John Brandon
Senior Biometrician at NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Pacifica, California, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Brandon is a Senior Biometrician with 11+ years applying computational statistics, survey design, and simulation to inform fisheries and wildlife management decisions. He builds and implements Bayesian inference, power analyses, and population-dynamics models to evaluate management strategies under uncertainty, often translating complex science into testimony and policy advice for agencies and tribes. His work spans federal service (NOAA review groups, IWC), consulting for the Makah Tribe and councils, and production analytics at ICF, with hands-on field experience leading Arctic aerial surveys. A PhD from the University of Washington underpins his expertise in integrating climate forecasts into dynamic feedback models, and he maintains open-source simulation code (e.g., a PBR tier system) that bridges research and applied management. Colocated in Pacifica, CA, he combines rigorous quantitative methods with practical operational insight—having designed surveys to maximize detection power and even trained field teams and pilots to keep Arctic operations safe.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Fisheries Stock Assessment and Management Strategy Evaluation, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Fisheries Stock Assessment and Management Strategy Evaluation at University of WashingtonUniversity of California San Diego
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Github Skills (5)
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Github contributions (5)
John-Brandon/Surf_aggregator
Dec 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:40 commits, 35 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
John-Brandon/Beach_Poo_Bot
Jan 2017 - Dec 2018
Contributions:119 commits, 106 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
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