orcid:
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usgs_staff_profile:
meta: url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/christopher-p-garrity timestamp: '2024-01-30T13:56:40.374530' status_code: 200 profile: name: Christopher P. Garrity name_qualifier: null titles: - Supervisory Cartographer organizations: - !!python/tuple - Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center - https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geology-energy-and-minerals-science-center email: cgarrity@usgs.gov orcid: 0000-0002-5565-1818 intro_statements: - Christopher Garrity is a Supervisory Cartographer with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA. He is responsible for developing scalable, resilient, enterprise-level geospatial web applications and product/data delivery systems for a variety of groups at the USGS. expertise_terms: - Geospatial - Application Development - Geographic Information Systems - Big Data - Data Visualization - UI/UX - Open Data - Analytics - Remote Sensing - Cartography - Graphic Design - Geodesy professional_experience: - Lead developer of a variety of highly visible geospatial related applications in multiple languages/protocols (JavaScript, Python, NodeJS, PHP, JSON/XML, HTML5, CSS, etc.) - Extensive experience utilizing geospatial technologies including ESRI ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS APls, ArcGIS Online, open-source geospatial technologies (PostGIS, GeoServer, OpenLayers, and MapBox) - Extensive knowledge of relational database managements systems such as PostgreSOL and SOL Server - Experience developing middleware and RESTful web services with respect for end user authentication - Experience leveraging contemporary technologies like Cloud, Al/ML, and 3D modeling in geospatial workflows - Experience with distributed computing frameworks for big data (Kubernetes, Dask) - Extensive knowledge of design tools (Adobe Creative Suite, Blender, Figma, Sketch, lnvision) - Experience in computer vision and machine learning toolkits/technologies (OpenCV, TensorFlow, Keras) - Experience in cloud architecture (AWS) and related technologies (RDS, SageMaker, Rekognition, Textract) - Highly proficient in testing, supporting, and developing tools/scripts, and preparing technical documentation - Extensive knowledge in data governance/management related workflows, including geospatial catalog development and curation, semantics/ontologies, data curation, metadata (ISO, FGDC, Dublin Core) management and API technologies education: - B.S. Earth Systems Science, GISciences, George Mason University, 2001 affiliations: [] honors: [] abstracts: [] personal_statement: "Chris has an extensive background in geospatial related technologies,\ \ specializing in the planning, architecture, development, maintenance, and\ \ support of complex geospatial driven applications for USGS stakeholders. Since\ \ joining the USGS, he has led numerous high-visibility projects in the Energy/Minerals\ \ and Core Science Systems Mission areas. He is an active leader in the USGS\ \ geospatial community, especially those interested in open-source geospatial\ \ technologies, and serves on numerous USGS and industry steering committees/communities\ \ of practice. He currently leads a geospatial team in the Geology, Energy &\ \ Minerals Science Center.\u200B\u200B\u200B\u200B\u200B"