Colin Evans
@colinevans
Coastal scientist specializing in metocean data systems, HF radar, buoy operations, and automated data tool development.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a coastal scientist with extensive experience deploying and maintaining metocean instrumentation, developing automated QA/QC toolboxes, and producing real-time dashboards using Python Dash/Flask and MATLAB. I have led HF radar network expansion and permit efforts, run advanced wave models (SWAN, SWASH, XBeach), and performed bathymetric and shipboard surveys for plume tracking and benthic assessments.
I combine field operations expertise—buoy recoveries, tide gauges, ADCP/CTD/turbidity surveys—with strong data-processing skills in MATLAB, Python, and GIS to deliver validated metocean products and operational tools. I have published and presented on HF radar wave measurements, wave processing, and network QA/QC across conferences and collaborative projects.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Coastal Scientist
Woods Hole Group
Sep 2023 - Present (2 years 9 months)
Lead recovery, maintenance, deployment, and QA/QC of metocean and water-quality instrumentation while developing automated data processing toolboxes and a real-time Metocean dashboard to streamline operations.
Technical Coordinator
CARICOOS Inc.
Sep 2022 - Sep 2023 (1 year)
Led HF radar network expansion across Puerto Rico and USVI, managed permitting (NEPA/FAA), and developed MATLAB and Python toolboxes for HFR wave and surface current processing and comparisons with buoy datasets.
Associate Researcher
UPRM Research & Development Center
Sep 2019 - Sep 2022 (3 years)
Ran and automated coastal wave-modeling workflows (SWAN, SWASH, XBeach), assimilated buoy spectra into model runs, and deployed in-situ gauges and current meters for model validation and coral energy mitigation studies.
Research Project Coordinator
Rutgers University
Sep 2013 - Aug 2016 (2 years 11 months)
Maintained MARACOOS HF radar network, reprocessed spectral data with optimized settings, and developed automation scripts for data transfer and system monitoring to improve operational data quality.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez
Master of Science, Biological Oceanography
2016 - 2019
Completed an M.S. in Biological Oceanography with a thesis on HF radar wave measurements in the US Caribbean focused on Hurricane Matthew.
Rutgers University
Bachelor of Science, Biological Oceanography
2006 - 2010
Completed a B.S. in Biological Oceanography through the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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