Nicholas Potter
Research Agricultural Economist at USDA Economic Research Service
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Summary
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SeniorNicholas Potter is a Research Agricultural Economist with 13 years of experience applying spatial and survey data to water and agricultural policy challenges, particularly across the western United States. Based in Fort Collins, he combines rigorous academic training with hands-on coding in R and Python to produce government reports and peer-reviewed research that inform policymakers. At USDA-ERS he led development of GitHub policy, taught R in the agency’s Data Science Training Program, and authored the rnassqs R package to streamline access to USDA-NASS Quick Stats while preserving disclosure standards. His work bridges technical data engineering, institutional analysis of scarce water resources, and practical policy communication—grounded in field experience from Peace Corps service and a personal commitment to distance running.
13 years of coding experience
English, French
Github Skills (132)
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sports-data10
api10
noaa10
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data-access10
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carbon-emissions10
noaa-data10
ecosystem9
r9
ropensci9
rstudio9
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development-environment9
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
potterzot/bit-trader
Apr 2013 - Nov 2014
Contributions:6 commits in 1 year 7 months
potterzot/cookbook
Nov 2015 - Mar 2023
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 5 months
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