TravisĀ Hinkelman
Data Scientist
Rocklin, California, United States
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Top SchoolTravis Hinkelman is a data scientist and quantitative ecologist with a decade of experience turning complex ecological and hydrologic model outputs into actionable insights through statistical analysis, interactive dashboards, and geospatial web applications. He has built simulation models of salmonid behavior, processed DSM2 HYDRO outputs, and analyzed fish capture data to quantify ecosystem impacts of water management. Comfortable across the stack, he authors Shiny apps and automated, parameterized reporting pipelines while training colleagues in R and reproducible workflows. His background spans consulting, long-term modeling roles, and a Ph.D. in ecology, giving him both scientific rigor and practical delivery skills. A dedicated R programmer who experiments with Scheme and Elixir, he brings a rare blend of ecological domain expertise and software craftsmanship to environmental decision-making. Based in Rocklin, CA, he quietly combines research-grade analysis with production-facing tools that help managers act on complex environmental data.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.S.), Wildlife Biology, Master of Science (M.S.), Wildlife Biology at Clemson UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Ecology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Ecology at University of Nebraska-LincolnBismarck High SchoolUniversity of Missouri
Stackoverflow
164reputation
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11answers
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Github Skills (82)
scheme10
assembly10
chez-scheme9
sqf9
espn9
x86-649
agent-based-modeling9
netlogo9
htmlwidgets8
statistics8
sony7
nim-lang7
standard-library7
spatial6
associative-array6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
hinkelman/Shiny-Scorekeeper
Nov 2018 - May 2021
Contributions:19 commits, 63 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 6 months
hinkelman/chez-docs-scrape
May 2020 - Mar 2024
Scrape Chez Scheme User's Guide to extract data for use in chez-docs.
Contributions:1 PR, 45 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 10 months
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