Elena Tolkova
Scientific Programmer Hydrodynamic Modeler at Lynker
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolElena Tolkova is a Ph.D.-trained scientific programmer and hydrodynamic modeler with 11+ years applying numerical modeling to tides, tsunamis, and long gravity waves for research and operational projects, including NOAA’s VDatum. She blends rigorous academic research—from wave dynamics and signal processing—to hands-on code development and validation in MATLAB and FORTRAN across Mac, Linux/Unix, and Windows environments. Elena has taught physics and applied numerical methods at the college level, bringing clarity to complex problems and translating theory into robust simulation tools. Her work on tsunami forecasting and tidal removal demonstrates an uncommon focus on wave interactions in natural resonators and rivers, connecting coastal dynamics to riverine impacts. Based in Seattle, she pairs deep domain expertise with practical experience delivering reproducible models for both academic publication and operational use.
11 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. Physics, Ph.D. Physics at Nizhny Novgorod State University (Russia)
Russian, English
Github Skills (7)
data-retrieval2
timeseries-database1
dataframes1
emr1
stream-processing1
ocean-modelling1
retrieval1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
Delta-function/cliffs-src
Oct 2014 - Apr 2017
Contributions:14 commits, 10 pushes in 2 years 7 months
noaa-ocs-modeling/VDatum-Spatially-Varying-Uncertainty
Jun 2023 - Jan 2025
Contributions:11 pushes in 1 year 7 months
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