Josh Nowak
President at Speedgoat Wildlife Solutions LLC
Missoula, Montana, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJosh Nowak is a data-driven leader who translates complex wildlife science into practical decision-support tools as President of Speedgoat Wildlife Solutions. With a PhD in Wildlife Biology and 11 years building web-based quantitative tools for agencies, he combines statistical rigor, software development, and clear stakeholder communication to automate analyses and make management actions defensible. A Navy EOD veteran, he brings disciplined problem-solving and risk management to projects that emphasize transparency, reproducibility, and data accessibility. Based in Missoula, Montana, he partners directly with practitioners to craft custom, production-ready solutions that surface actionable insights from “hard-earned” ecological data.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Wildlife Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Wildlife Biology at Université LavalBS, Wildlife Biology, BS, Wildlife Biology at University of Montana
Github Skills (46)
htmlwidgets10
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development-environment8
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shiny6
visualization6
htmltools6
spatial5
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bootstrap5
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vector4
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Huh/PopR_IDFG
Mar 2015 - Aug 2019
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch, 53 comments in 4 years 6 months
Lukacs-Lab/LukacsLabWordCloud
Sep 2017 - Sep 2019
Creating the graphics for the door of the Lukacs Lab at the University of Montana
Contributions:9 PRs, 12 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years
montanadoorlabgraphics
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