Welcome to my GitHub!
I am a numerical ecologist and marine conservationist passionate about blending cutting-edge data science with ecological insights to drive meaningful conservation outcomes.

• 🏢Current Roles:
  • Postdoctoral Researcher @ Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Chief Scientist @ Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la Conservación A.C.
• 🎓Education:
  • PhD in Marine Ecology & Conservation
  • MS in Marine Biology
  • BS in Environmental Sciences
• 🌟Expertise: Marine ecology, spatial analysis, fisheries modeling, socioeconomic systems, and remote sensing.

• Programming: R, Python, GIS tools, SQL
• Data Science: Machine Learning, Big Data, Numerical Ecology
• Web Development: Shiny apps, R package creation
• Fieldwork: Certified PADI Divemaster with 4,000+ dives

Empowering the scuba diving industry for marine conservation and sustainable development.

Interactive platform for ecological monitoring of one of the largest marine protected areas in North America.

Analyze Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) data for fisheries management and spatial analysis.

• Published in high-impact journals:Science Advances, Frontiers in Marine Science, Ecological Indicators.
• Media Coverage: Featured inThe Guardian, Time Magazine, Mongabay, and others for impactful conservation research.

• Google Scholar
• ResearchGate
• OrcID
• Scripps Profile

I'm always open to new collaborations that leverage data science and ecological research to make a difference. Feel free to reach out or explore my repositories!

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1. CBMC-GCMP/dafishrCBMC-GCMP/dafishrPublic

   Download, Wrangle, and Analyse VMS data

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2. Marine_Habitat_protectionMarine_Habitat_protectionPublic

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3. CBMC-GCMP/AtlasAquaticaCBMC-GCMP/AtlasAquaticaPublic

   The Atlas Aquatica project is an international effort to estimate the global value of the scuba diving industry

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4. CBMC-GCMP/matrixrCBMC-GCMP/matrixrPublic

   Repository for the Mangrove Threath Index package matrixr

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5. CBMC-GCMP/mpas_do_not_harm_fisheryCBMC-GCMP/mpas_do_not_harm_fisheryPublic

   Supplementary material for a manuscript subitted to a peer reviewed journal. The manuscript describes an analysis of VMS fishery data to assess that fully protected marine areas do not harm industr…

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6. CBMC-GCMP/sniim-webscraperCBMC-GCMP/sniim-webscraperPublic

   R code to webscrape the page from the SNIIM website, obtain fish prices and generate a dashboard.

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