Xavier De Pedro Puente
Senior Technician At Urban Ecology Division, Climate Change And Sustainability Office
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Top SchoolXavier De Pedro Puente is a Ph.D. ecologist and seasoned senior technician currently working on urban ecology, climate change and sustainability for Barcelona City Council, blending scientific rigour with public-sector program delivery. He brings over a decade of experience spanning teaching, research and applied data science—particularly in marine ecology, stable isotope analysis and oxygen budget modelling—paired with practical skills in R and Fortran. A longtime advocate and contributor to Free/Libre Open Source projects, he helps administer the Tiki Wiki community and authors plugins that connect collaborative platforms with data workflows. Xavier has designed and evaluated blended and experiential learning methods using wikis and collaborative tools, an expertise he leverages to drive participatory, evidence-based policy and outreach. Active in multiple NGOs and multilingual (Catalan, Spanish, English), he combines field biology instincts with digital literacy to translate complex environmental data into actionable local initiatives. An often-overlooked strength is his track record in coordinating cross-disciplinary teams and open communities to deliver scalable educational and civic technology solutions.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Ecology, Ph.D., Ecology at Universitat de Barcelona / University of BarcelonaUOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
English, Catalan, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (62)
r-package9
del9
mediasoup8
conferencing8
collaboration8
htmlwidgets8
sports-data8
webrtc8
video-conferencing7
kurento7
r7
nodejs7
bigbluebutton7
shiny7
quarto7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
xavidp/TikiProfilesTester
Jan 2016 - Jul 2020
Contributions:28 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
xavidp/tikisurveys
Jan 2016 - Jun 2023
Contributions:35 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 5 months
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