Edmond Smith
Scientific Analyst Developer at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Columbia, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEdmond Smith is a Scientific Analyst/Developer with 11 years of experience applying physics-driven thinking to software for space and Earth science missions. He has built and operated data pipelines and analysis tools—from NASA GMAO’s GEOS climate systems to the Diviner radiometer and Europa Clipper downlink processing at Johns Hopkins APL—primarily using Python and scientific computing best practices. Comfortable moving between research and operations, he has optimized legacy scientific code (Fortran→C, MPI tuning) and developed custom frameworks for forecasting, visualization, and database-backed analysis. Based in Columbia, MD, he pairs hands-on coding with domain expertise in numerical modeling and remote sensing, and is especially adept at translating complex scientific requirements into reliable, quasi‑operational systems.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's of Science, Physics, Mathematics, Bachelor's of Science, Physics, Mathematics at Tennessee Technological UniversityAssociate's of Science, General Studies, Associate's of Science, General Studies at Motlow State Community CollegeThe University of Maryland, College ParkMaster's of Science, Physics, Master's of Science, Physics at University of Alabama in Huntsville
Japanese, French, Latin, German, Russian
Github Skills (31)
gravity10
orbit10
python9
typos9
orbital-mechanics9
physics9
rest9
correctness9
api9
astrodynamics9
space8
wsgi8
api-rest8
plane7
http7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
edmondb/developython
Aug 2016 - Jun 2017
Contributions:79 commits, 78 pushes, 1 branch in 10 months
pytrain/intro_agenda
Mar 2019 - Jun 2019
Contributions:21 commits, 20 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
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