I'm a data science leader with 19+ years of international experience bridging cutting-edge research and production systems. I specialize in translating complex geospatial and machine learning methods into scalable solutions that drive measurable business impact.
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Senior Data Scientist & Team Lead at Biome Makers Inc (Spain/US)
- Built and lead a distributed 4-person data science team with established code quality standards, review procedures, and strategic planning alignment
- Architected production systems combining high-resolution Earth observation data and machine learning, mapping 200,000+ hectares of soil microbiome and crop disease worldwide
- Delivered solutions that secured €2M+ in enterprise contracts, directly shaping company strategy and enabling commercial expansion
- Established operational stability procedures maintaining production system reliability across global deployments
| Area | Expertise |
|---|---|
| Leadership | Building high-performing teams • Strategic planning • Cross-functional collaboration • Mentorship |
| Geospatial | PostGIS • GDAL/OGR • COG/Zarr/STAC • Earth Observation (Sentinel-1/2, Landsat, SAR) |
| ML & Analytics | Spatial ML • Random Forest • XGBoost • Time series analysis • Predictive modeling |
| Engineering | R • Python • SQL • C++ • CI/CD • Jenkins • Docker • AWS/GCP |
| Data Systems | Pipeline automation • High-performance computing • Large-scale data processing |
Research & Software Development • University of Alicante & Bergen University (2016–2021)
- Led €199K research project funded by the Norwegian Research Council
- Published 21 peer-reviewed papers including Most Downloaded Paper and Editor's Pick recognitions
- Developed open-source tools with 100,000+ combined downloads
Early Career • Spain & Denmark (2006–2016)
- Secured €850K in competitive grants and government contracts
- Led research teams developing large-scale geospatial modeling pipelines
- Patented MODELER, a metadata system for Earth Sciences
- Authored 26 peer-reviewed publications
- 🎓 PhD in Computational Ecology — University of Granada (2010)
- 🌍 MSc in Geographic Information Systems (UNIGIS) — University of Girona (2009)
- 📊 MSc in Management and Environmental Auditing — University of Cádiz (2006)
- 🧬 BSc in Biology (Ecology) — University of Granada (2003)
R packages I've authored and maintain:
| Package | Downloads | Description |
|---|---|---|
| distantia | Fast Dynamic Time Warping for time series comparison | |
| spatialRF | Spatial modeling with Random Forest | |
| collinear | Automated multicollinearity management | |
| memoria | Ecological memory analysis in time series | |
| virtualPollen | Mechanistic simulation in plant ecology |
I'm always interested in discussing data science, geospatial technology, and opportunities where I can make an impact.