Kathleen Johnson
Retired
Lafayette, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKathleen Johnson is a retired R&D staff scientist and geospatial analyst with over a decade of experience validating algorithms, curating high-resolution satellite imagery, and producing technical documentation and training for government and commercial customers. She led algorithm testing on the GBDX platform, developed landuse–landcover and digital surface model evaluations, and coordinated satellite collection and capacity monitoring for research and crisis programs. Proficient in Python, GDAL, ArcGIS/QGIS, ENVI, AWS, R, and SQL, she brings a rare blend of hands-on geostatistics, data curation, and platform-focused QA/QC. Kathleen has a strong academic foundation (MS and PhD work) and a background teaching earth sciences, which informs her role as an Earth Science SME and technical communicator. Beyond testing, she’s produced ground-truth datasets for object detection and built workflows that enable external customers and partners to operationalize high-resolution imagery processing. Based in Lafayette, Colorado, she pairs scientific rigor with practical process management to turn complex remote sensing research into reproducible, customer-ready products.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
M.S, M.S at University of Colorado at DenverDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at Northwestern UniversityMasters, Masters at Southern Methodist UniversityB.A, B.A at Miami University
Github Skills (1)
collaboration2
Github contributions (5)
TDG-Platform/docs
Apr 2016 - May 2018
Contributions:647 commits, 1 PR, 632 pushes in 2 years 1 month
gbdx
AnalogKate/planets
Apr 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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