Andrea Basche
Associate Professor
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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Top SchoolAndrea Basche is an Associate Professor and PhD-trained agricultural scientist with nine years of interdisciplinary experience at the nexus of climate, water resources, and sustainable cropping systems. She combines rigorous research in crop and hydrology modeling with applied policy experience from an AAAS fellowship and public-facing science communication for organizations like the Union of Concerned Scientists. Her technical toolkit spans data mining, SAS, Matlab, ArcGIS and NVivo, and she also contributes backend code to open-source Home Assistant integrations that bridge real-world devices and data workflows. Andrea teaches and mentors undergraduates while leading research on resource-efficient management in the Northern Great Plains, translating complex model outputs into actionable guidance for farmers and policymakers. Known for blending quantitative modeling with qualitative stakeholder engagement, she brings an uncommon mix of field-relevant agronomy, computational skill, and federal policy literacy.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Sustainable Agriculture & Crop Production and Physiology, PhD, Sustainable Agriculture & Crop Production and Physiology at Iowa State UniversityMA, Applied Climate Science, MA, Applied Climate Science at Columbia UniversityBS, Biological Sciences, Philosophy, BS, Biological Sciences, Philosophy at Fordham University
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Github Skills (16)
home-assistant10
data-parsing10
html-parsing10
python10
http-request10
home-assistant-integration10
selectbox9
regex9
select-input9
api9
regular-expression9
apim9
configuration-management8
telegram6
python-telegram-bot6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mampfes/hacs_waste_collection_schedule
Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
Home Assistant integration framework for (garbage collection) schedules
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:7 commits, 2 PRs in 3 days
Contributions summary:Andrea primarily focused on developing and maintaining backend logic for the waste collection schedule integration. Their contributions involved parsing data from external waste management services in Germany, specifically for the Ahrweiler region. They implemented data retrieval, parsing, and transformation logic, as well as addressed bugs and improved the overall functionality of the integration. They also refactored code to improve maintainability and added documentation.
schedulesmuellgarbagehome-assistantjumomind
Andre0512/speedport
Oct 2023 - Aug 2024
Home Assistant integration for Telekom Speedport
Contributions:15 releases, 2 reviews, 2 PRs in 10 months
custom-integrationhome-assistantspeedporttelekom
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