Experience

TriOpSys

• Netherlands
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programmer / Designer

  • Feb 2023 - Present

  Programmer / Designer in Mission Critical IT, currently working on satellite and climate data processing algorithms Programmer / Designer in Mission Critical IT, currently working on satellite and climate data processing algorithms



Leiden University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Sep 2022 - Feb 2023

  Researcher in computational astrophysics working to combine high-resolution observational data of nebulae in our local universe with state-of-the-art simulations. Currently a guest researcher supervising a Masters project on the impact of massive stars in a range of cosmic environments. From February to August 2023, held a guest contract as a masters supervisor. Researcher in computational astrophysics working to combine high-resolution observational data of nebulae in our local universe with state-of-the-art simulations. Currently a guest researcher supervising a Masters project on the impact of massive stars in a range of cosmic environments. From February to August 2023, held a guest contract as a masters supervisor.



University of Amsterdam

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate (Guest Researcher from 2022)

  • Mar 2019 - Jan 2023

  Senior postdoctoral researcher in computational astrophysics. A strong focus on interdisciplinary resesarch, connecting disparate problem domains (stellar evolution and large-scale galactic fluid dynamics) and identifying points of mutual benefit. From 2022, I am a guest researcher at Amsterdam connecting the stellar evolution team with the interstellar medium team in Leiden. I run complex fluid simulations, having won grants for 7.5M CPU hours on the Dutch national supercomputer with several 10s of data output. I develop software tools for big data analysis to reduce the results for publication in top astronomy journals, and am internationally recognised, giving high quality oral presentations in conferences and institutes worldwide. I have also organised international interdisciplinary workshops, supervised highly successful student projects, designed and taught courses, and am highly motivated to improve my workplace with organisational tasks. Show less



University of Heidelberg

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Sep 2016 - Mar 2019

  Postdoctoral researcher in astrophysics, using high performance computing to solve outstanding problems in the field. Techniques included software development, big data analysis, statistical analysis, analytic methods. Postdoctoral researcher in astrophysics, using high performance computing to solve outstanding problems in the field. Techniques included software development, big data analysis, statistical analysis, analytic methods.



CEA

• France
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Nov 2013 - Sep 2016

  Computational astrophysicist developing the next generation of high fidelity physical simulation tools for understanding our Galaxy. Focus on radiative transfer methods, sub-grid modelling of stellar activity in galaxies, magnetohydrodynamics.

• Research Fellowship

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2013

  CosmoComp Fellow working in computational astrophysics. Strong focus on training in computational physics.



Chesapeake Technology, Inc

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Consultant

  • Oct 2010 - Apr 2011

  Developed backend algorithms for seabed classification for sonar systems. Researched statistical techniques and algorithms for classification, developed object-oriented C++ library for multivariate analysis and data reduction. Developed backend algorithms for seabed classification for sonar systems. Researched statistical techniques and algorithms for classification, developed object-oriented C++ library for multivariate analysis and data reduction.



Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Jul 2003 - Sep 2007

  Student position between semesters, working on the data acquisition and post-processing suites for seabed mapping sonar systems. Developed key front- and back-end systems for real-time interactive 2D and 3D visualisation and graphical user interfaces, memory management, data analysis and management, sensor calibration and hardware interfaces. I presented a paper about the techniques I developed for 3D visualisation to the Hydro04 conference in Galway, Ireland. Student position between semesters, working on the data acquisition and post-processing suites for seabed mapping sonar systems. Developed key front- and back-end systems for real-time interactive 2D and 3D visualisation and graphical user interfaces, memory management, data analysis and management, sensor calibration and hardware interfaces. I presented a paper about the techniques I developed for 3D visualisation to the Hydro04 conference in Galway, Ireland.