Ben Letcher
Director at WestBrook DataViz
Montague, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBen Letcher is an aquatic ecologist and quantitative modeler with 11+ years translating complex environmental data into interactive web applications and decision-ready tools. Formerly a Senior Ecologist at USGS and now a freelance Director, he designs data systems that connect databases, models, visualization, and AI/ML pipelines to tackle conservation problems like streamflow estimation and individual fish identification. His work blends rigorous PhD-level statistical training with hands-on web visualization (see westbrookdataviz.org and USGS Ecosheds) and a habit of making research accessible through interactive products. Based in Montague, MA, he brings a rare combination of long-term government science experience and modern data-engineering craftsmanship that drives usable ecological insights.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Zoology and statistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Zoology and statistics at North Carolina State UniversityMaster of Science - MS, Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography, Master of Science - MS, Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography at University of Rhode IslandBachelor's degree, Biology, Bachelor's degree, Biology at Trinity College-Hartford
Github Skills (6)
python3
konvajs2
visualization2
data-visualizations2
visualizations2
data-visualization1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
bletcher/fronkonstin-d3
May 2019 - Jun 2024
Contributions:4 PRs, 8 pushes in 5 years 2 months
Conte-Ecology/westBrookData
Dec 2015 - Nov 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 5 pushes, 4 branches in 9 years
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