James Townend
Sr Lead Machine Learning Scientist at OneSix
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area Canada
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Top SchoolJames Townend is a senior lead machine learning scientist based in Greater Vancouver with over a decade of experience building production AI systems grounded in physics and geoscience. He has progressed from physicist and geophysicist roles into senior ML and data science leadership at OneSix, Sparkgeo, and Deloitte, shipping applied models for earth-science and commercial clients. His background combines MSci Physics, an MSc in Exploration Geophysics, postgraduate earth-science research, and business training from Berkeley Haas, allowing him to bridge domain science, modeling rigor, and product delivery. Comfortable moving models from research to production, he focuses on practical, scalable ML solutions informed by physical intuition rather than black-box approaches. Colleagues rely on him to lead cross-functional teams and translate complex geophysical problems into deployable ML systems. An uncommon strength is his deep domain fusion—melding physics-first thinking with modern ML—to unlock insights in resource and environmental applications.
8 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
MSci Physics, MSci Physics at Durham UniversityMSc Exploration Geophysics, MSc Exploration Geophysics at University of LeedsPostgraduate Research Earth Science, Postgraduate Research Earth Science at University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)Innovation and Change Management, Innovation and Change Management at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
English, Danish, Spanish
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Github Skills (189)
python10
deep-learning10
ml10
neural-network10
shap10
data-science10
tensorflow10
shapley10
machine-learning10
planetary9
gradient-boosting9
torchvision9
datasets9
earth-observation9
geospatial9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
jamesvrt/nrcan_spot_ortho
Jun 2021 - Mar 2022
stactools package for working with SPOT data
Contributions:25 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
stactoolsspot
sparkgeo/nalcms
Jul 2021 - Sep 2021
Contributions:32 pushes, 12 branches in 1 month
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