Brett Estrade
Contract Perl Programmer, Principal Owner at Coastal Computing Services, LLC
Houston, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrett Estrade is a seasoned Perl contractor and principal owner who specializes in delivering cost-effective solutions for small clients and short-to-mid term projects. With 23+ years applying Perl across domains—from high-performance computing and engineering to national defense and hurricane emergency management—he blends deep technical craft with practical impact. He co-created ASGS, an open-source automation suite for ADCIRC, contributing software that has supported life-saving coastal forecasting and emergency response. Trained in mechanical engineering (Auburn) with graduate work in computer science, Brett uniquely combines engineering fundamentals with decades of applied scripting and systems work. Based in Houston, he prioritizes measurable client value and pragmatic delivery over costly, overengineered solutions. He’s happiest matching his niche expertise to projects where tight budgets meet real-world stakes.
5 years of coding experience
College of the Immaculate Conception, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program, College of the Immaculate Conception, College/University Preparatory and Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program at Jesuit High School of New OrleansMaster's, Applied Computer Science, Master's, Applied Computer Science at The University of Southern MississippiDoctor of Philosophy - PhD (incomplete), Computer Science, incomplete, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD (incomplete), Computer Science, incomplete at Louisiana State UniversityBachelor's, Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's, Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University
Github Skills (94)
perl10
forecast10
ocean10
macros10
cpan10
post-processing9
metacpan9
gcc9
rewrite9
flags9
c649
retrocomputing9
commodore8
65028
ocean-modelling8
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
Perl-OpenMP/p5-OpenMP-Simple
Jun 2021 - Mar 2025
Wrapper around Alien::OpenMP that provides helpful C MACROs and runtime functions
Contributions:9 PRs, 136 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 9 months
openmpperl
Perl-OpenMP/p5-OpenMP-Environment
Apr 2021 - Jul 2024
Perl interface for manipulating OpenMP's environmental runtime execution variables
Contributions:1 review, 1 PR, 30 pushes in 3 years 3 months
environmentalruntimecompilerperlhpc
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