Jeffrey Early
Research Scientist at Northwest Research Associates
Redmond, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJeffrey Early is a research scientist and software engineer with 12 years of experience combining physical oceanography, high-performance numerical simulation, and macOS app development. He leads self-funded, peer-reviewed research at Northwest Research Associates—securing NSF, ONR, and NASA support—to model geophysical fluid dynamics and analyze observational datasets. As founder of Early Innovations he has shipped pioneering geotagging and mapping tools (including the early GPSPhotoLinker and PhotoLinker) and built a custom GIS framework and computational-geometry engines to enable responsive map interactions. Comfortable bridging theory and production, he implements asymptotically valid physical models, designs numerical frameworks (GLNumericalModelingKit), and maintains commercial software with direct customer support. Based in Redmond, WA, he blends academic rigor with product-minded engineering and a knack for turning complex spatial problems into usable, high-performance tools.
12 years of coding experience
Masters, Physics, Masters, Physics at University of OregonPhD, Physical Oceanography, PhD, Physical Oceanography at Oregon State UniversityBS, Physics, Mathematics, BS, Physics, Mathematics at University of Puget Sound
English, German
Github Skills (27)
labview10
matlab10
ieee10
oceanography10
tiles9
objective-c9
cocoa9
modeling9
maps8
vector-tiles8
geojson8
webgl8
mapbox-gl8
mapbox-gl-js8
openstreetmap7
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Energy-Pathways-Group/GLOceanKit
Oct 2014 - Jan 2023
Tools for physical oceanography in Matlab and Objective-C
Contributions:3 releases, 1 review, 894 commits in 8 years 5 months
objective-cphysical-oceanographymatlabphysicaloceanography
JeffreyEarly/MomentTensorModelFit
Sep 2013 - Oct 2016
Contributions:66 commits, 35 pushes in 3 years 1 month
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