Jon Ramsey
Software Engineer at Bluedrop Training & Simulation
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJon Ramsey is a software engineer and computational astrophysicist with 16 years of experience building high-performance simulation codes and conducting observational astronomy using ALMA and JWST. He has co-developed parallel fluid-dynamics and radiation-transport software optimized for supercomputers, and he now applies that scientific-computing rigor to engineering work at Bluedrop Training & Simulation. Jon has led successful NSF and NASA grant proposals and managed research teams, combining hands-on coding with project leadership and student supervision. Comfortable across theory, simulation, and telescope data analysis, he brings a rare blend of domain expertise and production-grade software skills. Off the clock he pursues disciplined pursuits—earning a 1st-degree black belt at 40—and has navigated life and research across four countries, reflecting adaptability and resilience.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Astronomy at Saint Mary's UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Astrophysics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Astrophysics at University of Calgary
Github Skills (34)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
leinster/emacs.d
Jan 2015 - Feb 2020
Contributions:9 pushes in 5 years 2 months
SealedEnvelope/se-dev-box
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
Contributions:18 pushes in 1 year 11 months
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