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Environmental Data Scientist | Advanced R Programming, Statistics & Literature Reviews

Profile Summary

I'm David, an Environmental Data Scientist and Literature Review Specialist with over six years of experience in both academic research and environmental consulting. I specialise in R programming for statistical analysis, automation, data visualisation, clustering, and time series modelling. My MPhil research at the University of Reading involved developing a novel environmental stratification for Europe using a custom clustering methodology I designed, working with climate, vegetation, and land cover datasets spanning 12,000 years. I also have extensive experience conducting scientific literature reviews for peer-reviewed publications and government bodies, including the UK Environment Agency and DEFRA. I understand the rigour required for policy-ready synthesis and publication. What I can help with: - R programming and statistical analysis (data cleaning, modelling, visualisation) - Scientific literature reviews (systematic, scoping, or narrative) - GIS-based spatio-temporal data analysis and mapping - Database design and management (SQL, reproducible workflows) Beyond my academic work, I have delivered high-profile projects for the UK Climate Change Committee and WWF UK, ranging from economic land-use modelling to food system sustainability data pipelines. I help PhD students with data analysis, academics needing literature synthesis and writing support, or organisations requiring environmental data interpretation. I look forward to working with you!

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Data Analysis
• ★ Environmental Science
• ★ Literature Review
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Cluster Analysis
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Data Mining
• ☆ Data Architecture
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Spatial Statistics
• ☆ Earth & Atmospheric Science
• ☆ Geographic Information Systems
• ☆ Climate Science
• ☆ Environmental Statistics
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Biodiversity
• ☆ Agroecology
• ☆ Python
• ☆ SQL
• ☆ Excel
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ R
• ☆ Markup Languages
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing

Research Technology Scouting, Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing, Data Insights

Work Experience

Analyst

Eunomia Research & Consulting LTD

October 2023 - January 2026

Environmental Consultant

Carbon Free Group CIC

September 2022 - September 2023

Education

MPhil Environmental Science

University of Reading

2019 - 2023

MSc Ecology & Conservation (1st class)

University of Aberdeen

2018 - 2019

BSc Hons Biodiversity & Ecology (1st class)

University of Stellenbosch

2017 - 2017

BSc Applied Biology & Environmental & Geographical Science (1st class)

University of Cape Town

2014 - 2016

Certifications

• Professional Diploma in Geothermal and Solar Energy Technologies

  London School of Business and Research

  March 2026 - Present

• Level 2 Award in Leadership & Team Skills

  ILM

  November 2019 - Present

• Level 1 Future Thinker of the Scottish Innovative Student Award Programme

  Scottish Institute for Enterprise

  March 2019 - Present

Publications

REPORT

WWF UK, Eunomia (2025). What's in store for the planet report 2025 . World Wildlife Fund.

David Kesner, Amanda Thomson, Hannah Young, John Redhead, Cecily Goodwin, Rachel Nickerson, Rob Daniel, Tanzir Chowdhury, Rachel Warren, Li Mao, et al. (2025). UK rural land use archetypes – part two . UK Climate Change Committee.

BLOG POST

David Kesner (2025). Beyond subsidies: New funding models for regenerative agriculture . Eunomia Research & Consulting LTD.

David Kesner (2023). Biochar-based Carbon Sequestration: Opportunities, Challenges and the Way Forward . Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.

REVIEW

David Kesner, Chiara Petrillo, Rebecca Southall, David O’Connor, Katharine Rowland, Laura Williams, Rob Daniel, Dr. Tom Raven, Vita Ellis, Catherine Bayliss (2025). Biochar - evidence on potential environmental impacts and social implications . UK Environment Agency.

David Kesner, Harry Over, Helena Connors, Katharine Rowland, Laura Williams, Catherine Bayliss, Vita Ellis, Caspar Donnison (2025). Direct air capture with carbon storage - evidence on potential environmental impacts and social implications . UK Environment Agency.

David Kesner, Katharine Rowland, Laura Williams, Rebecca Southall, Rob Daniel, Dr. Tom Raven, Vita Ellis, David O’Connor (2025). Ocean alkalinity enhancement - evidence on potential environmental impacts and social implications . UK Environment Agency.

David Kesner, Daniel Stunell, Katharine Rowland, Star Molteno, Owen White (2024). Assessment of the land use implications of innovation in agricultural production . LUNZ Hub Agile Policy Centre.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

David Kesner, Sandy P. Harrison, Roberto Villegas-Diaz, Esmeralda Cruz-Silva, Daniel Gallagher, Paul Lincoln, Yicheng Shen, Luke Sweeney, Daniele Colombaroli, Adam Ali, et al.(2022). The Reading Palaeofire Database: an expanded global resource to document changes in fire regimes from sedimentary charcoal records . Earth System Science Data. 14. (3). p. 1109--1124. Copernicus {GmbH}

David Kesner, Sabrina Kumschick (2018). Gastropods alien to South Africa cause severe environmental harm in their global alien ranges across habitats . Ecology and Evolution.