Summary
Gustavo Olivares is an air quality scientist with 11 years of professional experience designing instruments, developing aerosol dynamics methods, and applying dispersion and emissions modelling across research and government settings. He has led end-to-end projects from building modular mobile sensor platforms and human interfaces to integrating modelling chains (TAPM, CALMET, CALPUFF, MATCH) for regional-to-local air quality assessment. At NIWA he combined software development and domain expertise to create a personal greenhouse gas calculator and energy-sector modelling frameworks, and now applies that practical modelling experience at Auckland Council. Gustavo blends hands-on engineering with field campaigns and international collaboration dating back to PhD work in Chile and Sweden, giving him a rare mix of lab, field and systems-integration skills. A tinkerer and problem-solver outside work, he brings curiosity-driven innovation to routine monitoring challenges and a proven ability to translate complex atmospheric science into operational tools.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Chemical Engineering, Master of Science (MSc), Chemical Engineering at Universidad de Chile