Michael Hearne
Physical Scientist Software Engineer at U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Golden, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Hearne is a Physical Scientist Software Engineer with 13+ years building data-driven systems at the intersection of science and operations, currently applying his skills at the U.S. Geological Survey. He has delivered production software from airborne LIDAR processing and coastal GIS products to near-real-time earthquake loss models, seismic databases, and surf-zone mine detection tools for the US Navy. Comfortable across databases, GIS, field-collected scientific data and containerized web services, he specializes in turning diverse, domain-specific datasets into reliable, tested services that enable life‑saving decisions. A hands-on mentor and pragmatic developer, he pairs algorithmic implementation with production engineering and a long track record of sustaining tools in the wild.
13 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
BA, Aquatic Biology, BA, Aquatic Biology at University of California, Santa Barbara
Github Skills (125)
near10
python10
near-real-time10
pager10
excel10
geodesy10
calculator10
conda-forge10
earthquake10
signal-processing10
r-library10
mechanism10
risk-assessment10
conda10
seismology10
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
mhearne-usgs/handcrypt
Oct 2014 - Mar 2017
Contributions:4 commits, 1 push in 2 years 5 months
usgs/strec
Nov 2012 - Jun 2022
STREC stands for SeismoTectonic Regime Earthquake Calculator. It’s purpose is to determine automatically the earthquake type (subduction zone interface, active crustal shallow, stable continental region, etc.) and the earthquake focal mechanism.
Contributions:10 releases, 178 commits, 55 PRs in 9 years 8 months
mechanismzonepythonearthquakeregion
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