Dan Majka
Sr. Developer, North America Region Science at The Nature Conservancy
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolDan Majka is a senior developer blending 11+ years of applied science, spatial analysis, and web application development to drive conservation outcomes at The Nature Conservancy. He leads Naturebase, a Bezos Earth Fund–backed tool for measuring natural climate solutions, and has shipped high-impact projects from national reforestation planners to an interactive species migration visualization showcased at the Venice Biennale. A lapsed scientist with an MS in Ecology and deep GIS/Python roots, he translates complex spatial models into user-facing tools and visualizations that influence policy and restoration decisions. Dan’s work uniquely combines rigorous statistical and spatial analysis with UX-minded web engineering, evidenced by diverse apps that quantify ecosystem services and ROI for land protection. Based in Madison, WI, he routinely mentors practitioners and has a track record of turning research-grade analyses into production-ready, decision-support systems.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Natural Resources & Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science, Natural Resources & Environmental Science at Purdue University
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Github Skills (13)
wp-api9
wordpress-rest-api8
advanced-custom-fields8
wordpress-plugin7
wordpress7
calculator7
rest-api6
api6
custom-fields6
ocean6
rest6
endpoints6
python4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
thenatureconservancy/oyster-filtration-calculator
Mar 2016 - Dec 2022
Mapping Ocean Wealth oyster filtration calculator
Contributions:23 commits, 4 PRs, 16 pushes in 6 years 9 months
wealthpythonoceancalculatormapping
thenatureconservancy/migrations-in-motion-redux
Nov 2021 - Aug 2024
Contributions:8 PRs, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
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