Pedro Fernandez
Research Software Developer at University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Top SchoolPedro Fernandez is a Research Software Developer in Calgary with 11 years of experience at the intersection of geophysics, physics and software engineering. He has built and supported geophysical and medical-physics applications using languages from FORTRAN and Delphi to C++/Qt and Python, moving between R&D roles at CGG/CGGVeritas and applied positions at Explor and Alberta Health Services. Now at the University of Calgary he focuses on research-grade software that bridges scientific models and production tools, drawing on an M.Sc. in Geophysics and a B.Sc. in Nuclear Physics. Known for pragmatic problem solving, he combines legacy-code fluency with modern scripting to accelerate research workflows and operational deployments. A less obvious strength is his ability to translate deep domain knowledge in subsurface physics into maintainable code, making complex algorithms accessible to multidisciplinary teams.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (M.Sc.), Geophysics, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Geophysics at The University of CalgaryBs. in Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Physics, Bs. in Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Physics at Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Cuba
English, Spanish, French
Stackoverflow
33reputation
2kreached
5answers
3questions
Github Skills (60)
effort10
dicom10
medical10
reproducible-science9
open-science9
sequencing9
physics9
science9
distortion9
genomics8
image-analysis8
python8
sag8
quality-assurance8
axis8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
peterg1t/QCGraticule
Sep 2019 - May 2021
This QC determines the accuracy of the collimator axis of rotation, EPID spatial distortion and EPID sag using the graticule issued to every machine.
Contributions:29 commits, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
axisrotationspatialsagcollimator
peterg1t/datalad-file-tracker
Aug 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:4 PRs, 152 pushes, 21 branches in 2 years 6 months
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