Daniel Smolkin
Research Software Engineer at Onto Innovation
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolDaniel Smolkin is a research software engineer with 12 years blending rigorous mathematical research and production software practice, currently applying his expertise at Onto Innovation in Ann Arbor. Trained as a mathematician (PhD) and formerly a math postdoc at the University of Michigan, he excels at turning deep theoretical insight into robust, reproducible code for scientific problems. His background spans academic research, teaching, web content management, and industry internships, giving him a rare mix of clear technical communication and hands-on engineering. Colleagues rely on him to bridge abstract models and practical implementations, and he is motivated by a desire to deeply understand systems and leave them better than he found them.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics, Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics, Physics at University of MichiganThe University of Utah
Japanese, Russian
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Github Skills (18)
resolutions10
polynomials9
symbolic-computation9
cas9
mathematics9
interpreted-programming-language9
algebra8
geometry8
projective-geometry7
macaulay27
groebner-basis7
computer-algebra-system7
math6
layout6
linux4
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
zdorovo/mathlog
Feb 2014 - Dec 2016
Contributions:14 commits, 1 push in 2 years 10 months
zdorovo/coffeeTimer
May 2015 - Aug 2017
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 3 months
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