Brandon Pickering
Data Extraction Specialist
Spokane, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolBrandon Pickering is a data extraction and geospatial specialist with a decade of experience turning messy place names and health datasets into rigorously vetted, georeferenced inputs for global research. At the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation he led extraction and geocoding work on high-profile projects—serving as subject-matter expert for a Nature cover article—and mentors colleagues while writing reproducible Stata, R, and SQL pipelines. His background blends quantitative rigor (summa cum laude BS in Mathematics) with hands-on GIS skills and intermediate ArcGIS proficiency, making him effective at both spot validation and scalable automation. Prior roles in medical economics and claims analytics sharpened his data-cleaning and SQL fluency, and his early work in counseling and community programs gives him a knack for clear documentation and stakeholder communication. Based in Spokane, he’s seeking entry-to-intermediate GIS roles with an interest in project management and the practical challenges of mapping human stories.
10 years of coding experience
Associate of Arts (A.A.), General Studies, 3.72, Associate of Arts (A.A.), General Studies, 3.72 at Cascadia CollegeBS, summa cum laude, Mathematics, 3.91, BS, summa cum laude, Mathematics, 3.91 at Whitworth University
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Github contributions (5)
branpk/stroop-updater
Nov 2018 - Apr 2020
Contributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 1 push in 1 year 5 months
branpk/deviz
Dec 2020 - Sep 2023
Contributions:2 PRs, 11 pushes in 2 years 9 months
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