Chris Cooper
Principal Research Engineer (Labs) at Propeller Aero
Greater Sydney Area Australia
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Cooper is a Principal Research Engineer with 15+ years of experience blending computer graphics, simulation and parallel computing to build production-grade tools for film, mapping and earthworks. He led R&D at Animal Logic—work that earned a Sci‑Tech Academy Award—and now drives visualization and labs innovation at Propeller Aero, where he architects scalable web and server systems using Cesium, WebGL, React and AWS. Chris has a track record of turning ambitious research into practical products, from deep compositing and distributed smoke simulation to the Doarama GPS-sharing service and open-source Cesium plugins. Equally comfortable in hands-on coding and technical leadership, he focuses on measurable impact for customers and teams. Outside work he stays energised by biking, running and club motorsport, bringing the same curiosity and discipline to both engineering problems and outdoor pursuits.
15 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Castle Hill High SchoolBachelor, Computer Systems Engineering (BCSE), Bachelor, Computer Systems Engineering (BCSE) at University of Technology Sydney
Github Skills (4)
javascript10
html9
3d9
webgl8
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
CesiumGS/cesium
Nov 2012 - Feb 2022
An open-source JavaScript library for world-class 3D globes and maps :earth_americas:
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 85 commits, 21 PRs in 9 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Chris's primary contribution appears to be the modification of a JavaScript library for creating 3D globes and maps. They made changes to files related to displaying images with HTML and Javascript, which would involve the modification of the user interface components of the application. Further contributions also included the implementation of client CZML examples for dynamic scene descriptions.
3d-globegltfjavascript-librarygeospatial3d-tiles
PropellerAero/cesium
Jul 2016 - Aug 2024
WebGL virtual globe and map engine
Contributions:12 reviews, 16 PRs, 117 pushes in 8 years 2 months
globejavascriptmapwebgl
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