Peter Rodriguez
GIS Specialist & Spatial Data Scientist (Research Coordinator)
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolPeter Rodriguez is a GIS specialist and spatial data scientist with nearly a decade of applied experience in spatial epidemiology, conservation biology, and geospatial solutions for small businesses and public health. Based at the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s Hospital, he designs and manages large spatial databases (PostgreSQL/PostGIS), builds reproducible data pipelines, and applies machine learning (e.g., XGBoost) to vector and raster data for research and decision-making. He has led geocoding and database efforts for major projects like the Million Death Study and investigates landscape–health links such as land cover effects on child mortality in rural India. Comfortable with both desktop GIS (QGIS, R) and web mapping (Carto, Mapbox), he combines rigorous ecological training with practical software skills to move projects from field data collection through analysis to publication and grants. A committed open-source and open-data advocate, he brings creative, out-of-the-box approaches to problem framing and pipeline automation. Currently pursuing a PhD in spatial/landscape ecology, he blends academic research leadership with hands-on technical delivery.
9 years of coding experience
Certificate, Remote Sensing, Certificate, Remote Sensing at NASA Remote Sensing for Land Management CertificateCertificate, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Certificate, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCertificate in GIS for Environmental Management, Geographic Information Systems, Certificate in GIS for Environmental Management, Geographic Information Systems at University of TorontoMaster of Spatial Analysis, Geographic Information Science and Spatial Analysis, Master of Spatial Analysis, Geographic Information Science and Spatial Analysis at Toronto Metropolitan University
Spanish, English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (15)
connectivity7
ecology4
python4
climate-change2
biodiversity2
landscape2
fragmentation2
circuit2
theory2
pdf1
csv1
agent-based-modeling1
postgresql1
modeling-tool1
stamp1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
georod/carbon-seq-resources
May 2021 - May 2022
Carbon sequestration resources
Contributions:38 commits, 25 PRs, 36 pushes in 1 year
carbonpython
georod/mcsc
Jan 2023 - Mar 2025
Multicity Structural Connectivity Project
Contributions:69 PRs, 179 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 2 months
connectivitymulticitystructural
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