
In addition to his work at CrossRate, Zach also serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors for the International Loran Association and is co-Chairman of the eLoran Industry Working Group.


