Micah Brachman Email & Phone Number

Goleta, Ca, Us

The OGC is a collective problem-solving community of experts from more than 500 businesses, government agencies, research organizations, and universities driven to make #geospatial / #location information and services #FAIR - Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. In my new role I’ll be supporting the coordination, scheduling, agenda creation and onboarding for our working groups.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

-> Used R and Python to develop, deploy, and validate models and simulations to quantify the effects of product changes across the Payments, Screenings, and Insurance business lines-> Designed and launched experiments, pilot studies, surveys and exploratory analyses to identify and test product improvements-> Created SQL queries and built data products to quantitatively answer business-critical questions, resolve data discrepancies, and validate data precision and accuracy -> Defined, planned, and oversaw the execution of geospatial data science projects that identified revenue growth opportunities -> Communicated analytical results clearly and effectively to stakeholders of varying technical levels to drive business decision-making

Washington D.C. Metro Area

->Created and taught five new graduate-level courses focused on Geospatial Intelliegence (GEOINT), GIS, remote sensing, spatial optimization, programming and automation, and creating technical reports and visualizations to drive decision making->Taught a variety of topics including time series analysis, supervised and unsupervised classification, clustering algorithms, linear programming, and neural networks->Developed training materials for multiple software tools/languages including ArcGIS, QGIS, ENVI, R, Python, and SQL

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-> Served as a geospatial data science subject matter expert as a contractor supporting the Army Geospatial Center and the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency-> Lead an interdisciplinary team from academia, government, and industry to address significant real-world problems related to geospatial intelligence and security including appropriate use of Coordinate Reference Systems and the development and implementation of geospatial data standards-> Developed a custom training program to teach a diverse group of Pathways student interns intelligence gathering, geospatial analytics, and data architectures to support tactical and strategic objectives-> Participated on a senior management team overseeing a portfolio of geospatial projects including standards compliance testing, software capabilities development and code integration, technical architectures for cross-platform geospatial data dissemination, and development of geospatial requirements

Washington D.C. Metro Area

->Served as Geospatial subject matter expert, and lead development of new data standards and custom spatial analysis methods->Provided Systems Engineering support for the design, implementation, integration, and testing of commercial, open source, and custom government mapping systems on mobile, tablet, desktop, server, and cloud-based platforms->Built government, academic, and industry partnerships to promote data standard interoperability and facilitate business development

Nanaimo, Bc

->Temporary Instructor for Advanced Diploma in GIS Applications Program for Introduction to Geographic Information Systems and General Spatial Analysis courses->Developed course syllabi, lecture materials, quizzes, and exams for both in-person and online courses, and delivered daily lectures covering topics in GIS and Spatial Analysis

Burnaby, Bc

->Analyzed transportation network performance, network vulnerabilities and resilience to inform emergency evacuation planning ->Developed Network Flow emergency evacuation models and custom web maps

Santa Barbara, California

-> Collected, structured, and analyzed quantitative data and built predictive models of human behavior using R, Python, SQL, MATLAB, ArcGIS, CPLEX, and PTV Vision Suite-> Worked with city, county, and state government agencies to support emergency evacuation planning for the California Department of Transportation-> Designed and implemented a survey to collect empirical data on emergency evacuation behavior-> Authored reports and publications, and presented empirical findings as well as methodological and theoretical advancements at national and international conferences

Milwaukee, Wi

->Developed a custom GIS solution to analyze and manage an aerial photo dataset

Los Alamos, Nm

->Conducted field work, data collection, and GIS to support joint National Park Service/USGS research projects for the Ecology Group at Bandelier National Monument

Minneapolis, Mn

->Collected, analyzed, and managed geospatial data to support research on US metropolitan areas->Developed thematic maps and reports to describe demographic and land use trends for metropolitan areas and provide policy recommendations

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Geography

Master Of Arts (Ma), Geography

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Geography