Impact Observatory
Mark Mathis has a strong background in engineering and software development. Mark is currently serving as the Head of Engineering at Impact Observatory since October 2020. Prior to that, Mark worked at Descartes Labs from December 2014 to October 2020, where they played a crucial role as a Co-Founder and Principal Engineer. During their time at Descartes Labs, Mark contributed significantly to the company's growth, designing and developing a distributed system for geospatial data exploration and analysis.
Before Descartes Labs, Mark worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory from August 2005 to December 2014. Their roles at Los Alamos included Scientist 3 from March 2010 to December 2014, Scientist 2 from July 2008 to March 2010, and Technical Staff Member from August 2005 to July 2008. At Los Alamos, they extended virtualization strategies, served as a subject area expert on web services and cloud computing, led software development teams, and implemented Agile Software Development techniques.
Mark Mathis completed their Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University from 1994 to 1999. Subsequently, they pursued a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Computer Science at the same institution from 1999 to 2000.
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Impact Observatory
Impact Observatory is a mission-driven technology company bringing artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms and data to sustainability and environmental risk analysis for governments, non-profit organizations, companies, and markets. Impact Observatory empowers decision makers with the AI technology tools they need to succeed, including algorithms, data, and software. Tools to restore biodiversity and ecosystem services: Impact Observatory data tracks environmental trends, threats, and the impact of actions to reduce biodiversity loss and maintain the clean food and water healthy ecosystems provide. Tools to protect carbon and reduce climate change: Impact Observatory algorithms measure the carbon stored in vast landscapes, providing key data to support the creation of new national parks, and show the value of wetlands that protect coastal and upstream communities from disasters. Tools to plan for sustainable livelihoods and food security: Impact Observatory monitors the health and impact of farming, settlements, and resource extraction across an entire country or regional watershed. Impact Observatory's platform seamlessly integrates data and artificial intelligence to map the world at unprecedented scale and provide powerful insights.