Mel Day
Library Clerk at Wayland Free Library Gunlocke Memorial
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMel Day is a multidisciplinary software engineer and aspiring data librarian with 11 years of experience building robust data systems across startups and large tech teams. Currently splitting time between senior NoSQL and cloud database engineering at The RealReal and library work in Rochester, NY, Mel designs Kafka, DynamoDB, OpenSearch and Kubernetes-based observability stacks and CI/CD pipelines. Their background spans physics PhD research, high-performance C++ data processing for sensor and scientific workloads, and production ML/Cloud work at companies like Zymergen and Digital Diagnostics, giving them deep expertise in data pipelines, CDC, and search. Mel pairs rigorous research instincts with practical infrastructure skills—able to move from database schema and migrations to deploying test/staging/production environments—while pivoting toward information science through an MLIS. Notably, they’ve scaled TB-scale scientific databases and accelerated pattern-recognition algorithms by orders of magnitude, a blend of performance-focused engineering and information stewardship.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Physics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Physics at Rochester Institute of TechnologyComputer Science, Computer Science at CourseraMaster of Library & Information Science - MLIS, Master of Library & Information Science - MLIS at Syracuse UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Physics at University of Rochester
English, Japanese
Github Skills (12)
particle-physics8
icecube8
monte-carlo7
high-energy-physics7
astrophysics6
data-analysis4
mass4
neutrino3
hierarchy3
python2
simulation2
code-analysis1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
mamday/mamday.github.io
Aug 2016 - Oct 2024
Contributions:83 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 3 months
mamday/scripts
Oct 2015 - Jul 2024
Contributions:159 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years 10 months
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