Curriculum Vitae
Jordan Patrick Pierce
Education
University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire
2018 - 2020 GPA: 3.67
M.S. Oceanography, Computer Vision, Machine Learning
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Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
2013 - 2016 GPA: 3.745 Magna Cum Laude
B.S. Geography/GIS, Minor in Oceanography
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Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas
2011 - 2013 GPA: 3.367
Computer Science
Georgetown High School, Georgetown, Texas
Graduated: May 2011
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Experience
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2023 - AI Scientist, CSS Inc., / NOAA NCCOS
2022 - Marine Data Scientist, CSS Inc., / NOAA NCCOS
2020 - CV/ML Engineer, TerraDepth
2018 - Graduate Research Assistant, CCOM/JHC
2018 - Research Assistant II, Coral Biochemistry Lab, HKU
2017 - GIS Consultant, Center for the Study of the First Americans
2017 - English Teacher, Futian High School, Shenzhen
2016 - Curator, Center for the Study of the First Americans
2016 - UG Research Assistant, Anthropology Department, Texas A&M
2016 - Teaching Assistant, SCUBA Dive Locker, Texas A&M
2015 - UG Research Assistant, Geography Department, Texas A&M
2014 - Student Curator, International Ocean Discovery Program IODP
2013 - Tribe Senior, Freebird's World Burrito
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Technologies (Often) Used
Pytorch, Keras, Tensorflow, Sckit-*
Ultralytics, Supervision, AutoDistill
Metashape, Open3D, NeRF-Studios
ArcGIS, PDAL, GDAL, QGIS, LASTools
Git, Azure ML Studio, Windows, Linux
Wheels, Fire, Printing Press, Microwaves
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Workshops
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2023 - NOAA/NCAR Hackathon, Boulder, Colorado
2021 - Reef Building Workshop, San Andres, Colombia
2019 - OceanHackWeek, Seattle, Washington
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Honors
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OCEANS 2020 SPC Normal Miller Prize
Winner of UNH 3-Minute Thesis
CIPTIC Level III Teacher (Promotion)
Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society
George Bush Foundation Scholarship
College of Geoscience Scholarship (multiple semesters)
Dean's List of Distinguished Students (multiple semesters)
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Organizations
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Texas A&M Geographic Society (Director)
The One Love Group
Environmental Programs Involvement Committee (EPIC)
Shenzhen Runner's Club
Hong Kong Trail Runner's Group
UNH Rock Climbing Team
ATX Boulders and Brews
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Certifications
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PADI Basic, Advanced, and Rescue Diver
NAUI Master Diver
SSI Nitrox Diver
National Speleological Society - Cavern Diver
American Academy of Underwater Sciences - Scientific Diver
140+ Hour TEFL/TESOL via ACCREDITAT
American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification
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Teaching
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Futian High School, Shenzhen, China, 2017-2018
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English as a Foreign Language
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Advanced English Literature
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Andy's English Language Center, Shenzhen, China, 2017
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Core curriculum
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Research
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G. Pavoni, J. Pierce, C. Edwards, M. Corsini, V. Petrovic, P. Cignoni, "Integrating Widespread Coral Reef Monitoring Tools for Managing both Area and Point Annotations", ISPRS Technical Commission II Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2024.
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S. Cook, S. Rojano, C. Edwards, M. Bollinger, J. Pierce, S. Viehman, "Standard Operating Procedures for the Use of Large-Area Imaging in Tropical Shallow Water Coral Reef Monitoring, Research and Restoration: Applications for Mission: Iconic Reefs Restoration in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary", NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS, April 2024.
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J. Pierce, Q. Iqbal, E. Martzial, "Absolute Ocean: A Cloud-based Platform with Automatic Detection of Targets in Sonar Data", Canadian Hydrographic Conference (CHC2022), Gatineau-Ottawa, Canada, 2022.
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J. Pierce, Mark J. Butler IV, Rzhanov, Y., Lowell, K., and Dijkstra, J. A., “Classifying 3D Models of Coral Reefs Using Structure-from-Motion and Multi-View Semantic Segmentation”, Benthic Ecology Meeting. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 2022
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J. Pierce, Mark J. Butler IV, Rzhanov, Y., Lowell, K., and Dijkstra, J. A., “Classifying 3D Models of Coral Reefs Using Structure-from-Motion and Multi-View Semantic Segmentation”, Frontiers in Marine Science. 2022
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Pierce, Jordan Patrick, "Automating the Boring Stuff: A Deep Learning and Computer Vision Workflow for Coral Reef Habitat Mapping" (2020). Master's Theses and Capstones.
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Science Podcast Fall 2020 | Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Podcast. Hosted by Andrew Cogswell and Catalina Gomez. October, 2020. "Image Annotation, Machine Learning & AI"
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J. Pierce, Rzhanov, Y., Lowell, K., and Dijkstra, J. A., “Reducing Annotation Times: Semantic Segmentation of Coral Reef Survey Images”, Global Oceans 2020. IEEE, U.S. Gulf Coast, Biloxi, MS, USA, pp. 1-9, 2020. U.S. Gulf Coast - Singapore.
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Student Poster Competition, 1st place.
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Awarded the Norman Miller Prize.
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You, Me & the Sea. Podcast. Hosted by Kaitlin Van Volkom and Isaiah. September, 2020.
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Automating the Boring Stuff: Using A.I to Map Coral Reefs.
Jordan Pierce
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UNH 3-Minute Thesis: Practice Round 2020, 1st place
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Automating the Boring Stuff: A Deep Learning and Computer Vision Workflow for Coral Reef Habitat Mapping. Pierce, J., Rzhanov, Y., Lowell, K., Butler, M., Dijkstra, J.
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A Socially Distanced Benthic Ecology Mini-Symposium, 2020
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Coral Reef Restoration - is it Viable for Hong Kong? Baker D.M., Yu V., Pierce J. & Sheng V.
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The 2nd International Workshop on Eco-shoreline Designs for Sustainable Coastal Development. University of Hong Kong 2018.
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Agricultural and Fisheries Conservation Department (AFCD) Hong Kong Reef Check Meeting 2018. The University of Hong Kong.
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A Preliminary Fabric Analysis on the Spatial Distribution of Artifacts from the Ryan-Harley Site (8JE1004). Jordan Pierce, Morgan Smith.
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Texas A&M University Student Research Week 2016. 2nd Place.
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Texas A&M Anthropology Student Research Week 2016. 2nd Place.
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Society for Underwater Technology TAMU 2016: Frontiers in Underwater Technology. 3rd Place.​​
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Volunteer
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2020 - Nor'easter Regional Science Bowl, UNH
2019 - Ocean Discovery Day, CCOM/JHC
2018 - DoEd - Beta Camp, Hong Kong
2017 - Andy's English, Shenzhen, China
2016 - The Free School, Hanoi, Vietnam
2016 - ESRI Petroleum GIS Conference, Houston, Texas
2016 - SCUBA Dive Locker, Texas A&M University
2015 - Geosciences' Student Mentor Program, Texas A&M University
2015 - NOAA R/V Manta, Flower Garden Banks Marine Sanctuary
2014 - Big Event, Texas A&M University