Hunter Owens

Hunter Owens is a data science professional currently serving as the Research Data Manager for California Integrated Mobility at Caltrans (California Department of Transportation).6 His work focuses on using data to drive transformative changes in transportation and investment operations.1

Professional Background

Hunter Owens has a diverse background in data science and public policy:

• Current Role: Research Data Manager at Caltrans, leading the California Integrated Travel Project (Cal-ITP)3
• Previous Positions:
  • Data Science Manager for the City of Los Angeles
  • Researcher at the Center for Data Science and Public Policy at the University of Chicago1

Areas of Expertise

Owens specializes in:

• Data science in the public interest4
• Transit data modeling and analysis
• Open-source data warehousing
• Climate change and transportation emissions reduction strategies1

Notable Projects

At Caltrans, Hunter Owens is involved in several significant initiatives:

• Leading the Cal-ITP, which aims to make transit across California simpler and more affordable1
• Creating open-source data warehouses for easy analysis of travel data
• Working on data standardization across 200 transit agencies
• Focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transportation in California1

Public Speaking and Outreach

Owens frequently shares his expertise through:

• Conference presentations, such as discussing "Tidy Transit: Real Life Data Modeling" at industry events1
• Panel discussions, like the "Data Theory in the World Seminar" at UCLA, where he spoke about preparing for future work in data science2

Hunter Owens' LinkedIn username is indeed "howens", as mentioned in the query.5