Julia Collins
Web Applications Developer, Informatics Focus
Boulder, Colorado, United States
Summary
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SeniorJulia Collins is a Web Applications Developer based in Boulder, Colorado, with a decade of experience applying informatics to the management and delivery of Earth science data. At the National Snow and Ice Data Center she builds web tools that make complex geoscience datasets discoverable and usable for researchers and policymakers. Her work bridges software engineering and domain science, translating data stewardship principles into robust web applications and APIs. She brings institutional longevity and deep familiarity with scientific data lifecycles, having supported NCAR/NSIDC operations for years. Known for pragmatic problem-solving, she focuses on reliability, metadata quality, and user-centered data access. Julia pairs technical craft with an appreciation for the real-world decisions her systems enable.
10 years of coding experience
Github Skills (16)
nasa-api10
nasa-data9
command-line-utility9
open-science9
gis9
search-interface8
cloud-computing8
solr8
backend8
python7
puma7
opensearch7
ruby5
acceptance-testing5
rails4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
nsidc/granule-metgen
Jul 2024 - Jul 2026
Metadata generator for direct-to-Cumulus era
Contributions:40 releases, 101 reviews, 100 PRs in 2 years
nsidc/OpenSearchlight
Feb 2021 - Mar 2022
Contributions:5 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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