Matt Merrifield
Chief Technology Officer at The Nature Conservancy
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolMatt Merrifield is a technology leader and CTO with nearly 20 years specializing in geospatial systems and mapping, focused for the past 15 years on applying those skills to conserve landscapes and seascapes in California and worldwide. He leads engineering teams that build creative geospatial tools for coastal and marine conservation, with deep domain expertise in fisheries, estuaries, and spatial planning. A seasoned public evangelist and fundraiser, he translates technical capabilities into policy-relevant outcomes and peer-reviewed science while engaging high-net-worth donors and boards. His career includes founding roles in web-based spatial decision support (MarineMap/SeaSketch) that materially shaped California’s Marine Life Protection Act process, and ongoing advising to ocean-tech startups working on autonomous subsurface sensing. Based in San Francisco, he pairs academic training in geography with hands-on GIS/remote sensing delivery across government, conservation, and startup settings.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
BA Geography, BA Geography at University of California, BerkeleyMA Geography - Resource Management and Environmental Planning, MA Geography - Resource Management and Environmental Planning at San Francisco State University
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (26)
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code-completion6
time-series6
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python6
inheritance6
graphic6
pandas6
measurements6
matplotlib6
measurement4
sar4
virtual-machine4
hydrology4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
tnc-ca-geo/fishnet-kaggle
Apr 2017 - Mar 2019
Contributions:36 pushes, 1 branch, 1 comment in 1 year 11 months
mmerrifield/shipwatch
Jun 2014 - Jun 2014
Contributions:10 commits in 1 day
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