Andrew Zaffos
Program Director at Arizona Geological Survey
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolAndrew Zaffos is a geoinformatics leader and program director with 11+ years delivering large-scale, full-stack geological data systems and open science programs. As Chief of Geoinformatics at the Arizona Geological Survey and a Senior Research Scientist at the University of Arizona, he leads multidisciplinary teams that build and maintain major geoscience data platforms such as Macrostrat, GeoDeepDive, and the Geothermal Data Portal. Now a Program Director at NSF, he directs cross-disciplinary initiatives at the intersection of computing and geoscience, including GEO OSE and Collaborations in AI and Geosciences. Trained as a geologist (Ph.D., University of Cincinnati) with a background in paleobiology and stratigraphy, he blends deep domain expertise with practical software and data stewardship to make complex earth science datasets widely usable. An uncommon strength is his simultaneous fluency in research, engineering, and federal program management, enabling him to scale community infrastructure while shaping funding priorities.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Geology at University of CincinnatiMaster's degree, Geology, Master's degree, Geology at University of Georgia - Franklin College of Arts and SciencesBachelor's degree, Economics, Bachelor's degree, Economics at William & Mary
Github Skills (96)
spatial10
r-package10
geos10
proj10
r9
gdal9
esri8
perl7
corpus6
python6
database5
gift5
portal5
gis5
geospatial5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
aazaff/teachPaleobiology
Jan 2016 - Aug 2019
Paleobiology Course Website
Contributions:521 commits, 10 PRs, 547 pushes in 3 years 7 months
course-websitepaleobiology
aazaff/aazaff.github.io
Mar 2016 - Aug 2018
Contributions:281 pushes, 1 branch, 2 issues in 2 years 6 months
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