Ian Kennedy Email and Phone Number

- Co-headed implementation of the Northern Region’s survey implementation and data collection for the Timber Products Output (TPO) Survey (2020 – 2023)- Designed the Mail and E-PDF survey forms for 2020 - onward using TeleForm and Adobe Acrobat- Established a data-collection pipeline for TPO Survey data allowing for marriage of data from varying delivery modes (mail, phone, & email)- Utilized R-scripts to parse and clean messy data (~600 responses per year) for quality checking… Show more - Co-headed implementation of the Northern Region’s survey implementation and data collection for the Timber Products Output (TPO) Survey (2020 – 2023)- Designed the Mail and E-PDF survey forms for 2020 - onward using TeleForm and Adobe Acrobat- Established a data-collection pipeline for TPO Survey data allowing for marriage of data from varying delivery modes (mail, phone, & email)- Utilized R-scripts to parse and clean messy data (~600 responses per year) for quality checking purposes- Guided USDA Forest Service staff (NRS-FIA Field Crew) and undergraduate students through logistics of the TPO Survey for mobile survey dissemination & data verification- Conducted statistics-based sample-frame analyses in R, primarily to gauge impacts of a volume-based threshold for survey inclusion- Analyzed mill-sourced demand for timber throughout the Northern Region (TPO data). Data cleaning, model comparison, and subsequent imputation were completed in R. Mapping was implemented through usage of a Python-based script within ArcGIS Pro Show less

- Served as the department-wide Technical Advisor for programming, data analysis, and statistical theory(R, Python, SQL, GIS scripting, statistical modeling, etc.)- Assisted students with programming-based coursework across a range of disciplines

- Guided students through techniques used to transform geospatial data into visual representations, using ArcMap & ArcGIS Pro- Provided assistance & feedback during in-class lab periods

- Crafted Mass ECAN’s (Massachusetts Climate Adaptation Network) curated monthly newsletter through Mailchimp, featuring climate adaptation reports, news articles, job postings, & events- Evaluated adaptation-related reports & presentations for use in Expert Work Groups- Created a directory of UMass staff & current work group members in the adaptation field- Assisted in planning the annual Mass ECAN Conference with a focus on outreach