Michael Grund
Senior Data Scientist
Germany
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Top SchoolMichael Grund is a Senior Data Scientist with nine years of experience applying a geophysics-rooted, mathematically rigorous approach to extracting insight from large, heterogeneous datasets using the R tidyverse and Python ecosystems. He holds a doctorate in geophysics and seismology and has transitioned academic rigor into industry roles across research institutes and innovation labs, now driving data science at SNP Group. Passionate about data visualization—especially geographic mapping—he maintains and improves open-source mapping tools, contributing significant documentation and gallery examples to the widely used Generic Mapping Tools and PyGMT projects. Michael combines deep domain knowledge in earth sciences with practical production analytics, and his background in seismology gives him a distinctive edge in handling spatio-temporal and geospatial data challenges.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange semester, Geophysics and Volcanology, Exchange semester, Geophysics and Volcanology at University of Hawaii at ManoaDr. rer. nat. (magna cum laude), Geophysics and Seismology, Dr. rer. nat. (magna cum laude), Geophysics and Seismology at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
English, French, Swedish, German
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Github Skills (19)
restructuredtext10
python10
rs10
mappings10
earth-science10
geophysics10
documentation10
r9
maps8
geoscience7
tmap6
dplyr6
ggplot6
pygmt6
time-series6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
GenericMappingTools/pygmt
Dec 2020 - Jan 2023
A Python interface for the Generic Mapping Tools.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:1163 reviews, 181 commits, 176 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the `pygmt` repository by adding and improving documentation and examples. They added gallery examples showcasing various features, including image placement, datetime inputs, vector heads and tails, polar projections, and categorical coloring. They also corrected typos and improved existing documentation, demonstrating a focus on enhancing the user experience through clear and comprehensive explanations.
pythongeoscienceearth-sciencegeophysicsseismology
GenericMappingTools/gmt
Jun 2021 - Dec 2022
The Generic Mapping Tools
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:5 commits, 6 PRs, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the documentation of the GMT software, fixing typos and correcting examples. Their work focused on improving the clarity and accuracy of the documentation for various GMT tools like `plot`, `ternary`, and `gmtbinstats`. The contributions involved updating text, correcting command-line arguments, and ensuring that example code snippets were accurate and functional. The user's efforts directly enhanced the usability and understanding of the GMT software.
geospatialgeophysicsgeneric-mapping-toolsgenericmapping
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