Steven Ranney
Data Scientist
Montana, United States
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Top SchoolSteven Ranney is a data scientist with 11 years of experience who blends rigorous ecological training with practical data skills to help organizations make evidence-based decisions. Trained in biology and fisheries science (MS, Fisheries specialization) and having pursued PhD coursework in fish biology, he brings deep domain expertise in aquatic systems that informs his analytical work. Based in Montana, he pairs quantitative methods with field-savvy intuition—an unusual mix that helps translate messy ecological data into actionable insights. Outside analytics he’s a classically trained musician and bluegrass flatpicker, hobbies that reflect his disciplined creativity and collaborative mindset. A passionate angler and hobbyist fisheries scientist, he often designs analyses from firsthand field observations, not just secondary datasets. Colleagues can expect a curious, interdisciplinary practitioner who thrives at the intersection of data, ecology, and real-world impact.
11 years of coding experience
PhD course work, Fish Biology, PhD course work, Fish Biology at Montana State University-BozemanMS, Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Fisheries Specialization, MS, Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Fisheries Specialization at South Dakota State UniversityBS, Biology, BS, Biology at Kennesaw State University
French, English
Stackoverflow
3,268reputation
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Github Skills (62)
r-package9
shiny9
fable9
knitr8
ide8
rstudio8
ionide8
r8
reactive7
web-development7
literate-programming6
rmarkdown6
vscode6
ggplot6
csharp6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
stevenranney/AnglerCreelSurveySimulation
Jan 2015 - May 2024
Contributions:3 releases, 142 pushes, 3 branches in 9 years 6 months
stevenranney/shinyApps
Dec 2014 - May 2016
Contributions:10 commits, 16 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 5 months
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