Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Emily O'Dean

Geoscience Data Manager and the
Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library Manager
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno

E-mail: eodean@unr.edu

Education

• M.S. Forest Ecology
California Polytechnic State University, 2017
• B.A. Computer Science
Whitworth University, 2010

Areas of Expertise

• Database design and data workflow management
• Science software creation
• Open data and open source software
• Statistics and data analysis
• Data archival and preservation

Professional Work Experience

• 2018–present: Geoscience Data Manager and Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library Manager, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
• 2018: Data Science Fellow, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
• 2013–2014: Quality Software Engineer, Invoca
• 2010–2013: Software Engineer, OutreachSystems