Nick Doiron

Code for America

Code for America is a technology non-profit building open source web apps for City Hall and neighborhood groups.

I adopted, adapted, and wrote new open source software for community leaders in Macon, Honolulu, Santa Cruz, and Chicago.

I was a First Place Winner in the 2012 Civic Data Challenge, and was awarded Key to the City of Macon, Georgia.

Some of my favorite projects to be a part of were Blockee, HomeStatus, MaconMaps, and Honolulu Answers.

Skills:
Web Mapping: Google Maps API, MapBox + TileMill, OpenLayers, Leaflet, Ushahidi
Programming: HTML5 / CSS / JavaScript, Node.js, Ruby (Rails, Sinatra), Python (Django)
SQL-based Databases: MySQL, CartoDB
NoSQL Databases: CouchDB, MongoDB, Neo4j

One Laptop per Child

I traveled to schools in Uganda, Uruguay, and Haiti in 2010-2011 to develop and teach new educational activities.

Working in the field and remotely with other deployments, I wrote mapping, science, and language programs which run on One Laptop per Child's Linux laptops.

In Uruguay and Haiti, I met with local technologists and used a GPS to improve OpenStreetMap.

In late 2012 / early 2013 I helped start OLPC's teacher training program in the Marshall Islands.

Skills: Python, HTML5 / CSS / JavaScript, Linux, Moodle, OpenStreetMap, Spanish, Haitian Creole

Esri - Applications Prototype Lab

As an intern in Esri's Applications Prototype Lab, I developed social media aggregation and analysis tools, a national map written in Cherokee, and HTML5 multimedia mash-ups based on Esri's ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, and JavaScript APIs.

I presented my work at the Esri UC in 2011 and 2012.

Skills: ArcGIS, Python scripts, HTML5 / CSS / JavaScript, GIS, automatic transliteration and translation