* Nature interpretation * Nudibranch spotting * Anemone introductions * Ecological conservation * Species identification * Data collection * Team management * Equipment upkeep

Oregon Sea Grant | Jun 2025 - Sep 2025

Summer Scholar

Human Dimensions research including study design, survey design and enumeration, visitor count method validation, environmental variables, predictive modeling, data analysis and interpretation, recommendation report writing, presentation to a community partner and at the Summer Scholar Research Symposium.

Portland State University, Department of Geography | Sep 2024 - Jun 2025

Household Water Insecurity Experiences (HWISE) Human Subjects Researcher

Survey enumeration in priority Portland census tracts, which meet eligibility criteria of intersecting social vulnerabilities. Becoming an enumerator required certification as a Human Subjects Researcher.

Management | May 2024 - Oct 2024

Computer Lead, Atmospheric and Auditory Pollution Research

Leading data pipeline development and providing computer related support were primary responsibilities, and I helped field sampling, processing, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of results to a dozen community partners. The role required certification in Responsible Conduct of Research.

New Seasons Market | May 2017 - Oct 2024

Produce Clerk

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Simington Gardens | Nov 2015 - Aug 2016

Organic Gardener

The farm owner had me design, develop, and routinize an expansion of daily operations. I catalyzed and managed the project, led market and technology research and strategy, and supplied most of the required labor.

Bark | Jan 2009 - Dec 2014

Canvasser (Fundraiser & Organizer)

Door-to-door and street canvassing for Bark was a great opportunity to learn the layout of the Portland metro area, protect the forest ecosystems which make it such an amazing place to live, and it was a big inspiration for continuing my education in Environmental Science & Management.

My Education

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Bachelor of Science in Environmental SciencesPortland State University | 2025

Associate of Arts in Environmental SciencesPortland Community College | 2013

About Me

Data science is, for me, a magnificent means to greater ends; I'm developing coding skills to advance ecological economics and social justice. I'm open to work on interesting projects in other areas, too.

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Jonathan Brooks

Master Student

Willamette University | Portland, Oregon

Mass to Drag by Density and Radii (Comparative Calculator)

Simplified Dynamic Quorum

Connect to Google Sheets

Mass to Drag by Density and Radii (Comparative Calculator)

Data Analytics & Causal Inference in Social & Ecological Systems

My Work

Project: Exploring Airbnb Market Trends

Project: Assessing Customer Churn Using Machine Learning

Project: Image Processing for Object Detection Models

Project: Building Core Sign-Up Functions to Help Validate New Users

Project: Detect Traffic Signs with Deep Learning

Project: Word Frequency in Moby Dick

Project: What's in an Avocado Toast: A Supply Chain Analysis

Project: Hypothesis Testing in Healthcare

Project: Data-Driven Decisions with A/B Testing

Project: Examining the History of Lego Sets

Project: Clustering Antarctic Penguin Species

Project: Hypothesis Testing with Men's and Women's Soccer Matches

Project: Building RAG Chatbots for Technical Documentation

Portland Clean Air

Project: Performing a Code Review

Project: What Makes a Good Book?

Project: Visualizing the History of Nobel Prize Winners

Project: Building a Retail Data Pipeline

Project: Facial Recognition with Supervised Learning

Project: Analyzing Customer Support Calls

Project: Predicting Movie Rental Durations

Project: Building Financial Reports

Project: Detecting Anomalous Transactions

Project: Predicting Temperature in London

Ecology Notebooks

Project: Powering Data for the Department of Energy - Building an ETL Pipeline

Project: Social Networks: A Twitter Network Analysis

Project: Predicting Credit Card Approvals

Project: Compare Baseball Player Statistics using Visualizations

Project: Exploring Experimental Design in the Energy Field

Project: Combating Subscriber Churn with Targeted Marketing

Project: Dr. Semmelweis and the Importance of Handwashing

Project: Building a Retail Inventory Management System

Project: Understanding Search Interest with Google Trends

Project: Data-Driven Product Management: Conducting a Market Analysis

Project: Exploring Airbnb Market Trends

My Certifications

Data Literacy

Other Certificates

DataCamp Course Completion

Courses

Courses

Tracks

Projects

My Work Experience

Geography at Portland State University | Sep 2025 - Dec 2025

Newsletter Specialist

Haystack Rock Awareness Program | Sep 2025 - Nov 2025

Rocky Shores Interpreter