Summary
Cody Gerhartz is an IT and technical support specialist with 11 years of experience blending endpoint support, research-grade instrumentation, and academic rigor. Currently supporting the Social Science Computing Cooperative at UW–Madison, he brings deep hands-on skills in desktop and help-desk operations, OS and software migrations, and hardware lifecycle management informed by a Ph.D. in Physics. His background in spectroscopy, observational astronomy, and planetarium systems gives him unusual expertise in maintaining complex scientific hardware and presentation systems alongside everyday IT services. Comfortable translating between researchers and IT teams, he has a track record of streamlining migrations and keeping mission-critical systems operational in both industrial and academic environments.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Astronomy-Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Astronomy-Physics at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at University of Toledo