Sean Mccartney
Senior Scientific Analyst - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center at Science and Technology Corporation (STC)
Greenbelt, Maryland, United States
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Top SchoolSean Mccartney is a senior scientific analyst with a decade of experience translating NASA Earth observation data into practical decision-making tools for air quality, public health, agriculture, disasters, water management, and climate resilience. At Goddard Space Flight Center he leads ARSET training design and implementation, building technical capacity across governmental, nonprofit, and international partners. He has directed large applied-science programs like NASA DEVELOP and coordinated consortium-level food security efforts, combining technical remote sensing expertise with program management and stakeholder engagement. Sean’s background spans fieldwork in Madagascar and Kenya to developing operational geodatabases and teaching remote sensing, giving him rare hands-on grounding alongside institutional program leadership. Known for turning complex satellite products into accessible training and actionable insights, he focuses on workforce development that amplifies the societal impact of Earth science. Based in Greenbelt, MD, he blends domestic and international experience to drive innovative Earth observation solutions for environmental and policy challenges.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Geographic Information Science, Master of Science - MS Geographic Information Science at Clark UniversityCertificate Geographic Information Science, Certificate Geographic Information Science at American River CollegeBachelor’s Degree Geography, Bachelor’s Degree Geography at Cal Poly Humboldt
English, French, Malagasy, Spanish
Github Skills (23)
stable10
python10
geopandas10
loops10
vector10
gis10
matplotlib9
geospatial9
raster9
spanish9
shell8
data-visualization8
data-analysis8
automation8
unix7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
seanemccartney/geospatial-python
Dec 2020 - Jun 2021
Introduction to Geospatial Raster and Vector Data with Python
Contributions:34 pushes in 5 months
rasteriopythongeospatialrastervector-data
seanemccartney/2020-09-16-DEVELOP-CSU
Sep 2020 - Sep 2020
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 12 days
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