Alex Conley
Software Engineer at Google
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Conley is a software engineer with 13 years of experience building data processing, warehousing, and analysis systems, currently applying his skills at Google from Boulder, Colorado. He pairs a strong academic background—a PhD in Physics from UC Berkeley and a summa cum laude BA—with a research pedigree in astrophysics, having used supernovae and high-redshift galaxies as cosmological probes. Alex brings science-grade rigor to engineering problems, evidenced by his open-source contributions to the widely used astropy library where he improved cosmology functionality and documentation, including adding Planck 2018 models. Comfortable working at the intersection of research and production, he has led technical efforts at both industry (IHS Markit) and academic centers (CU Boulder, University of Toronto). Known for translating complex scientific requirements into reliable software, he blends deep quantitative intuition with practical engineering at scale.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at University of California, BerkeleyBA, Physics, Summa cum Laude, BA, Physics, Summa cum Laude at Claremont McKenna College
English
Github Skills (5)
astropy10
python10
astrophysics10
astronomy10
documentation9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
astropy/astropy
Feb 2015 - Sep 2024
Astronomy and astrophysics core library
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:14 reviews, 14 PRs, 177 comments in 9 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Alex's contributions primarily center around the `astropy.cosmology` sub-package, focusing on improving its documentation and functionality. They implemented changes to update the default cosmology, add new cosmological models such as Planck 2018, and correct existing documentation related to neutrino parameters. The commits also include refinements to the documentation of the redshift validity range and other cosmology-related parameters. Their work directly enhances the usability and accuracy of the astronomy and astrophysics core library.
astrologypythonscienceastrophysicsastrodynamics
aconley/astropy
Feb 2015 - Oct 2020
Main AstroPy repository
Contributions:44 pushes, 18 branches in 5 years 9 months
astropypython
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