James Mcbroom
Data Engineer
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolJames Mcbroom is a data engineer with 11 years of experience applying GIS, web development, and data infrastructure skills to urban planning and civic technology. Based in Detroit, he has progressed from GIS analyst and parcel engineering roles to his current position building data systems for the City of Detroit since 2020. His background in City/Urban Planning from Columbia informs a pragmatic, policy-aware approach to data pipelines, spatial analytics, and public-sector workflows. James combines hands-on engineering with domain expertise in land records and municipal data, making him adept at turning complex geospatial problems into production-ready solutions. Known for a high risk tolerance and entrepreneurial mindset, he brings a willingness to experiment and iterate on novel data solutions for city challenges. Colleagues rely on him to bridge technical implementation and civic impact, delivering tools that improve operational decision-making.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning at Columbia University in the City of New York
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (111)
real-time-data10
summarize10
arcgis10
geocoding10
geofencing10
jupyter10
spatial-data10
open-data10
esri10
spatial-data-analysis10
jupyterlab-extension10
gis10
binder10
inspections10
doit10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
CityOfDetroit/demo-alerts
Mar 2017 - May 2019
Subscribe to notifications about demolitions scheduled nearby via SMS
Contributions:5 PRs, 10 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 2 months
nearbysmssms-messagesnotifications
CityOfDetroit/park-finder
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
Contributions:8 PRs, 34 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 10 months
detroitreactfinderparktypescript
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