Team

I'm an environmental engineer working on climate change in the places that need it most—and get studied least. The research world tends to follow the money, leaving the Global South behind. I'm not waiting for someone to decide these communities are "lucrative" enough to matter, so I'm building open tools they can actually use to prepare for extreme heat.

My work blends environmental engineering, climate science, and data analysis. I work with massive climate datasets like ERA5 and CMIP6, refining the models to better reflect reality on the ground, then turn them into heat-stress maps and projections that are freely available. The goal isn't just papers—it's giving public health teams, local planners, and communities what they need to get ahead of the next heat wave.

When I'm not at my desk, I'm usually traveling through Latin America—finding bookstores, food stalls, and the conversations that remind me why this work matters.

Jonathan is a mathematician-turned-software-and-data-engineer who keeps ClimaCoder's systems running smoothly. He builds and maintains the data pipelines that power our heat stress models, finding clarity in messy datasets and turning complex climate data into usable tools. His work makes it possible to share knowledge openly and support the communities that need it most.

When he's not debugging code, he's usually in the kitchen perfecting his salsa recipes—lately experimenting with the serranos and jalapeños I grow in the garden. He believes technology should serve people, not profit, and brings that same care to everything he builds.