John Branigan
Senior Customer Engineer, Geo Enterprise at Google
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Branigan is a web geographer and Senior Customer Engineer for Geo Enterprise with 13 years of experience designing map application architectures and spatial data pipelines for global organizations. He blends deep spatial analysis and interactive mapping expertise with hands-on front-end development—contributing UI improvements and Mapbox GL JS upgrades to popular storytelling-with-maps templates—to deliver maps that reveal human interconnectedness at scale. Previously a solutions architect at Mapbox and a solutions engineer at Boundless, he excels at turning complex customer requirements into repeatable architectures and playbooks that drive adoption. Based in Boulder, Colorado, he combines classical training in anthropology and Greek with modern web development skills, bringing a human-centered perspective to technical geospatial solutions.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
GIS Certification, GIS Certification at Penn State UniversityBA, Classical Greek, Anthropology, BA, Classical Greek, Anthropology at Emory UniversityFront-End Web Developer Nanodegree, Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree at Udacity
Github Skills (6)
responsive-design10
javascript10
mapbox-gl-js10
react9
css8
html8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
mapbox/storytelling
Nov 2019 - Mar 2021
Storytelling with maps template
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 35 commits, 20 PRs in 1 year 4 months
Contributions summary:John primarily focused on enhancing the user interface of the "Storytelling with maps template." Their commits include updating the title and examples, adding a resize listener for responsive design, and adjusting mobile layout. The contributions also involved upgrading to Mapbox GL JS v2.0.0 and implementing new features, further refining the user experience and functionality of the project.
reactmapboxstorytellingmapbox-gl-js
jbranigan/nicer-weather
Nov 2016 - Feb 2021
Demo app built using Node.js, Express.js, Pug.js, Bootstrap, and the Weather Underground API.
Contributions:2 PRs, 18 pushes, 9 branches in 4 years 4 months
apidemo-appexpressjsnode-jspug
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