Daniel C. Martin

Experience

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  SANBORN

  Jan 1999 - Oct 2004

  Photogrammetrist

  Manipulated mapping software programs to capture and compile planimetric and topographic data from aerial imagery represented three dimensionally. Showed versatility and willingness to cross-train in other departments.

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  PHOTO SCIENCE INC

  Oct 2004 - Jan 2007

  GIS Analyst

  Performed digital data capture, attribution editing, and geodatabase development and population. Responsibilities included exploitation of imagery from several sources and platforms in support of mapping products within a classified environment.

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  John Deere

  Mar 2007 - Nov 2007

  GIS Analyst, Agri-Services

  Assembled digital imagery data for fertility prescriptions and created geospatial exploratory data analysis layers for data scientists. Provided documentation and training for contractors that allowed for timely completion of specific tasks.

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  Earth-Map Solutions (Acquired by Monsanto)

  Apr 2008 - Dec 2009

  Remote Sensing Analyst

  Remote sensing and geospatial analysis in support of our parent company’s data science R&D and our external commercial agronomic partner products.

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  Monsanto Company

  Dec 2009 - Jan 2014

  Developed and implemented automation that became an integral part of successfully delivering seeding rate prescriptions. Worked with Scientists and Agronomists to support analysis and action driven decision making.Originated a data assembly process for modeling analytics still in use at Climate LLC. Created a new process supporting corn seeding prescription creation by spatially joining topo layers, historical yield, sat imagery, and SSURGO into a 10x10m grid. This became the basis of what would eventually be the spatial grid for Climate's future Data Science Warehouse.

  • Senior Geospatial Engineer, Integrated Farming Systems

    Jan 2012 - Jan 2014

  • Geospatial Engineer, Ag Solutions

    Dec 2009 - Dec 2011
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  Climate

  Jan 2014 - May 2024

  Led a team of talented data engineers to advance and enable Climate Science R&D by providing data access and pipeline solutions, support, and expertise. The team created a plug-and-play data assembly environment to facilitate rapid analysis and Product Pipeline advancement. Provided program leadership and data strategy, guiding projects, people, and workflows, while collaborating cross functionally within Climate Science, Product and Bayer Global IT. Strongly established experience, knowledge base and understanding of the Designed Field Trials workspace. Guided a program to design and implement new processes and user interfaces to support internal R&D workflows and improve data connectivity across teams. Enabled seamless integration of research data into Climate’s commercial platform to support strategic business goals. Served as Team Lead, managing, directing, and developing Ag-Geo teammates. Supported the geospatial data and agronomic experimental needs of the Science Research departments, collaborating closely with them on strategy and implementation. Managed contractors and supported legacy workflows as we transitioned into Climate Science organization.

  • Science Data Intake and Preparation Lead, Research Data Engineering

    Dec 2021 - May 2024

  • Program Manager, Data Team

    Feb 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Technical Design Lead, Seeds & Placement

    May 2017 - Feb 2019

  • Ag Geo Data Management Lead, Experimental Ag Sciences

    Nov 2014 - May 2017

  • Lead Geospatial Engineer, Data Informatics

    Jan 2014 - Oct 2014