Dalton Kell
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Experience
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Verisk - atmospheric and environmental research
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer
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Jul 2021 - Present
Space Weather division, magnetospheric impacts section- Collaborate with scientists to run simulations on HPC systems- Program Java APIs and JavaScript GUIs to visualize satellite trajectories and space weather impacts- Use AWS ECS to run numerical models in Docker containers Space Weather division, magnetospheric impacts section- Collaborate with scientists to run simulations on HPC systems- Program Java APIs and JavaScript GUIs to visualize satellite trajectories and space weather impacts- Use AWS ECS to run numerical models in Docker containers
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RPS
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United Kingdom
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Developer
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Jan 2019 - Jun 2021
Processing and Management of Physical Oceanography Data- animated, collaborative teammate- interface with clients and project managers- manage cloud infrastructure (Amazon Web Services)- co-architect web APIs and data ingest pipelines- rigorous understanding of numerical data formats (NetCDF, HDF5, GRIB, Zarr)
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Junior Scientific Programmer
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Oct 2017 - Jan 2019
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Municipal Planning Aide
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Nov 2016 - Sep 2017
• Grant writing: co-authored a grant application for hiring a consultant to develop a historical preservation management plan• Comprehensive Plan writing: editing the Town’s recently released Comprehensive Plan using critique from neighboring municipalities and crafting new language • Internal Projects and field work: Surveying sites for Gateway Signs project and developing funding request; developing proposal to construct an archive for Planning Department documentation along with the creation of an electronic search query
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University of Rhode Island
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Economics and Data Analyst Intern
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Aug 2016 - Jul 2017
• Investigate the economic impacts of state parks and beaches on Rhode Island’s economy• Field work: conducted in-person surveys at Rhode Island state parks to obtain key information about visitor travel, spending tendencies, and demographics• Data analysis: extensive use of the programming language, Python, to explore, organize, and analyze data collected from surveys• Prepared findings in a report for public dissemination • Investigate the economic impacts of state parks and beaches on Rhode Island’s economy• Field work: conducted in-person surveys at Rhode Island state parks to obtain key information about visitor travel, spending tendencies, and demographics• Data analysis: extensive use of the programming language, Python, to explore, organize, and analyze data collected from surveys• Prepared findings in a report for public dissemination
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Economic Research Assistant
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Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
• Research goals: investigating externalities of water quality disasters on local markets• Exploring the recent chemical spill in the Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia and the economic and health effects on the surrounding metropolitan statistical area• Use of the programming language R and Stata to analyze data and perform statistical analysis using synthetic control • Presenting findings in the form of a research paper for journal submission • Research goals: investigating externalities of water quality disasters on local markets• Exploring the recent chemical spill in the Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia and the economic and health effects on the surrounding metropolitan statistical area• Use of the programming language R and Stata to analyze data and perform statistical analysis using synthetic control • Presenting findings in the form of a research paper for journal submission
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Municipal Planning Intern
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Jul 2016 - Aug 2016
• Collaborated with the Cumberland Planning Department to redesign key forms for subdivision applications, checklists, and permits• Consulted with other planning departments to synthesize documents • Incorporated the best design and organizational elements of a group of municipalities • Collaborated with the Cumberland Planning Department to redesign key forms for subdivision applications, checklists, and permits• Consulted with other planning departments to synthesize documents • Incorporated the best design and organizational elements of a group of municipalities
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University of Rhode Island
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Energy Fellow
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Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
2015 Energy Fellow through the University of Rhode Island, stationed at the Rhode Island Army National Guard. I used my research and analytical skills to investigate current energy and resource conservation policies, updating them to State and Federal standards. I also researched impacts of cultural change on conservation behavior and its implications on energy use and conservation. 2015 Energy Fellow through the University of Rhode Island, stationed at the Rhode Island Army National Guard. I used my research and analytical skills to investigate current energy and resource conservation policies, updating them to State and Federal standards. I also researched impacts of cultural change on conservation behavior and its implications on energy use and conservation.
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Planning and Development Intern
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
As a Planning and Development intern, I: *Analyzed conservation easements and real estate appraisals*Created a dataset of plat and lot information for potential easements* Produced basic GIS maps *Distributed contracts for federal and state project funding As a Planning and Development intern, I: *Analyzed conservation easements and real estate appraisals*Created a dataset of plat and lot information for potential easements* Produced basic GIS maps *Distributed contracts for federal and state project funding
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Education
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University of Rhode Island
Bachelor’s Degree, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Mathematics minor