John Hammerly
Soil Scientist at USDA-NRCS
Jesup, Iowa, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Hammerly is a soil scientist and data quality specialist with 11 years at USDA-NRCS, experienced in conducting and overseeing soil surveys across multiple states and serving in leadership and national database roles. Based in Jesup, Iowa, he blends field expertise—from completing initial surveys in Minnesota counties to acting MLRA office leadership in Ohio—with technical stewardship as National Database Manager and current Soil Data Quality Specialist. He provides cross-office QA and project development guidance for six survey offices, ensuring consistency and integrity of soil data across the Midwest. In addition to his agronomy background from Iowa State University, he brings web application development skills that support modernizing data workflows and improving accessibility of soil information.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Agronomy, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Agronomy at Iowa State University
Github Skills (14)
soil10
spatial-data10
eda9
survey9
workspace9
statistics9
cran5
r5
databases3
database3
r-package3
sql3
operation2
evaluation2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
ncss-tech/vitrusa
May 2018 - Oct 2021
Contributions:66 commits, 2 PRs, 50 pushes in 3 years 6 months
ncss-tech/nasis_training
Jul 2022 - Dec 2024
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 4 months
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