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Denver, Co, Us

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Baltimore, Maryland

• Lead development team to build and maintain a full-stack web application and automation framework for characterizing and monitoring the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) instruments and their data• Apply engineering best practices such as version control, agile methodologies, open-source/collaborative workflows, documentation, security standards, testing, code reviews, and CI/CD to support effective cross-team software development• Evaluate the current software-development landscape… Show more • Lead development team to build and maintain a full-stack web application and automation framework for characterizing and monitoring the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) instruments and their data• Apply engineering best practices such as version control, agile methodologies, open-source/collaborative workflows, documentation, security standards, testing, code reviews, and CI/CD to support effective cross-team software development• Evaluate the current software-development landscape and make recommendations to the Instruments Division for architectural approaches and technologies• Interface with key stakeholders from the JWST mission office, Instruments Division, Engineering Divisions, and IT to ensure well integrated systems and attain mission goals• Develop high-performance cloud-based solutions using Amazon Web Services for various applications Show less

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Baltimore, Md

• Provided functional support of the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) instrument, including characterizations, analysis, and calibrations of the Ultraviolet-Visible (UVIS) and IR detectors• Designed, developed, and maintained Python-based software applications, libraries, and tools that provide analysis and monitoring of the WFC3 instrument data• Refactor and modernize legacy systems written in FORTRAN and IDL with Python-based solutions

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Melbourne, Florida

• Collected stellar and galactic photometric data using the following telescopes: (1) Florida Institute of Technology 0.8-m “Ortega” Telescope (2) The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) 0.9-m telescopeat Kitt Peak National Observatory (3) SARA 0.6-m telescope at Cerro Telolo Inter-American Observatory in Chile• Performed photometric calibrations and analysis to detect periodic signals in pulsating white dwarf stars and planetary nebula… Show more • Collected stellar and galactic photometric data using the following telescopes: (1) Florida Institute of Technology 0.8-m “Ortega” Telescope (2) The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) 0.9-m telescopeat Kitt Peak National Observatory (3) SARA 0.6-m telescope at Cerro Telolo Inter-American Observatory in Chile• Performed photometric calibrations and analysis to detect periodic signals in pulsating white dwarf stars and planetary nebula nuclei• Supervised and trained new student research assistants on using the listed telescopes as well as calibration and analysis of photometric data Show less

Rochester, New York

• Performed spectroscopic analysis on stellar members of the Sco-Cen OB Association, calculated iron and lithium abundances, and calculated their rotational velocities• Presented method and results to the UR REU program students and advisors

Melbourne, Florida

• Used HST/WFPC2 data to measure optical polarization variability of the M87 jet• Presented methods and results to the SARA REU program students and advisors• Published results in the Journal of the Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (JSARA)

Master Of Science - Ms, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Magna Cum Laude