Derek Barrios
Senior Data Scientist
Punta Arenas, Region of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, United States
Summary
👤
Senior🎓
Top SchoolDerek Barrios is a Senior Data Scientist and ecologist with 11 years of experience applying quantitative and computational methods to conservation and environmental research across Chile, the U.S., and Europe. He blends advanced ecological training (PhD, summa cum laude) with practical data science skills—R, Shiny, Python, SQL and agent-based modeling—to build interactive visualizations and analytical tools that inform policy and field work. At Aarhus University and as Scientific Coordinator of Ciencia Austral he leads interdisciplinary projects from design through implementation, including international residencies and collaborations on invasive species and wildlife occupancy. His background spans field leadership, academic postdoctoral research, and applied conservation management, giving him rare fluency in both messy field data and production analytics. Based in Punta Arenas, he often works at the intersection of research, outreach, and tool development for remote and rangeland ecosystems. Notably, his career includes artist–science residencies and program coordination that translate complex science into engaging public and stakeholder-facing outputs.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Biologist, Research, GPA: 6.4 (7.0 scale; Summa cum laude), Bachelor's degree Biologist, Research, GPA: 6.4 (7.0 scale; Summa cum laude) at Universidad de ConcepciónDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Evology, Environmental Science, Ecology, GPA: 6.5 (7.0 scale; Summa cum laude,), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Evology, Environmental Science, Ecology, GPA: 6.5 (7.0 scale; Summa cum laude,) at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chilespecialization, Data Science, specialization, Data Science at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Spanish, English
Stackoverflow
4,028reputation
329kreached
68answers
90questions
r
top-5%
Github Skills (100)
shiny-apps10
journal10
r-package10
r9
nomenclature9
taxonomy9
terra9
data-handling9
spatial9
traits9
unconf9
biodiversity9
vector9
api8
latex8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
derek-corcoran-barrios/DiversityOccu
Jan 2016 - Nov 2019
Contributions:57 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
derek-corcoran-barrios/NetworkExtinction
Jan 2018 - Dec 2022
Contributions:2 releases, 1 review, 78 commits in 4 years 11 months
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.