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
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
2013 - 2016 GPA: 3.745 Magna Cum Laude
B.S. Geography/GIS, Minor in Oceanography
Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas
2011 - 2013 GPA: 3.367
Computer Science
Georgetown High School, Georgetown, Texas
Graduated: May 2011
Experience
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
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
Workshops
2023 - NOAA/NCAR Hackathon, Boulder, Colorado
2021 - Reef Building Workshop, San Andres, Colombia
2019 - OceanHackWeek, Seattle, Washington
Honors
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)
Organizations
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
Certifications
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
Teaching
Futian High School, Shenzhen, China, 2017-2018
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English as a Foreign Language
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Advanced English Literature
Andy's English Language Center, Shenzhen, China, 2017
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Core curriculum
Research
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
Science Podcast Fall 2020 | Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Podcast. Hosted by Andrew Cogswell and Catalina Gomez. October, 2020. "Image Annotation, Machine Learning & AI"
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.
You, Me & the Sea. Podcast. Hosted by Kaitlin Van Volkom and Isaiah. September, 2020.
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
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
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.
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.
Volunteer
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