Dylan Gatlin
Telescope Operations Specialist
Denver Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDylan Gatlin is a Telescope Operations Specialist with nine years of hands-on experience operating observatory systems and supporting astronomical research at Apache Point Observatory. A CU Boulder BA in Astrophysics (cum laude) with an honors thesis on terrestrial exoplanet observation methods, he blends observational expertise with a strong passion for Python automation and numerical modeling of astrophysical and atmospheric processes. Dylan has supported research and instruction at LASP, CASA, and UC Boulder, pairing technical observatory work with teaching and data analysis roles. He routinely automates routine tasks—including personal utilities like an automated alarm clock—and applies scripting to both statistical analysis and physical simulations. Ambitious to return to exoplanet and atmospheric modeling in graduate school, he brings a pragmatic, research-minded approach to instrument operations and software-driven problem solving. Based in the Denver area, he combines field-tested observatory skill with a curiosity-driven mindset captured by his GitHub motto: "Keep looking up!"
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Astrophysics, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Astrophysics at University of Colorado Boulder
Github Skills (22)
typescript8
electron8
microsoft7
vscode-extension7
vscode7
editor7
telescope6
visual-studio6
directories6
visual-studio-code6
astronomical-algorithms5
linux4
python4
shell4
user-interface4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
sdss/STUIAdditions
Oct 2019 - Nov 2022
Contributions:23 PRs, 176 pushes, 23 branches in 3 years 1 month
StarkillerX42/starcoder42
Mar 2018 - Jan 2021
Contributions:2 PRs, 32 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 9 months
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