Summary
Bryan Carlson is a computational biologist with 11 years of experience designing data architectures, building fault-tolerant ETL pipelines, and applying scientific computing to environmental and agricultural problems. He leads data governance and provenance efforts at scale, implementing Azure Data Lake, Cosmos DB, and real-time processing while ensuring metadata and ISO 19115-aligned discoverability. Bryan combines hands-on coding in R, Python, C#, and SQL with domain expertise in biophysical modeling—having developed and validated process-based models and curated 20 years of heterogeneous environmental and socio-economic datasets. He has a track record of translating field sensor protocols and lab measurements into reproducible workflows, dashboards, and public data contributions (e.g., Ag Data Commons). A practical problem-solver, he has also co-founded Trailtracer and improved CropSyst for subsistence farming use in Africa, reflecting a blend of applied research, software engineering, and operational deployment. Based in the Spokane–Coeur d’Alene area, he brings both technical depth and cross-disciplinary leadership to federally funded, nation-wide data initiatives.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree Biology General, Bachelor's Degree Biology General at University of Alaska Fairbanks
Master's degree Botany/Plant Biology, Master's degree Botany/Plant Biology at Washington State University