Alex Mandel
Geospatial Engineer
Davis, California, United States
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Top SchoolAlex Mandel is a Geospatial Engineer with 16 years of experience applying open-source geospatial technologies, open data, and Python/R to put "more geo in more hands." Based in Davis, CA, he has progressed from applied programming at the California Department of Fish and Game to academic research and a Ph.D. at UC Davis, then to product-focused geospatial engineering at Development Seed. Alex combines user-centered front-end work—such as improving the LearnOSM Jekyll site and multilingual UX—to pragmatic data science and mapping workflows for research and operational use. He is fluent in translating complex spatial problems into accessible tools and documentation, bridging academic rigor with production-ready, community-oriented software.
17 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at University of California, Davis
Github Skills (10)
html10
css10
jekyll10
ui-design9
graphical-user-interface9
javascript9
user-interface9
documentation8
ed255197
co7
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
hotosm/learnosm
Oct 2012 - May 2013
LearnOSM.org content, Jekyll layouts & issue tracking. This repository is dedicated to helping people learn how to map in OpenStreetMap (OSM) and use many of the software and tools in the OSM community.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:75 commits in 6 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily contributed to the user interface and layout of the LearnOSM website. Their work included creating a translatable Jekyll site, implementing a language switcher, and adding styling to improve readability and the overall look. They also fixed formatting issues and adjusted the structure of the front page and document layout, demonstrating a focus on the user experience.
jekyllopenstreetmaptraining-materials
cutting-room-floor/backbone-couch
Mar 2011 - Jul 2011
Backbone.js sync for CouchDB
Contributions:53 commits in 3 months
backbonebackbonejscouchdb
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