Rich Burkmar
Web Application Developer
Bolton, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolRich Burkmar is a Web Application Developer with 11 years' experience who blends software engineering, GIS expertise and deep field ecology to deliver data-driven biodiversity tools. With two decades of GIS work and strong programming skills in R, C#, VB.NET and web technologies (ASP.NET, JavaScript, SQL Server), he builds web interfaces and data management systems that serve biological recording and conservation projects. He has led biodiversity data centres, secured funding and coordinated multi-partner conservation programs, bringing practical field ID and survey experience (including bird and plant taxonomy) into technical solutions. An experienced educator and mentor, he teaches statistics and GIS to postgraduates and helps MSc students with research design and analysis. His niche strength is turning complex ecological requirements into robust, usable applications that bridge technical, scientific and stakeholder needs.
11 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Biological Recording and Data Management, Distinction, Master of Science (MSc), Biological Recording and Data Management, Distinction at The University of BirminghamDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Avian Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Avian Ecology at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd
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Github Skills (49)
biodiversity10
tom10
qgis9
javascript9
ios9
ionic9
typescript9
css9
vue9
mobile-web9
react9
angular9
capacitor9
frontend9
python8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
burkmarr/g21u
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
Contributions:160 pushes, 4 branches, 1 comment in 5 months
BiologicalRecordsCentre/brc-atlas-bigr
Jun 2020 - Jan 2023
Contributions:106 commits, 18 PRs, 94 pushes in 2 years 6 months
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