Work Experience
Ecosystems Sciences Division(ESD) at the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center(PIFSC)
Applications Developer
Oct. 2020 to Present
Data Services Associate
Sept. 2016 to Oct. 2020
University of Hawaii Marine Center (UHMC)
Marine Tech Services
Feb 2013 to Aug 2016
Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center(PIBHMC) and Hawaii Mapping Research Group (HMRG)
Web & Mapping Developer
Jun 2008 to Aug 2014
Freelance Developer
2006 to Present
Web Development& Design
IT Consultant
Database Development
Application & Product Development
Link to AI/ML Showcase
Skills, Abilities, and Knowledge
Full stack developer
Front-end & back-end development expertise
AI/ML Developer
Design, development and deployment of AI/ML computer vision and LLM models
Oracle & MS Access Database Developer
Relational database design, implementation and maintenance for large environmental data sets
Oracle Application Express Developer
Design, development, and launch of data entry systems
Web & Content Management System (CMS) developer
Design, development, and launch of production websites (WordPress, Drupal, and so on)
Proficient w/
Design, development and deployment of Containerization (Docker) Systems and virtual working environments
Python package design, development, deployment, and release
Several Languages, including: Python,HTML, XML, CSS, PHP, SQL/PLSQL/MySQL, Powershell, JavaScript, C++, and more
Web authoring & developer tools, analytical software
Microsoft Office Suite: Access, Excel, Power Point, Word and so on.
Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Reader, Illustrator and so on.
Github, Gitlab, SVN, and other version control technology
Knowledge and Proficiency with/in (continued):
NVIDIA CUDA toolkit, Pytorch, Keras, ultralytics, opencv, roboflow, hugginface, kaggle
Google Cloud development, Google Suite tools
Oracle Cloud Database & App Development
ArcGIS
Desktop: Raster data set analysis, design, and development of products
Online: Server, Web Map, & Web Application design & development
Web search engine optimization techniques, web standards, website/server technology, website code optimization
Working with large data sets of acoustic/optical data and associated files, seafloor classification techniques & marine ecosystem processes/equipment.
Principles of art/design, color theory, and layout for both print & online
Jupyter,R/R Studio, and C# scripting
machine virtualization, allocation and more
Highlights
Speaker at the 2019 NOAA Environmental Data Management Workshop
September 4 & 5, 2019 - Motif Hotel, Seattle, WA
Session: Geo-spatial Data Access & Dissemination
Description:
This session will highlight several NOAA and non-NOAA GIS data access and dissemination platforms, ranging from disaster data to core NOAA environmental data to private industry curated collections. This will provide attendees with an overview of the various platforms and how to access the data.
Talk: Eco-Spatial Data and Tools Available at NOAA
Links:
https://noaaedm19.sched.com/event/TDEb/geospatial-data-access-and-dissemination
https://noaaedm19.sched.com/speaker/michael.akridge
CIMAR Performance Award
Awarded for efforts on the NOAA Pacific Marine National Monuments (PMNM) Big Earth Data Initiative(BEDI) Web Mapping Project.
Project Description:
The objective of the Pacific Marine National Monuments(PMNM) Big Earth Data Initiative(BEDI) web mapping project is to provide both data-set and enterprise wide improvements by building upon the work focused on increasing access to data by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC).
Project Link:
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/resource/map/pacific-marine-national-monuments-big-earth-data-initiative
Research Cruise Experience
SE-25-03 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) Cruise
Position: Data Management Lead
Location: Mariana Archipelago
Vessel: NOAA Ship O.E.Sette
RA-23-01 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) Cruise
Position: Data Management Lead
Location: American Samoa/Pacific Remote Island Areas
Vessel: NOAA Ship Rainier
RA-22-01 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) Cruise
Position: Data Management Lead
Location: Mariana Archipelago
Vessel: NOAA Ship Rainier
SE-19-02 Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise
Position: Data Management Lead
Location: Pacific Islands - MHI
Vessel: NOAA Ship O.E.Sette
HA-18-01 Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise
Position: Data Management Lead
Location: Pacific Islands - American Samoa
Vessel: NOAA Ship Hi`ialakai
HA-17-01 Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise
Position: Data Management Lead
Location: Pacific Islands - Marianas
Vessel: NOAA Ship Hi`ialakai
HA-16-06 Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise
Position: Data Management Lead
Location: Pacific Islands - American Samoa
Vessel: NOAA Ship Hi`ialakai
SE-16-02 Reef Fish Cruise
Position: Data Management Lead
Location: Pacific Islands - Marianas
Vessel: NOAA Ship O.E.Sette
HA-15-01 Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) Cruise
Position: Data Management Lead
Location: Pacific Islands- NWHI
Vessel: NOAA Ship Hi`ialakai
SE-10-02 Multibeam Mapping Cruise
Position: Data Support
Location: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam
Vessel: NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette
Small Boat R/V AHI Day Cruise: Multibeam Mapping Calibration
Position: Data Support
Location: Oahu
Vessel: R/V AHI Cruise
Contact
Michael.W.Akridge@Gmail.com
