Dan Rademacher
Head Of Product And Engineering at iNaturalist
Oakland, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDan Rademacher is a seasoned product and engineering leader with 12 years of experience building teams and shipping data-driven web and mobile products, currently heading Product and Engineering at iNaturalist. He combines a background in science communication and editorial project management with hands-on oversight of apps, websites, and complex data systems, translating technical complexity into clear stakeholder outcomes. Previously he led GIS and web teams at GreenInfo Network and managed high-volume, design-focused projects at Stamen, bringing both nonprofit and studio-level discipline to product delivery. Known for making things happen, he balances staff and contractor management, client-facing work, and technical scoping while keeping communications crisp. An Oakland-based woodworker, cook, and hiker, he brings a practical craftsman’s attention to detail to digital product work.
12 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
MA English literature, MA English literature at University of California, BerkeleyBA English Philosophy, BA English Philosophy at Brandeis University
Github Skills (78)
nyc10
github-app10
brackets10
rails-app10
openstreetmap9
ohm9
angle9
leaflet9
embed9
vector-tiles9
environmental8
react-redux8
react8
redux8
slack8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
OpenHistoricalMap/ohm-website
Nov 2019 - Jul 2025
OpenHistoricalMap a customised mirror of the Rails application powering https://www.openstreetmap.org (hosted at git://git.openstreetmap.org/rails.git)
Contributions:1 release, 41 reviews, 234 PRs in 5 years 9 months
rails
nerdsfornature/nerdsfornature.github.com
Aug 2015 - Sep 2018
Contributions:54 commits, 61 pushes, 6 issues in 3 years
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