Jeffrey Baumes
Senior Software Engineer at Polycam
City of Mechanicville, New York, United States
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Top SchoolJeffrey Baumes is a Senior Software Engineer with 20 years of experience blending high-performance C++ and interactive JavaScript visuals, now bringing 3D capture to Polycam. He spent nearly two decades at Kitware advancing data visualization and web data management—contributing significant UI and annotation-linking features to the notable ParaView project and improving Girder’s front-end and authentication integrations. Jeffrey moves comfortably between research-grade distributed systems and product-focused engineering, having led data and analytics teams while retaining hands-on coding skills. Based in Mechanicville, NY, he holds a PhD in Computer Science from RPI and has a track record of turning complex visualization requirements into performant, user-facing tools.
19 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
PhD Computer Science, PhD Computer Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBS Computer Science Mathematics, BS Computer Science Mathematics at Clarkson University
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Github Skills (23)
data-visualizations10
javascript10
c-language10
qt10
server-client10
data-visualisation10
client-server10
backbonejs10
data-visualization10
vtk10
web-development10
cprogramming-language10
backbone10
gruntjs9
data-management9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
girder/girder
Dec 2013 - Oct 2018
A data management platform for the web, developed by Kitware
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:4 reviews, 114 commits, 45 PRs in 4 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Jeffrey primarily contributed to the front-end development of the Girder platform, enhancing the user interface and overall functionality. Their commits involved making Girder collections more Backbone-ish by setting IDs and using `set` instead of `reset` in the `collection.js` file. The user also addressed build configurations, fixing paths in `Gruntfiles` and separating out `main.js`. Furthermore, they integrated authentication features within the JavaScript files, adding the token to user models for JavaScript use and adding external web client integration.
data-analyticsdata-managementpythonkitwaredata-science
Kitware/ParaView
Jun 2006 - Jan 2014
VTK-based Data Analysis and Visualization Application
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:776 commits in 7 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Jeffrey primarily worked on enhancing the ParaView application by adding and improving annotation linking capabilities. They implemented features in `pqView` and `OverView` to share selections and annotations between views, and addressed related bugs. The user also made contributions to the user interface by adding support for features like web view progress, selected icons, and theme parameters. Furthermore, the user worked on bug fixes and performance improvements within the client-side rich text view and other components.
data-analysisvisualization-applicationdata-visualizationopen-sciencescientific-visualization
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