Martha is an ML Solutions Lead at Development Seed. She is excited to help build open source ML tools for impact.

Martha is interested in how geospatial data can help the planet…anything from sustainable transportation to natural disaster responses. Martha is passionate about using geospatial data for good. Martha enjoys helping form communities and bringing people in the geospatial industry together, especially in unique ways that prioritize the outdoors. She is on the organizing committee of the SatCamp conference, an “unconference” that emphasizes meaningful connections and participation while spending time in nature.

Prior to Development Seed Martha, has worked at Maxar and Pachama as a Machine Learning Engineer. Martha enjoys building production-ready, end-to-end machine learning systems, helping scientists scale their work, and working at the intersection of engineering, science, and product development. Martha has a B.A. in Geography from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.A. in Geography from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Martha’s grad school research involved modeling the impacts of hypothetical bike infrastructure changes to bike commuting flows at high spatial and temporal resolutions in urban areas using a variety of data sources, including crowdsourced cycling data and OSM data.

Outside of work, Martha loves spending time outside on the trails running and biking. She also enjoys attempting to take her cat on walks.