David Butler
President And Chief Scientist at Limit Point Systems, Inc.
Livermore, California, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Butler is President and Chief Scientist at Limit Point Systems, bringing over four decades of technical leadership in scientific computing, data management, and high-performance data models. He invented the sheaf data model and is chief architect of the SheafSystem open-source project, applying advanced topology and geometry concepts to practical problems like seismic interpretation and massively parallel simulation storage. His work spans industry and national labs—developing prototype tools for major oil companies, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, and Sandia—and includes patented innovations that enable interoperation between arbitrary mesh and property representations. A physicist by training with a PhD and postdoctoral research, he pairs deep academic rigor with hands-on software architecture, from MRI control systems to ACR/NEMA medical imaging exchange. Colleagues and clients rely on him to translate abstract mathematical ideas into robust, production-capable data infrastructures for demanding scientific and industrial workflows.
13 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Physics, BS, Physics at University of California, DavisPost Doctoral Research Associate, Physics, Post Doctoral Research Associate, Physics at Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD, Physics, PhD, Physics at University of Pittsburgh
Github Skills (18)
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Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
LimitPointSystems/SheafSystem
Apr 2013 - Sep 2014
Contributions:278 commits in 1 year 5 months
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LimitPointSystems/SheafSystemProgrammersGuide
Sep 2013 - Feb 2014
Contributions:21 commits in 5 months
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