Summary
John Deck is a multidisciplinary leader blending 11+ years of technical and operational experience with deep roots in land stewardship and farming as Owner and CFO of Deck Family Farm. Trained in landscape architecture at UC Berkeley, he has applied spatial data and GIS expertise across roles at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, contributing to biodiversity informatics projects like Moorea Biocode and BerkeleyMapper. He combines programming and linked-data interests with practical conservation work—creek restoration and livestock management—bringing an uncommon systems view that spans databases to pasture. Past strategic planning work in the tech sector complements his ability to translate complex ecological and data challenges into actionable plans. An avid double-bass player and bluegrass musician, he balances analytical rigor with creative collaboration, which informs both his research and farm leadership. Based in Junction City, Oregon, he is a practitioner who marries open data, fieldwork, and fiscal stewardship to advance biodiversity and sustainable agriculture.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
MLA, Landscape Architecture, MLA, Landscape Architecture at University of California, Berkeley