Lewis Blake
Senior Software Developer at Statkraft
Oslo, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolLewis Blake is a Senior Software Developer based in Oslo with nine years of experience at the intersection of statistics, computational science, and environmental modeling. With a PhD in Statistics, he has led development of widely used Python tools (notably pyaerocom) and productionized machine-learning solutions for air quality forecasting and uncertainty quantification across national and European projects. His work spans high-performance computing and scalable ML—accelerating Gaussian process computations and fusing heterogeneous data for deposition modeling—bridging research and operational needs. Currently at Statkraft, he applies his domain expertise in water, weather, and climate data management to deliver robust, production-grade analytics. Colleagues would note his uncommon blend of deep statistical rigor, software engineering discipline, and a track record of turning research methods into reliable, repeatable tools.
9 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Statistics at Colorado School of MinesBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics at Hampshire College
Github Skills (27)
earth-observation10
climate-science10
python9
guitar8
optimizer8
geojson8
geopandas7
geography7
optimization7
midi6
parallel-computing6
parallel6
matplotlib6
music5
jupyter-notebook5
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
lewisblake/optimParallel-python
May 2020 - Mar 2024
A parallel computing interface to the L-BFGS-B optimizer
Contributions:11 PRs, 16 pushes, 6 branches in 3 years 11 months
paralleloptimizationoptimizercomputingbfgs
lewisblake/pyaerocom
Mar 2022 - Sep 2022
Python tools for the AeroCom project
Contributions:2 PRs, 34 pushes, 32 branches in 6 months
pythonaerocompython-toolselectrical-engineeringcnc-controller
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