John Fay
Lecturing Fellow at Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Fay is a seasoned geospatial analyst, educator, and researcher with over 30 years of experience applying GIS, remote sensing, Python, and R to environmental problems. As a Lecturing Fellow and Research Associate at Duke's Nicholas School, he designs and teaches graduate courses in geospatial and environmental data analytics while mentoring student-led, data-driven projects. His work spans academia and industry—ranging from predictive algal bloom modeling at Xylem to conservation planning and ecosystem service mapping at Stanford—demonstrating an ability to translate diverse datasets into actionable conservation outcomes. John combines deep technical skills (databases/SQL, cloud GIS, graph/network analysis) with a long record of developing protocols and tools that streamline research workflows. Recognized for teaching excellence with the Lynn Maguire Award, he brings a rare blend of classroom impact and hands-on project delivery that emphasizes reproducible, interdisciplinary science.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
M.S, Natural Resources; Conservation Biology and Ecosystems Management, M.S, Natural Resources; Conservation Biology and Ecosystems Management at University of MichiganCertificate of Merit, Logic & Metaphysics, Certificate of Merit, Logic & Metaphysics at University of St. AndrewsB.A, Biology and Environmental Studies, B.A, Biology and Environmental Studies at Bowdoin College
Github Skills (34)
env10
folium10
google-earth10
image-processing10
google-earth-engine10
geopandas10
ipyleaflet10
landsat10
ipywidgets10
duke10
gis10
binder10
jupyter-notebook10
earth-engine10
jupyter9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ENV859/ScientificComputing
Oct 2017 - Nov 2024
Contributions:38 pushes, 3 branches in 7 years 1 month
johnpfay/WakeVoter
May 2019 - Jan 2020
Contributions:136 commits, 2 PRs, 19 pushes in 8 months
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