Mason Fidino
Senior Quantitative Ecologist
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolMason Fidino is a Senior Quantitative Ecologist at Lincoln Park Zoo with 11 years of experience applying biodiversity informatics and novel quantitative methods to understand how urban environments shape wildlife distributions. He integrates large, complex datasets and develops statistical tools to analyze ecological responses across multiple spatial and temporal scales, steering database management and analytics for the international Urban Wildlife Information Network. Based in Chicago, Mason combines rigorous academic training (Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) with hands-on field and program coordination experience, bridging research, data systems, and conservation practice. He views cities as undervalued conservation landscapes and often finds insight by repurposing technical approaches from data science to tackle urban biodiversity challenges.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of Illinois at ChicagoBachelor’s Degree, Environmental Science, Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental Science at Western Washington University
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Github contributions (5)
mfidino/bates_phenology
Mar 2019 - Feb 2022
Code and data for a project on nesting phenology of Midwestern US birds
Contributions:1 release, 3 PRs, 8 pushes in 2 years 11 months
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mfidino/CV
Dec 2018 - Jan 2021
Mason Fidino's Curriculum Vitae
Contributions:11 PRs, 52 pushes, 11 branches in 2 years 2 months
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