Chris Dinneen
Senior Vice President Of Engineering at Tape Ark | Global Experts in Tape to Cloud Migration
Perth, Western Australia
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Top SchoolChris Dinneen is a multi-disciplinary technology leader blending petroleum engineering, geophysics, and software engineering to drive data-driven exploration and cloud-scale operations. As Senior Vice President of Engineering at Tape Ark, he guides engineering practice and delivery for tape-to-cloud migrations, leveraging AWS, big data, and Python to build scalable platforms. With 8 years of experience across oil and gas and software, he has led data management and analytics initiatives—from decommissioning legacy reservoirs and automating data ingestion to visualizing reservoir, PVT, and seismic data. An active open-source contributor, he maintains a strong presence in the Devito project, refining finite-difference and stencil computation examples and enhancing educational value. He holds a Master of Engineering in Oil and Gas and a BSc with Honours in Physics from The University of Western Australia, reflecting a formal foundation in both engineering and scientific computation. Based in Perth, he combines hands-on coding with strategic leadership and a track record of transforming complex data into auditable, regulator-ready workflows.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Western AustraliaBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics at Curtin University of Technology
Github Skills (11)
code-list10
code-templates10
jupyter-notebook10
difference10
finite-difference10
numerical-methods10
python10
dsl9
compiler-compiler8
compiler8
compilers8
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
devitocodes/devito
Jun 2020 - Jun 2020
DSL and compiler framework for automated finite-differences and stencil computation
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:29 commits, 2 PRs, 20 comments in 7 days
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to examples within the repository, focusing on the development of finite-difference and stencil computation methods. Their work involved fixing typos, correcting equations, and clearing outputs in the provided Jupyter notebooks. The changes suggest a focus on refining and improving existing code examples to better illustrate and explain the underlying concepts and implementations within the Devito framework. These contributions are likely aimed at enhancing the educational value and accuracy of the examples.
code-generationautomatic-differentiationfinite-differencecompilerultrasound-imaging
dabiged/Volve2OPM
Feb 2020 - Oct 2021
Running the Volve Eclipse Reservoir Simulation files in OPM flow
Contributions:15 commits, 2 PRs, 12 pushes in 1 year 7 months
simulationreservoiropmreservoir-simulationeclipse
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