Alex Swindler
Staff Software Engineer at National Laboratory of the Rockies
Golden, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolAlex Swindler is a Staff Software Engineer with 13 years of experience building cross-platform tools, web interfaces, and large-scale simulation pipelines for building energy analysis at NREL. He leads development and testing of the OpenStudio energy modeling platform and the online Building Component Library, and helped create NREL’s award-winning Image Processing Occupancy Sensor. Alex combines back-end C++ and database performance work with interactive 3D visualizations, front-end dashboards, and HPC/cloud simulation orchestration for commercial building analysis. Earlier roles at TME gave him hands-on experience in PHP, Unity-based Revit visualizations, and systems administration, complementing his engineering business minor. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Virginia and is an R&D 100 Award recipient, reflecting impact across research and production software. Colleagues value his ability to bridge research, production code, and user-facing tools to make complex energy-modeling workflows practical and scalable.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Computer Science, B.S., Computer Science at University of Virginia
Github Skills (14)
debugging10
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develop10
c-language10
cprogramming-language10
code-cleanup9
maintenance9
version-control9
git9
code-optimization8
testing7
user-interface6
graphical-user-interface6
ui-design6
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
NREL/OpenStudio
Jun 2013 - Jan 2022
OpenStudio is a cross-platform collection of software tools to support whole building energy modeling using EnergyPlus and advanced daylight analysis using Radiance.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:22 releases, 1 review, 673 commits in 8 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Alex primarily focused on fixing bugs and implementing new features within the OpenStudio code base, particularly related to the Building Component Library. Their work involved modifying C++ source files, including shared GUI components and the core of the OpenStudio software. The commits indicate a focus on improving user experience and fixing edge-case scenarios, such as issues with removing lighting schedules.
renewable-energyhpc-applicationssoftware-toolsenergy-modelingcross-platform
marj-schott/hvac_resources
Mar 2016 - Mar 2020
Contributions:18 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years
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