Alessandra Borgia
Principal Simulation Software Engineer
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlessandra Borgia is a Principal Simulation Software Engineer with 27 years of experience applying physics and advanced software to space systems, guidance, navigation & control, and high-energy physics experiments. She combines deep domain expertise in Monte Carlo and plume simulations with hands-on C++ and Python development, leading cross-disciplinary teams and multi-million-dollar integration projects for spacecraft propulsion. A fast learner who thrives on ambiguous problems, Alessandra has a track record of reducing spacecraft mass and cost through creative analysis and pragmatic engineering. Her career spans roles at Lanteris Space Systems, SSL, LTA Research, CERN and Syracuse University, reflecting both research-grade rigor and production delivery. Notably, she has managed large-scale simulation production at CERN and translated particle-physics data-processing techniques into robust engineering tools for industry.
27 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Physics at Syracuse UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.) Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Physics at Binghamton University
c++, Italian, python, fortran, matlab, simulink
Github Skills (87)
computational-physics10
high-energy-physics10
hearthstone10
scientific-computing10
passage10
geometry10
ssa10
geant410
simulation10
visualization10
world-of-warcraft10
qbcore-framework10
singularity9
reproducible-science9
portable9
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
man-hep-tier2/htcondor
Sep 2017 - Sep 2022
This is a Puppet module for HTCondor (https://github.com/htcondor/htcondor)
Contributions:8 pushes in 5 years
htcondorpuppet-modulepuppet
man-hep-tier2/arc_ce
Oct 2017 - May 2022
Puppet module for installation and configuration for an ARC CE
Contributions:13 pushes in 4 years 7 months
arcpuppet-moduleinstallationpuppet
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