Taylor McGinnis
Democratizing Data Researcher at Pratt Center for Community Development- Claim this Profile
Click to upgrade to our gold package
for the full feature experience.
-
English Native or bilingual proficiency
-
Spanish Professional working proficiency
Topline Score
Bio
0
/5.0 / Based on 0 ratingsFilter reviews by:
Experience
-
Pratt Center for Community Development
-
United States
-
Architecture and Planning
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Democratizing Data Researcher
-
Apr 2021 - Present
Expand access to open data and connect other organizations with the data they need to further their goals. Build user-friendly and interactive online resources that provide the public with access to data that is often only available to private corporations. Work with Pratt Center to host trainings for community-based organizations on how to best collect, analyze, and incorporate data into their daily efforts. Expand access to open data and connect other organizations with the data they need to further their goals. Build user-friendly and interactive online resources that provide the public with access to data that is often only available to private corporations. Work with Pratt Center to host trainings for community-based organizations on how to best collect, analyze, and incorporate data into their daily efforts.
-
-
-
-
Software Engineer/Product Manager at NYC Planning Labs
-
Jun 2018 - Apr 2021
Work with a team to engineer public web applications that provide information to New York City residents about city planning issues. Visit https://labs.planning.nyc.gov/ for more info. Work with a team to engineer public web applications that provide information to New York City residents about city planning issues. Visit https://labs.planning.nyc.gov/ for more info.
-
-
-
-
Project Assistant & GIS Fellow
-
May 2018 - Dec 2018
Assist on GIS projects, data collection, data management and community outreach. Assist on GIS projects, data collection, data management and community outreach.
-
-
-
AIDS Action Committee
-
United States
-
Non-profit Organization Management
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Policy and Advocacy Intern
-
Jan 2016 - May 2016
Researching health education in public schools and statewide health policies in Massachusetts. Assisting with projects in the policy department. Advocating for progressive healthcare reform. Researching health education in public schools and statewide health policies in Massachusetts. Assisting with projects in the policy department. Advocating for progressive healthcare reform.
-
-
-
-
Community Outreach Fellow
-
Dec 2015 - May 2016
Conducted outreach to Boston communities to better understand views on solar energy. Collected and analyzed data about consumer preferences and drafted a report on the best outreach strategies to present to CEO. Conducted outreach to Boston communities to better understand views on solar energy. Collected and analyzed data about consumer preferences and drafted a report on the best outreach strategies to present to CEO.
-
-
-
-
Research Assistant
-
Jul 2015 - Aug 2015
Paid research assistant investigating the pollution history of salt marshes in the Greater Boston Area; examining loss on ignition and magnetic susceptibility of salt marsh cores. Paid research assistant investigating the pollution history of salt marshes in the Greater Boston Area; examining loss on ignition and magnetic susceptibility of salt marsh cores.
-
-
-
Tufts University
-
United States
-
Higher Education
-
700 & Above Employee
-
Independent Research Project
-
Sep 2014 - Dec 2014
Independent research project under Professor Andrew Kemp of relative sea level change throughout the last 1500 years in Pelham Bay, New York using foraminifera as a sea level indicator as well as pollution concentrations as chronostratigraphic markers.
-
-
Research Assistant
-
May 2014 - Aug 2014
-Includes grain size analysis and glacial varve analysis-Lab work contributing to the North American Varve Chronology Project-Field work collecting varve cores and paleomagnetic samples
-
-
-
Charles River Watershed Association
-
United States
-
Non-profit Organizations
-
1 - 100 Employee
-
Watershed Scientist Intern
-
May 2014 - Aug 2014
-Working on EPA Pilot Project of cyanobacteria sampling in the Charles River -Compiling and analyzing data of water quality parameters -Public outreach and education -Editing grant proposals, updating social media, conducting outreach to members -Mapping watershed areas on Geographical Information System (GIS) -Sampling other water quality parameters in the Charles River -Working on EPA Pilot Project of cyanobacteria sampling in the Charles River -Compiling and analyzing data of water quality parameters -Public outreach and education -Editing grant proposals, updating social media, conducting outreach to members -Mapping watershed areas on Geographical Information System (GIS) -Sampling other water quality parameters in the Charles River
-
-
Education
-
Tufts University
Bachelor of Science, Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences -
Pratt Institute
Certificate Program, GIS and Design