John Kucharski
Senior Expert Advisor, Climate Adaptation And Disaster Risk Management
Kailua, Hawaii, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Kucharski is a Senior Expert Advisor in climate adaptation and disaster risk management with nine years of experience translating science into high-stakes decision-making for multibillion-dollar infrastructure and international development programs. He combines rigorous economic and system-dynamics modeling with hands-on software development (Python, R, C#, Java/Kotlin, SQL) to build and certify decision-support tools used by governments and private-sector partners worldwide. At the U.S. Army Corps and ERDC he led climate adaptation, flood-risk economics, and watershed-informed budgeting efforts, managing large portfolios and earning rapid promotions for scaling impact and funding. He has a track record of securing and directing ~$1M/year in research funds while operationalizing models for real-world budget and construction decisions, including leadership on the Corps’ largest projects. Based in Kailua, Hawaii, he is bilingual in Spanish and brings a pragmatic international perspective from fieldwork and program design across Southeast Asia and Latin America. Notably, his blend of policy-level influence, software craftsmanship, and economic rigor enables him to bridge technical teams and senior decision-makers effectively.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
University of California San DiegoBA, Latin American Studies, Biology, BA, Latin American Studies, Biology at University of Oklahoma
English, Spanish
Github Skills (13)
genetic8
genetic-programming6
optimization5
security4
water3
risk-assessment3
climate-change2
risk-analysis2
geotiff1
geotools1
gis1
wcs1
wps1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
JohnRushKucharski/locus
May 2020 - Mar 2022
Contributions:24 pushes, 4 branches, 1 comment in 1 year 9 months
JohnRushKucharski/tuolumne_paper
Apr 2023 - Jul 2024
Contributions:1 release, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
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