Jesse Piburn
Research Scientist In Geographic Data Sciences
Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolJesse Piburn is a research scientist specializing in geographic data sciences with a decade of experience translating spatial and spatiotemporal models from theory into operational, production-ready solutions. Based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory since 2013, he applies data science and machine learning to problems across energy, national security, and urban dynamics while collaborating closely with stakeholders to ensure practical impact. His academic foundation—culminating in a PhD in Data Science and Engineering and an MS/BA in Geography—grounds his work in rigorous spatial analytics and uncertainty-aware methods. Jesse combines hands-on GIS and web application development with project management experience, having built tools that help end users interpret uncertain survey and ACS data. Notably, his career weaves field-level geospatial work (from utility mapping to imagery-based infrastructure updates) into large-scale analytical projects, giving him rare fluency from ground truthing to algorithm deployment.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Geography, Master of Science (MS), Geography at University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Data Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Data Science and Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Github Skills (16)
open-data10
bank10
api10
r-package10
searching10
r10
open-government9
data-api9
financial-data7
financial6
modeling6
espn2
api-client2
sports-data2
javascript2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
jpiburn/fmpapi
Jul 2020 - Aug 2021
An R Package for the Financial Modeling Prep Financial Data API
Contributions:20 commits, 2 PRs, 20 pushes in 1 year 1 month
r-packageapidata-apifinancialfinancial-data
gshs-ornl/wbstats
Mar 2016 - Feb 2021
wbstats: An R package for searching and downloading data from the World Bank API
Contributions:2 releases, 144 commits, 6 PRs in 5 years
r-packageapidownloadingworld-bank-apisearching
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