Iva Kavčič
Scientific Systems Manager at Met Office
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Top SchoolIva Kavčič is a Scientific Systems Manager with 9 years of experience aligning scientific software, domain specialists, and external partners to deliver high-performance weather and climate modelling for exascale computing. At the Met Office she has been the lead interface for LFRic and PSyclone, coordinating multi-organisation deployments, non-backward-compatible releases, and performance-driven DSL support. Her background as a mathematician and PhD in geophysics gives her deep expertise in numerical algorithms, solvers and discretisations, which she pairs with practical engineering to improve model scalability. She is passionate about building sustainable systems and practices and excels at translating complex technical concepts for diverse audiences. Iva also has a track record of mentoring and enabling others, from university students to cross-organisational developer communities. An underrated strength is her ability to manage technical change risk—designing step-by-step deployment processes that keep science teams productive during major infrastructure upgrades.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Level 3 course, Counselling: NCFE Award in Counselling Skills and Theory - Level 3, Level 3 course, Counselling: NCFE Award in Counselling Skills and Theory - Level 3 at Exeter CollegeDiploma (MSc equivalent), Physics-Geophysics (Meteorology and Physical Oceanography), 4,52 (on 1-5 scale), Diploma (MSc equivalent), Physics-Geophysics (Meteorology and Physical Oceanography), 4,52 (on 1-5 scale) at Sveuèilište u Zagrebu / University of ZagrebPRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management, Project Management, PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management, Project Management at PeopleCertDoctor of Science (PhD), Physics-Geophysics with Meteorology, 4,83 (on 1-5 scale), Doctor of Science (PhD), Physics-Geophysics with Meteorology, 4,83 (on 1-5 scale) at University of Zagreb/Sveuciliste u Zagrebu
Croatian, English, Slovenian, Italian
Github Skills (25)
f2py10
code-transformation10
parser10
python10
fortran10
earth10
parallel-computing10
parsing10
compiler10
finite-difference10
transformation10
optimization10
abstract-syntax-tree7
configurations7
linux7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
MetOffice/LFRic-Containers
Sep 2020 - May 2021
Contributions:7 commits, 2 pushes in 7 months
TeranIvy/ClimateVelocityPrograms
Jun 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 11 months
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