Hugh Stimson
Sr. Systems Architect at ESSA Technologies Ltd
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Top SchoolHugh Stimson is a Senior Systems Architect based in Vancouver with 12 years designing web-fronted databases, interactive cartography, and spatial ecology tools for government, non-profit, academic, and commercial clients. He leads client-collaborative, agile teams to turn complex environmental problems into practical tools and workflows, currently building decision-support systems at ESSA Technologies. His background in environmental informatics (MSc, University of Michigan) and ecology gives him a rare blend of domain science and full-stack web architecture. Hugh’s work spans product management, consultancy, and research, so he’s as comfortable writing production code as he is convening stakeholders and shaping requirements. He has a particular knack for finding and telling stories in spatial data, turning maps and models into actionable narratives for communities. Colleagues value his ability to translate technical complexity into usable tools that drive real-world conservation outcomes.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Environmental Informatics, Master’s Degree, Environmental Informatics at University of MichiganBachelor’s Degree, Pure and Applied Ecology, Bachelor’s Degree, Pure and Applied Ecology at University of Guelph
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Github Skills (83)
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Github contributions (5)
hughstimson/gothic-theme
Mar 2016 - Dec 2022
Contributions:35 pushes, 2 branches in 6 years 10 months
PlaceSpeak/LUCD
Aug 2014 - Jun 2016
Contributions:56 commits, 2 PRs, 18 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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