Robert Gradeck
Manager Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRobert Gradeck is a regional data and civic information leader with 11 years of experience managing the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center at the University of Pittsburgh. He specializes in helping communities find, interpret, and use civic data to inform planning and decision-making, blending technical data stewardship with neighborhood-focused outreach. A Georgia Tech-trained city and regional planner with an urban studies background, he connects academic research, municipal partners, and community groups to sustain open data collaboration. Robert contributes to the Civic Switchboard project and participates in the National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership, signaling a commitment to interoperable civic data systems. Based in Pittsburgh, he pairs long-term regional project management with hands-on work to make government and neighborhood data more accessible and actionable. An underappreciated strength is his ability to translate complex datasets into practical tools for local stakeholders, not just publish data.
10 years of coding experience
Master's degree, City and Regional Planning, Master's degree, City and Regional Planning at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor's degree, Urban Studies, Bachelor's degree, Urban Studies at University of Pittsburgh
Github Skills (9)
switchboard2
open-data1
ckan1
spring1
data-visualization1
visualization1
java1
ecosystem1
spring-boot1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
WPRDC/data-guide
Sep 2015 - Oct 2020
Contributions:117 commits, 117 pushes in 5 years 1 month
rgradeck/Snippets
May 2015 - Mar 2020
Contributions:599 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
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