Simon Goring
Data Platform Specialist
Wisconsin, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolSimon Goring is a Data Platform Specialist and research scientist with 13 years of experience applying advanced spatio-temporal and geospatial analysis to understand vegetation change across continental scales over the past 21,000 years. Currently based in Wisconsin and holding roles at the University of British Columbia and formerly University of Wisconsin–Madison, he designs and leads interdisciplinary projects, writes grants, and delivers reproducible R-based workflows for large, complex datasets. As part of EarthCube’s Engagement Team he bridges developers and end users to improve geoscience cyberinfrastructure and translate linked data solutions into real research impact. His strong publication record and history of public outreach — via social media, an academic blog, and direct engagement — reflect a commitment to both scientific rigor and broader science communication. Known for turning challenging technical questions into collaborative, implemented solutions, he brings domain expertise in plant biology and paleoecology combined with practical data-platform engineering.
13 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Plant Biology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Plant Biology at University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC)Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General at Simon Fraser University
English, French
Github Skills (166)
ecology10
toolbox10
spatial10
r10
htmlwidgets10
tweepy10
r-package10
analyzer10
bootstrapping10
bayesian10
meta-analysis10
predictive10
leaflet10
forecasting10
gis10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
NeotomaDB/neotoma_lakes
Nov 2017 - Jan 2024
A repository for managing the matching of lake data between national hydrographic databases and Neotoma records.
Contributions:1 release, 1 PR, 29 pushes in 6 years 3 months
lakenationalrecordshydrologymatching
NeotomaDB/NeotomaSummary
Jun 2021 - Sep 2024
A repository to generate an overal summary of the Neotoma DB from a set of SQL and API calls.
Contributions:44 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 3 months
neotoma-databasermarkdownsql
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