Climate Data Scientist · Geospatial Engineer · Founding CTO, Ascend Spatial Labs
BSc Meteorology & Climate Science, MUST 2025 · Blantyre, Malawi
Graduate Intern, DCCMS Engineering & Communication
Portfolio · LinkedIn · jimmymatewere@gmail.com
I work across the full stack — from raw climate and sensor data to deployed decision-support tools. Domain in meteorology and climate science. Currently at DCCMS Engineering & Communication, building data pipelines and meteorological tooling for operational use.
Climate Risk Scoring Dashboard — Malawi
Python · Next.js · Mapbox GL JS · Streamlit · Plotly · IPCC AR5
National risk assessment across all 28 districts. SPI + Coefficient of Variation with percentile normalisation. 50,000+ daily records (2020–2024). Choropleth with 3D terrain and radar charts — high-risk districts identifiable in under 5 seconds on mobile. Presented internally to DCCMS.
WasteWatch — Waste Management DSS
Python · FastAPI · Next.js · DBSCAN · GCP Cloud Run
Geospatial decision-support system for Blantyre City Council. 333+ illegal dumpsites mapped. Custom 0–100 risk scoring engine across health, environmental, and volume factors. DBSCAN for skip placement optimisation. FastAPI backend on GCP Cloud Run.
Nimbus Forecast (internal)
Next.js · TypeScript · PostgreSQL · Neon
Meteorological forecast platform built for DCCMS NMC. Four model sources: YR, ECMWF, GFS, ICON via Open-Meteo. 99 stations, async concurrent ingestion with mutex locking, automated cron. Part of the Monday morning NMC workflow since deployment.
Ascend Spatial Labs Platform
Next.js · Mapbox · Clerk · Sanity
Company site and client portal for a geospatial intelligence startup. Clerk auth synced to Sanity, webhook retry logic, soft deletes, project visibility states.
Climate Finance in Malawi — BSc Thesis
Python · Excel · QGIS · MAXQDA
MWK 16B+ analyzed across 48 CCA projects (2018–2023). Found 85% international grant dependency, 65% forestry concentration, 11 underserved districts. Presented to department committee.
Data & Analysis
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Web & Platform
Cloud
DataCamp Certified Data Scientist, Data Analyst & Data Engineer — 2025 · Femanalytica Scholarship
CDDT-2, African Drone and Data Academy — 2026 · ArcGIS, Pix4dmapper, HEC-RAS, BVLOS
CDDT-1, African Drone and Data Academy — 2025 · EASA A1/A3 Remote Pilot License (EU airspace)