Paula Martinez is a project manager and data-savvy environmental initiative lead with 11 years’ experience bridging research, government and infrastructure providers to drive FAIR data, standards and sustainable research software. With a PhD in Applied Bioinformatics and hands-on history as a bioinformatics officer and trainer, she combines deep technical fluency in R, SQL and reproducible pipelines with community-building roles like founding R-Ladies Brisbane and maintaining Data Carpentry lessons. Currently steering ARDC’s Environmental Indicators Initiative, Paula focuses on governance, best practice and human-centred data access to translate technical standards into real-world impact. An active open-source contributor, she has enhanced the popular RainCloudPlots R tutorials to improve both statistical validity and visual presentation. Known for evidence-based teaching and stakeholder engagement, she blends pedagogy and project delivery to scale adoption of open science and research software practices.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Certified Data Carpentry Instructor, Workforce Development and Training, Certified Data Carpentry Instructor, Workforce Development and Training at Data Carpentry
LeadHers program, Mentoring, LeadHers program, Mentoring at UQ Idea Hub
Open Science Trainer, Open Science, Open Science Trainer, Open Science at FOSTER
Trainer, Communication skills, Expertise and knowledge, Planning and Management, Learner engagement, Trainer, Communication skills, Expertise and knowledge, Planning and Management, Learner engagement at ELIXIR-EXCELERATE
Certified Data Carpentry Instructor, Workforce Development and Training, Certified Data Carpentry Instructor, Workforce Development and Training at Software Carpentry
Carpentries trainer certification, Workforce Development and Training, Carpentries trainer certification, Workforce Development and Training at Software Carpentry and Data Carpentry
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Science at Universidad Nur
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Applied Bioinformatics at The University of Queensland
Master of Science (MSc), Bioinformatics and Systems biology, Master of Science (MSc), Bioinformatics and Systems biology at Chalmers tekniska högskola
Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals, Scientific Community Engagement Fundamentals at Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE)
Code and tutorials to visualise your data that is both beautiful *and* statistically valid
Role in this project:
Data Scientist
Contributions:6 commits, 4 PRs, 10 comments in 2 months
Contributions summary:Paula primarily contributed to styling and modifying R scripts related to raincloud plots. Their commits involved changes to `R_rainclouds.R`, `simulateData.R`, and `summarySE.R` files, indicating a focus on refining the code's presentation and functionality within the context of the raincloud plots. Further modifications were made to an HTML file to potentially incorporate the raincloud plots in a tutorial. These changes suggest the user was focused on creating a visually appealing and informative tutorial for data visualization using raincloud plots.
A list of inspirational and thought-provoking reads about women who code.
Contributions:59 commits, 1 PR, 58 pushes in 2 years 5 months
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Paula Martinez - Project Manager, Environmental Indicators Initiative