Summary
Andrew Etringer is a software developer with 12 years of experience who transitioned from atmospheric science research into building production-ready tools for renewable energy assessment and forecasting. Based in Portola Valley, CA, he has developed and automated scientific software, back-end data processing, and report-generation pipelines to scale regional atmospheric modeling for wind and solar energy at companies including Vaisala and EPRI. His background in numerical weather prediction, permafrost modeling and FORTRAN-based scientific programming gives him a rare combination of domain expertise and practical software engineering skills focused on speed, accuracy and reliability. He excels at turning complex geophysical models and large observational datasets into actionable, reproducible products and has a track record of improving quality through testing and documentation. Outside work he’s equally likely to be outdoors or exploring diverse musical interests, reflecting a pragmatic curiosity that informs both his engineering and research roots.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Meteorology, Bachelor of Science - BS, Meteorology at Plymouth State University
Master of Science - MS, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, Master of Science - MS, Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology at University of Colorado Boulder