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Munich, BY, DE

Remotely established and managed a team of software testers in the USA to implement a Verification Test process for CASA’s development workflow and to systematically apply it to the project timeline.Led the first implementation of performance benchmark tests for CASA, to identify and address issues impacting the operational ALMA pipeline and enhancing the.

Garching

Coordinated resource allocation to ESO’s main programs, fostering proactive discussions to address resource allocation challenges and collaborating closely with project managers and staff to facilitate resolution.Led a diverse in-house team of international staff overseeing a portfolio of 20+ projects.Promoted adherence to ESO’s processes and engineering.

Provided guidance and support to external development groups of instrument consortia for the survey telescope instruments of ESO, ensuring project success and high-quality deliverables.Responsible for the whole software life cycle (design, implementation, testing, integration, and maintenance) of the pipeline software developed in-house and by external.

Pasadena

Designed and implemented a pipeline system to process image data from the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope as part of the Spitzer Wide-Area Extragalactic Survey (SWIRE).Implemented tools to analyse simulated images and to perform cross-identification of sources in large catalogues as part of the verification and validation of the pipeline prior to the launch.

Pasadena, California, United States

Responsible for the data reduction and analysis of spectroscopic surveys of clusters of galaxies and high redshift quasars....

Postdoctoral Scholar, Astrophysics

Visiting Research Scholar, Astrophysics

Activities and Societies: American Astronomical Society

Ph.D., Astrophysics

M.Sc., Astrophysics