Hello World
By: Sadie Gill
Tags: Water Resource Management, Open Science, Environmentalism, Open Data

Welcome to FlowWest’s Medium Publication. In our first post, we want to introduce ourselves and describe what we will be sharing and who we think will be interested.

FlowWest’s capabilities span the full suite of natural resources management and ecosystem restoration services targeting the intersection of people, infrastructure, and the environment. Our passion, innovative use of technology, creativity, and commitment to building a diverse team drive our ability to deliver unique and highly effective solutions.

FlowWest is leading the adaptation and implementation of the best data integration, advanced analytics, and visualization tools to natural resources and ecosystem management. We blend environmental expertise and open-source data products and services for our clients that is unique in the industry.

We are guided by an open and transparent approach to this work. We believe that through accessible documentation and sharing our work widely we can maximize the usefulness of our effort, build more efficiently on previous work, and foster creativity and innovation in our community. We will be writing about our projects creating open science tools and services to help our clients tackle water and natural resources management challenges. We are writing for people interested in the intersection of data, web technologies, and environmental science. We hope you will learn something useful or be inspired to try new methodologies in your own work.

Meet FlowWest’s technologists and bloggers

Clockwise from the upper left: Sadie Gill, Jordan Hoang, Emanuel Rodriguez, and Celestino Salim

Sadie Gill is a Senior Data Scientist. Her background is in physical geography and statistics. She gets excited thinking about metadata standards, data visualization, and accessible scientific communication. Cat lady and a garden gnome.

Jordan Hoang is a Software Developer with expertise in full-stack development. He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geological Sciences. Jordan enjoys creating visually appealing applications and is excited to use his skills and interests to help build innovative technology solutions that will aid in environmental management and restoration. Fun Fact: His American name is Jordan and his Vietnamese name is Thai, and he has traveled to both Jordan and Thailand.

Emanuel Rodriguez is a Data Scientist. His background is in computational statistics and holds a Master’s in Applied Statistics. He enjoys discovering and communicating data insights through statistical modeling and visualizations. In his free time, he enjoys playing with synthesizers.

Celestino is a Software Engineer and he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering. Growing up in Venezuela, Celestino knows firsthand how important environmental resources and management are to communities. He is excited to combine his personal experience and his passion for building scalable applications to create innovative environmental solutions. In his free time, Celestino enjoys sports, learning about the latest technologies, and eating out around New York City.

We are all excited to share with you more!