Mark Novak
Chaplin 614B at Loudoun County Fire and Rescue
Leesburg, Virginia, United States
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Top SchoolMark Novak is an accomplished public-sector planner and emergency services leader with nearly a decade of formal experience and a career spanning parks planning, land development, and sustainable community design. As Division Chief Park Planner for Loudoun County and Chaplin 614B with Loudoun County Fire and Rescue, he combines strategic land-use expertise with hands-on crisis response and community engagement. His BS in Landscape Architecture from Oregon State grounds his planning work in sustainable design principles that inform long-term park and community service improvements. Beyond civilian roles, he has held senior operational positions in volunteer rescue and Civil Air Patrol units, including Rescue Chief - Emeritus and Emergency Services Officer, demonstrating durable leadership in high-pressure environments. An adjunct professor at George Washington University, he translates practical field experience into classroom teaching, bridging theory and practice. Notably, his dual career in planning and emergency services gives him a rare perspective on resilient public infrastructure and community safety planning.
9 years of coding experience
BS, Landscape Architecture, BS, Landscape Architecture at Oregon State University
Github Skills (42)
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infer10
data-storage10
sbml10
quantile10
analytical10
machine-learning9
image-analysis9
phylogeny8
symbolic-regression8
evolutionary-algorithms8
genetic-algorithm8
r-package7
julia7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
analyticalworkflows/TeachingMaterials
Mar 2019 - Dec 2022
Teaching materials for Analytical Workflows, a graduate course at Oregon State University
Contributions:5 releases, 307 commits, 8 PRs in 3 years 10 months
teachinggraduateoregonoregon-state-universityanalytical
NovakLabOSU/NovakLabOSU.github.io
Mar 2021 - Mar 2025
Contributions:56 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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