Curriculum Vitae

Jason S. Jorgenson, PhD — landscape archaeologist & research-software engineer

jjorgenson@gmail.com  ·  +1 (403) 664-9438  ·  Oyen, Alberta, Canada  ·  arkygeek.com  ·  github.com/arkygeek

Open to new roles — research, research software engineering, or geospatial / data work. Remote-friendly.

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Profile

Landscape archaeologist and research-software engineer who turns field-bound archaeological and agro-environmental data into models other researchers can run. PhD (Liverpool) on the human impact on Early Bronze Age landscapes, with a decade since spent across spatial modelling, agro-ecosystem science and durable scientific software — a pan-European climate & food-security knowledge hub (MACSUR) and cloud-based e-health in the UK NHS among it. Three of my desktop research tools are now live, tested, openly-licensed web platforms.

Software & platforms

• PFP Works — the venture I build software platforms and sustainable food-production projects under, including Prairie Fresh Produce (aquaponics) and Prairieline (a multi-tenant retail platform, live in production).
• Landuse Analyst — cloud platform + QGIS plugin for catchment, palaeo-hydrology and palaeo-environment modelling (FastAPI, Astro/MapLibre, off-host compute, a ~90-dataset scored catalogue). A pure-Python re-implementation of my C++/Qt thesis tool.
• DataRanking — web port of the Kersebaum et al. 2015 dataset-classification framework; pinned byte-for-byte to the original tool by a regression test.
• Agricultural Model Adapter — model-suitability and configuration translation companion (A MAD Toolbelt) supporting crop, livestock, and economic model configurations.

Education

• PhD, University of Liverpool (2010) — The Impact of South Levantine Early Bronze Age Communities On Their Landscapes. Software recognised by the committee as one of three distinct contributions to the discipline.
• BSc, University of Lethbridge (2005) — Geography and Archaeology.

Experience

• Independent Software & Product Developer — PFP Works (current) — building software platforms and sustainable food-production projects; full-stack development, deployment and operations, with a multi-tenant retail platform live in production.
• Independent Researcher & Software Developer (arkygeek.com), 2017–present — built and maintain the LA and DataRanking platforms; research on human–environment modelling and sustainable indoor food production.
• Research Assistant, Edge Hill University, 2016–2017 — cloud-based e-health systems with NHS clinicians; prototype approved for use at Aintree University Hospital. Extended privately as OpenPCI, a full-stack Laravel/Vue clinician–patient communication app.
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Reading, 2012–2015 — MACSUR knowledge hub (climate, agriculture, food security); one of two full-time hub staff; led model/data integration.
• Web Development Officer, University of Liverpool, 2009/10 (6-month post).
• Interim Librarian, Council for British Research in the Levant, Amman, 2006 (3-month post).
• Owner / Operator, Computer Mentors, Oyen, Alberta, 1996–2001.

Publications

• Kersebaum, K.C., Boote, K.J., Jorgenson, J.S., et al. (2015). Analysis and classification of data sets for calibration and validation of agro-ecosystem models. Environmental Modelling & Software 72, 402–417.
• Jorgenson, J.S. (2010). Modelling Site Catchments — an Open-Sourced GIS approach. CAA UK Chapter Proceedings, BAR S2182, 25–43.
• Jorgenson, J.S. (forthcoming). Quantifying Land-Use Strategies in the Early Bronze Age Settlement of Tell esh-Shuna. Levant Supplementary Monograph Series, CBRL.

A portfolio of further papers is in preparation. Full list on the research page.

Technical skills

• Languages: Python, C++, R, PHP, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, BASH (strong); Julia, SQL (working).
• Geospatial: QGIS, GRASS GIS, PostGIS, ArcView, MapLibre; catchment / cost-surface / hydrology / cellular-automaton modelling.
• Data & web: FastAPI, Astro/Svelte, PostgreSQL/MySQL/SQLite, Alembic, REST/OpenAPI, R, SPSS, LaTeX; Linux/Unix, macOS, Windows.
• Practice: reproducible research software, regression testing, open licensing, cloud/off-host compute, deploy pipelines.

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