Amanda Faig
Senior Scientist at University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolAmanda Faig is a senior scientist with 11 years of experience translating complex ecological, economic, and statistical models into actionable business decisions for organizations like Amazon and Uber. With a Ph.D. in Natural Resource Economics from UC Davis and a background spanning academic research and industry economics, she excels at interdisciplinary collaboration to solve real-world problems. Her work bridges rigorous research methods and practical deployment—turning data into policy and product insights across transportation and platform economics. Based in Seattle, she combines deep quantitative expertise with a knack for stakeholder communication, and she frequently partners with teams to ensure analytics meet operational needs. A less obvious strength is her training in early childhood education, which informs a people-centered approach to mentoring and cross-functional teamwork.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Natural Resource Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Natural Resource Economics at University of California, DavisBachelor of Arts - BA, Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Early Childhood Education at University of WashingtonBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at University of Toronto
English, Catalan, Spanish, FrenchGithub contributions (2)
alanhaynie-NOAA/catchfunction
Jul 2017 - Sep 2021
Contributions:1 release, 105 commits, 91 pushes in 4 years 3 months
mspringborn/salmonids
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch, 32 comments in 2 months
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