Ross Pitman
Founder Director at NATURAL STATE
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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Top SchoolRoss Pitman is an insight-led technologist and founder with over a decade of experience translating rigorous conservation science into practical data-driven solutions. As Founder and Director of TyzackLabs and Head of Conservation Technology in a TyzackLabs partnership with Natural State, he blends research design, analytics, AI and application development to build tools that improve human well-being, environmental sustainability and system resilience. His background spans hands-on field ecology and large-scale data science leadership at Panthera, giving him rare fluency from collaring wildlife in the field to deploying conservation technology at scale. He holds a PhD in Conservation Science and consistently applies quantitative rigour to turn complex datasets into clear strategies and robust systems. Known for pairing scientific depth with pragmatic delivery, he helps organisations make responsible, lasting decisions informed by evidence.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods at University of KwaZulu-NatalBSc Honours, Conservation Biology, BSc Honours, Conservation Biology at University of PlymouthMatriculation, Matriculation at Empangeni High School
Github Skills (16)
htmlwidgets9
convolutional-neural-networks9
d3js7
r7
slick-carousel7
shiny7
javascript4
neural-network4
deep-neural-networks4
slick3
widgets3
data-visualization1
data-exploration1
apache-superset1
superset1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Natural-State/NIP-ODK-Central
May 2024 - May 2024
ODK Central is a server that is easy to use, very fast, and stuffed with features that make data collection easier. Contribute and make the world a better place! â¨đâ¨
Contributions:68 PRs, 61 pushes, 3 branches in 6 days
Natural-State/NIP-LabelStudio
Feb 2024 - May 2024
Label Studio is a multi-type data labeling and annotation tool with standardized output format
Contributions:47 PRs, 48 pushes, 6 branches in 2 months
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