Timbo Stillinger
Solutions Architect, Hyperspectral at Planet
San Diego, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTimbo Stillinger is a solutions architect specializing in hyperspectral remote sensing with 11+ years applying environmental science and sensor technologies across agriculture, defense, and conservation. He leads product development from R&D to operational deployment, translating complex scientific workflows into scalable, real-world solutions at Planet. His background spans a PhD and postdoctoral research at UCSB, hands-on field and consulting roles, and leadership as Science Director of an environmental nonprofit, giving him rare fluency in both rigorous research and stakeholder-driven delivery. Based in San Diego, he excels at interdisciplinary collaboration and communicating technical ideas to diverse audiences, often bridging academia, industry, and conservation practice. Quietly, he pairs deep domain expertise with a knack for turning novel sensor capabilities into actionable insights for global impact.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science at University of California, BerkeleyPhD in Environmental Science and Management, PhD in Environmental Science and Management at UC Santa BarbaraMaster of Environmental Science and Management, Master of Environmental Science and Management at Bren School of Environmental Science & Management - University of California, Santa Barbara
Spanish, English
Github Skills (13)
near-real-time9
snow9
explore7
near7
inversion7
energy6
surface5
water5
equivalent5
visualize4
parallel3
snowpack3
validation3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Timbo-Stillinger/ParBal
Apr 2020 - Jul 2022
Parallel energy balance model
Contributions:3 pushes in 2 years 2 months
parallelenergybalanceenergy-balance-model
Timbo-Stillinger/Lab1-Operational-SWE-Products
Mar 2021 - Oct 2021
Explore and visualize operational SWE products. The AMSR-unified SWE product and the ERA-5 Near Real Time SWE product
Contributions:8 commits, 1 PR, 6 pushes in 7 months
explorevisualizeoperationaleranear-real-time
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