Chris Meyer
Lead Product Engineer (Software) at Bruker AXS (formerly Nion Co.)
Pleasanton, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolChris Meyer is a Lead Product Engineer with 15+ years designing and shipping scientific and consumer desktop applications, currently developing the open-source Nion Swift Python platform for electron microscopy at Bruker AXS. He previously created widely used tools such as DigitalMicrograph and the Photo to Movie slide show, combining deep C++/Qt experience with modern Python development. As a former product manager and engineering leader, he has guided cross-platform teams across Windows, macOS, Linux and iOS while running his own company, LQ Graphics. His contributions to documentation on projects like conda-forge reflect a pragmatic focus on reproducible builds and developer onboarding. Based in Pleasanton, CA, he brings a rare blend of hands-on scientific imaging expertise and product-level stewardship that bridges research and shipping reliable lab software.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, Physics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, Physics at University of California, Berkeley
Github Skills (4)
conda-forge10
documentation10
cmake10
build-system8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io
Mar 2020 - Apr 2020
The conda-forge website.
Role in this project:
Technical Writer & Documentation Specialist
Technical Writer & Documentation SpecialistContributions:7 commits, 4 PRs, 24 comments in 12 days
Contributions summary:Chris primarily contributed to the project's documentation, specifically focusing on the "knowledge base" section. They updated the documentation to include information about using CMake for builds, including build requirements, CMake options, and example commands for both macOS/Linux and Windows platforms. Their work included adding sections, reorganizing content, and addressing issues in the documentation to enhance clarity and completeness for users.
conda-forgecondarisk-assessmentidrisforge
cmeyer/nionswift-instrumentation-kit
Mar 2018 - Apr 2025
Base classes for Nion Swift STEM microscope instrumentation
Contributions:1 PR, 93 pushes, 90 branches in 7 years 1 month
steminstrumentationmicroscopebase-classesswift
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