Chris Garrard
Programmer Analyst at Utah State University
Logan, Utah, United States
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Top SchoolChris Garrard is a Programmer Analyst with over a decade of experience building web and desktop GIS applications for the Remote Sensing / GIS Laboratory at Utah State University, specializing in web mapping, databases, and geoprocessing automation. He combines practical expertise in Python and C# with both open-source tools (GDAL) and Esri technologies, and teaches a graduate course on Python for GIS covering ArcPy and GDAL. Chris is authoring a book on geoprocessing with open-source Python tools, reflecting a deep commitment to reproducible, accessible spatial analysis. With a background in statistics, computer science, and an MS in biology, he brings interdisciplinary rigor to natural-resources research and thrives on tackling novel, challenging problems in academic settings.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
MS, biology, MS, biology at Utah State UniversityBS, statistics, computer science, math, BS, statistics, computer science, math at Brigham Young University
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Github Skills (43)
jython10
geopandas10
geography10
wps9
data-management9
geoserver9
gis9
geospatial-analysis9
encryption8
python8
arcgis8
jupyterlab-extension8
backup8
binder7
spatial-data7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
cgarrard/osgeopy-data
May 2014 - Oct 2015
Contributions:8 commits, 4 pushes in 1 year 5 months
cgarrard/osgeopy-code
May 2014 - Mar 2016
Code for the book Open source geoprocessing with Python
Contributions:43 commits, 17 pushes, 2 comments in 1 year 10 months
wpspythondata-managementgeoprocessinggeography
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