Summary
Peter Hollemans is a Principal and Senior Software Architect with over 15 years of hands-on experience building scientific and geospatial software, running his consulting firm Terrenus Earth Sciences Software and serving international government, academic, and commercial clients. He combines deep technical expertise in Java, C/C++, scientific data formats (HDF, NetCDF, KML), GIS tools and Unix scripting with practical leadership—having led R&D teams, managed projects, and delivered production-quality systems for satellite oceanography and life sciences. Peter is adept at architecting automated data-processing pipelines and database migration tools that reduce manual intervention and enable smooth client upgrades. Based in Sidney, BC, he pairs strong communication and presentation skills with a researcher’s background (MSc Computer Science, BSc Physics) and a history of early work at institutions like UC San Diego and CERN, which informs his disciplined, science-first approach to software design.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
M.Sc., Computer Science, M.Sc., Computer Science at University of Victoria
French, Hebrew