Andy Foy
Ecologist & IT Consultant at Andy Foy Consulting
Southampton, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAndy Foy is an ecologist and IT consultant with over a decade of experience building bespoke GIS tools, automations and data-management solutions for Local Environmental Record Centres, Wildlife Trusts and conservation organisations. He combines hands-on software development and testing expertise with deep domain knowledge in spatial analysis, having delivered ArcGIS and MapInfo tooling, GIS modelling and complex data conversions. As the founder of Andy Foy Consulting and long-term technical advisor to multiple record centres (GiGL, SxBRC, TVERC), he blends consultancy, systems management and user training to make biodiversity data more accessible and reliable. His background in project and testing management for financial and enterprise clients gives him a pragmatic approach to quality assurance and integration. Andy holds a first-class BSc in Conservation Management and a Distinction postgraduate certificate in Biological Recording, reflecting a rare mix of technical, ecological and recording-system expertise.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Conservation Management BSc, Environmental Science, 1st Class Honours, Conservation Management BSc, Environmental Science, 1st Class Honours at University of PortsmouthBiological Recording, Post Graduate Certificate, Distinction, Biological Recording, Post Graduate Certificate, Distinction at Birmingham University
Github Skills (1)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
LERCAutomation/DataBuffer-UserGuide
May 2016 - Dec 2023
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 8 months
HabitatFramework/DevelopersGuide
Jan 2015 - Dec 2023
Contributions:7 pushes, 5 tags in 9 years
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