MICHAEL TEMCHINE
202.744.8447 (mobile) • michael@temchine.com • temchine.com
EXPERIENCE
HEALTH SOLUTIONS RESEARCH, INC. (HSR.health) | 2021 - 2024 | Rockville, MD
Director of Geospatial Analytics & Strategy (promoted Fall '23)
Geospatial Analyst/Data Visualizer
HSR.health is a geospatial health analytics firm specializing in creating AI risk models for state/local governments, hospital systems, and other organizations.
• Created the Clinical Care Desert line of products.
◦ The care desert analysis is the centerpiece of HSR.health’s health equity work.
◦ Is instrumental in determining at-risk populations via layers of SDOH data, Census data, and stakeholder data.
◦ The analyses exist at the Census block level and up with the ability to assess a community’s access by car or public transportation.
◦ Decision ready analysis is delivered by through dashboards and geographic data layers.
◦ Created the first products available on Esri and AWS marketplaces.
• Support the disaster resiliency work in conjunction with Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), Natural Resources Canada, NASA, FEMA, and other disaster assistance agencies, both private and public.
• I serve as a critical interpreter between the technical staff and non-geospatial persons enabling a greater understanding of a client’s needs and how to create analyses that exceed those expectations.
• Create, maintain, and update analyses using spatial and non-spatial data sources to provide stakeholders with decision making ready data.
• Design compelling and informative graphics to educate and promote products, analyses in both digital and print formats. Including symbology, graphic design, and cartography.
• Develop and document Python scripts for repeatability of analyses and app creation.
• Promote solutions at conferences and in meetings to clients – existing and potential.
• Data development: conversion, geocoding, georeferencing, extraction, data creation and validation. Including real-time data sources into existing infrastructure, integration of imagery and vector datasets.
• Work independently and with little supervision.
• Adjust analyses and product development as required by the client, the analysis results, or other external pressures.
• Develop custom web applications: dashboards, web experiences, StoryMaps, and Insights, to deliver content and data.
• Create tutorials and guides on using custom apps and analyses.
14 North Strategies | 2021| Dakar, Senegal (remote)
Cartographer/GIS Consultant
Responsible for creating maps of the Sahel in Africa to illustrate intelligence reports covering topics such as industry (oil, gas, mining), terrorism, and other relevant geopolitical issues.
• Find relevant geospatial datasets to support intelligence analyst reports
• Geolocate positions from myriad datasources
• Prepared data for accurate mapping
• Assist in the production of reports through geospatial analysis on researcher's draft
• Created visually appealing maps to further understand complex conflict zones
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School| 2018-2019| Pikesville, MD
History & Photography Teacher
• Prepare compelling and thought-provoking lectures on the 20th century through the lens of photojournalism for 12th graders
• Integrate lectures and photography assignments to increase understanding of the process of visual journalism
• Lead classes of thirty, or more, students in basic photography concepts from 5th - 12th grades
• Introduce the concept of visual literacy, two-dimensional design, and critique
PHOTOGRAPHER | 1999-2022 | Washington D.C.
Award winning editorial, photojournalism, corporate and event photography coverage.
Worked alongside a variety of professionals, subjects and vendors including reporters, editors, event coordinators, public relations teams, and executives to ensure coordination and optimal outcomes. Communicated with all parties, managed expectations and delivered high quality products in a timely fashion. Thrived in ambiguous, unscripted environments – often of great import and while covering sensitive subjects. Accustomed to working under tight deadlines.
• Covered the White House, US Congress, social issues, and major political events
• Expert in digital image workflows; downloading, editing, toning, retouching and transmitting
• Select editorial clients included: The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Australian, The Financial Times, Times of London, Agence France Presse, Associated Press, Toronto Star, ARTNews.
• Select corporate clients included: Marriott Corporation, University of Rochester, American Jewish Committee (AJC), Campaign for America’s Future, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), Franklin Forum.
Skills acquired:
• Integration into extant teams
• Communication with experts and non-experts
• Emphasis on agile workflow for large projects
• Visual communication of abstract ideas
The Hill Newspaper | 1998-1999 | Washington D.C.
Chief Photographer
Responsible for photography coverage of The US Congress, the Capitol Hill neighborhood, The White House, and all government activity in Washington D.C. Assignments included breaking news, feature photography, portraits, food photography, landscape, international news events.
• Reporting subjects included VIPs at the highest level of government and industry
• Developed stories, edited, cropped, retouched and captioned photos
• Managed department budget as well as freelance and staff resources
• Worked with reporters, editors and graphic designers on art production
• Created photo filing system and database for archive and retrieval
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
Computer skills and proficiency:
Esri: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, StoryMaps, Dashboards, Experience Builder, Hub, Portal for ArcGIS, Notebook, ArcGIS API for Python
Open Source: Jupyter Notebooks, QGIS, GeoDa, Google Earth Engine, STAC, Shiny for Python, Leaflet
Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, ArcGIS for Creative Cloud integration for cartographic products as well as graphic design
Database management and development
Microsoft Office Suite
Mac and PC
Languages/Libraries:
Python, Arcade, SQL, HTML, JSON, JavaScript, CSS
Camera skills and proficiency:
Expert in all professional camera systems and components in both controlled/uncontrolled environments.
EDUCATION & PERSONAL
University of Maryland | College Park, MD | Graduate Certificate, Geospatial Information Sciences August, 2021, 4.0 GPA
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) | Rochester, NY | BFA, Professional Photographic Illustration, minor in Spanish
Clergy Hiring Committee | Baltimore, MD | Summer 2022 to present
Cubmaster & Den Leader | Baltimore, MD | September 2018 to 2021
Eagle Scout | Columbia, MD | November, 1994
Interests include hiking, bicycling, cinema, reading, road trips, soccer, cooking, Scouting, and family