João Martins Email & Phone Number

I have 17+ years of experience in the environmental sector including 11+ years working as a contaminated land consultant. I draw insights from environmental data and I am skilled at using geospatial tools for leveraging processing, analysis, and management of environmental data.I value deep over shallow work and I am seeking a working environment where creativity is fostered to help solve challenging tasks. I would be thrilled to work within the scope of a geospatial data science team.I have recently extended my data analysis skills by adding scientific programming, machine learning, and computer science capabilities to my skill-set:- Built and deployed two custom interactive web map apps using open source python frameworks and geospatial packages- Helped improve an algae bloom (HAB) detection system based on a Convolutional Neural Network (ConvNet/CNN) Deep Learning algorithm.- Collaboratively created a news search engine App ("Big Picture") using Deep Learning (NLP) and Machine Learning algorithms to provide sentiment analysis of news articlesWhile working as an environmental consultant I have: - written over 100 technical reports custom-tailored for very different types of projects (namely Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments and Environmental Due Diligences)- collaborated in the management of projects involving contaminated land and other environmental liabilities- conducted technical oversight of reports- sampled and supervised the sampling of soil, groundwater, gas, sediment, and soil vapor- conducted oversights of Phase II site investigationsBefore all that, I have worked for 6 years as an Environmental Engineer in the following areas:- Academic research on groundwater flow and transport modeling- Public water & wastewater system design - Route optimization for municipal solid waste collection - Development of environmental policy performance indicators for the Portuguese Government- Development of environmental management systems

Listed skills include Environmental Engineering, Gis, Environmental Consulting, Groundwater Sampling, and 15 others.