Dan Mahr
Staff Software Engineer at DroneDeploy
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolDan Mahr is a Staff Software Engineer at DroneDeploy with a decade of experience building backend systems for geospatial data processing and analysis. He combines a Master of Science in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon with deep domain expertise from years as a GIS analyst and geospatial director, enabling him to translate environmental science problems into scalable engineering solutions. At DroneDeploy he progressed from intern to staff engineer, shaping core pipelines and services that power aerial data workflows. Based in Somerville, MA, he focuses on high-throughput, production-ready systems that reconcile messy real-world spatial data at scale. He’s as comfortable with algorithmic research from his graduate work as he is mentoring teams to operationalize models and data products.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Environmental Science at Brown UniversityPhillips Exeter AcademyMaster of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
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Github Skills (72)
python10
gdal10
coordinate-systems10
coordinate-transformation10
rasterio10
translator10
raster10
python-interface10
vector10
geotiff10
data-formats10
proj10
geospatial10
gis10
jwt9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
dmahr1/feedly-enhancer-chrome
Dec 2015 - Feb 2025
Contributions:23 pushes, 1 branch, 3 comments in 9 years 4 months
dmahr1/quick-reference
Mar 2022 - Dec 2024
Contributions:2 PRs, 20 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 9 months
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