Felipe Quintero
Associate Research Scientist
Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolFelipe Quintero is an Associate Research Scientist specializing in radar hydrometeorology, risk analysis, and water resources management with over a decade of experience delivering applied solutions for Latin American and Spanish government water agencies. Based at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, he blends rigorous academic training (Ph.D. in Hydrometeorology) with hands-on project leadership, having progressed from postdoc to research scientist roles while managing multidisciplinary teams and tight reporting deadlines. Felipe has a strong track record of translating practitioner needs into tailored tools and infrastructure information systems, informed by early GIS development and consulting work. Methodical and observant by nature, he consistently produces practical, deadline-driven outcomes under pressure and often bridges research and operational practice in flood and water-resource challenges.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Hydrometeorology, Ph.D., Hydrometeorology at Universitat Politecnica de CatalunyaM.Sc., Water Resources Management, M.Sc., Water Resources Management at Universidad Nacional de Colombia
English, Spanish, Catalan
Github Skills (3)
tree-structure10
differential-equations9
julia9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
Iowa-Flood-Center/asynch
Mar 2016 - Nov 2022
A numerical library for solving differential equations with a tree structure. Emphasis is given to hillslope-link river basin models.
Contributions:255 commits, 20 PRs, 210 pushes in 6 years 8 months
equationsriversolvingbasintree-structure
fquintero82/hpy
Jun 2023 - Jul 2024
Contributions:3 PRs, 100 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 1 month
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