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I am passionate about community-building, climate action, coding, and creating art.

My 9-5? I am the data manager at the Sitka Sound Science Center (SSSC), a research field station in Sitka, Alaska. I am grateful to work with a wonderful team of community leaders, scientists, and researchers. I create data visualization products and develop and maintain data management infrastructure including the SSSC GitHub Organization. My project team is working on reducing landslide risk in Southeast Alaska through increasing coordination.

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Ella Neumann's CV

Research Interests

Data organization, information science, interagency coordination, environmental science, community-led research solutions, co-production methodologies, and technology engagement.

Work Experience

Data Manager

Sitka Sound Science Center, Sitka, AK
October 2023 - Present

  • Maintains an environmental monitoring locations map to visualize sensors that bridge topographic and atmospheric data, helping scientists better predict landslides.
  • Collaborates with Tribal governments and corporations, municipalities, state and federal agencies, and researchers throughout the United States to improve data sovereignty and management practices in the geohazard risk reduction space.
  • Organizes and runs a Southeast Alaska Interagency Landslide Working Group to enhance landslide risk reduction coordination efforts.

Solutions Consultant

Körber Supply Chain, Bellingham, WA
May 2022 - August 2023

  • Designed cutting-edge supply chain solutions for customers globally.
  • Built warehousing technology efficiently using Transact-SQL.
  • Implemented high-quality, customer-facing processes to enhance warehouse coherence.

Board Member

Shifting Gears, Bellingham, WA
September 2021 - 2022

  • Organized over 40 volunteers to execute a community fundraising event, securing funding for the nonprofit.
  • Applied for grants to fund free events for women in the area.
  • Represented the organization at sea kayaking, mountain biking, and recreational events.

Marketing and Outreach Coordinator

Western Washington University Outdoor Center, Bellingham, WA
June 2021 - March 2022

  • Organized over 40 volunteers to execute a community fundraising event, securing funding for the nonprofit.
  • Applied for grants to fund free events for women in the area.
  • Represented the organization at sea kayaking, mountain biking, and recreational events.

Consulting Intern

Artemis Connection, Seattle, WA
June 2020 - August 2020

  • Collaborated with clients to address complex diversity, inclusion, COVID response, and organizational restructuring issues.
  • Created powerful presentations that conveyed meaningful stories based on customer needs.

Firmware Engineering Intern

Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA
June 2019 - August 2019

  • Engineered a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) testing system using semiconductors, Python, and C.
  • Developed data visualization software to optimize wireless printer setup by tracking throughput and registered signal strength indices (RSSI).

Awards and Scholarships

  • Computer Science and Math Distinguished Scholar Award – Western Washington University, 2018-2022
  • Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Full Ride Scholarship – Sponsored by AnitaB.org, 2020
  • Accenture Innovation Challenge Participant Scholarship – 2020
  • Best in Class Award – Hewlett Packard Internship, Vancouver, WA, 2019

Technical Skills, Training, and Certifications

  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Java
  • Geographic Information System (GIS) including QGIS and ArcGIS
  • Data Governance, including creating data infrastructure for the Sitka Sound Science Center research department (GitHub organization, data management system)
  • Interagency relationship building and leadership, collaborating with local Tribal Governments, regional Tribal Governments, Tribal corporations, U.S. National Weather Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, universities, RAND Corporation, FEMA, Legislative Representatives, Red Cross, local municipalities, and more
  • Working group and meeting facilitation
  • Elementary-level Spanish speaking

Memberships

  • Southeast Alaska Interagency Landslide Working Group, Founder, Organizer, and Chair
  • USGS National Geohazard Working Group
  • Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee
  • National Science Foundation Sustainable Computing for Sustainability Group
  • Climate/Computing Network - Computing Community Consortium
  • Ambassador for National Weather Service Weather-Ready Nation

Grant Writing and Information Dissemination

  • Summary Report, 2024 Southeast Alaska Interagency Landslide Working Group
  • Data Management Plan, NSF Granted Project ($5M)
  • USGS Cooperative Agreement for Landslide Risk Reduction Information Dissemination, Duplication Prevention, and Infrastructure Maintenance ($150K)
  • White Paper: Designing Data Sharing Agreements and Memorandum of Understandings with partner agencies

Volunteer Experience

Soccer Coach

Shuksan Middle School, Bellingham WA, 2023

Education

B.S. in Computer Science
Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
September 2018 – March 2022
Overall GPA: 3.5

Mathematics and Computer Science Scholars Program

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