Summary
Josef Willhite is a Simulation Engineer based in San Francisco with 13 years of hands-on experience applying mathematical modeling and software engineering to real-world data problems. A UC Santa Barbara Mathematical Sciences graduate, he pairs strong foundations in math with practical skills in Hadoop, SQL, Java, C/C++ and visualization tools like matplotlib and gnuplotlib. He has deep experience working with messy, unstructured datasets and optimizing for disk, memory, DB throughput and CPU load to extract actionable insights. At Space Systems Loral he applies simulation and data-driven techniques in an engineering context, building reliable pipelines from imperfect inputs. Known for taking initiative and thinking beyond obvious solutions, he brings a disciplined work ethic and a track record of leadership in technical and campus roles. Josef is actively focused on data analyst/scientist/engineering roles where complex data and performance constraints meet practical decision-making.
13 years of coding experience
Bachelor's Degree, Mathematical Sciences, Bachelor's Degree, Mathematical Sciences at University of California, Santa Barbara
german (conversational)