Richard Wesley
Time Lord at DuckDB Labs
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolRichard Wesley is a senior research scientist and principal software engineer with deep expertise in analytic databases, signal and text processing, and algorithm design, currently semi-retired and consulting on climate and energy data problems. He has decades of production experience building bespoke data engines and query architectures—most notably driving the Tableau Data Engine and extending DuckDB’s aggregate, window and DISTINCT implementations as an active OSS contributor. A former mathematician in several complex variables, he blends rigorous mathematical analysis with pragmatic systems engineering in C, C++, Python and SQL. Richard’s work spans everything from temporal analytics and non-standard join algorithms to speech synthesis and high-speed streaming clients, and he enjoys translating complex research into deployable software. Based in Seattle, he is selectively available for consulting that leverages his IP-generation track record and strengths in high-performance data management.
8 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
Cum Laude, Mathematics, Physics, 12, Cum Laude, Mathematics, Physics, 12 at St. Paul's SchoolSc.M., Mathematics, Sc.M., Mathematics at Brown UniversityA.B., Mathematics, Computer Science, A.B., Mathematics, Computer Science at Dartmouth College
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Github Skills (18)
code-optimization10
c-language10
databases10
window-functions10
cprogramming-language10
database10
data-structure9
algorithm9
algorithms9
performance-optimization9
data-structures9
duckdb6
olap6
aggregations6
sql6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
duckdb/duckdb
Jul 2019 - Mar 2022
DuckDB is an analytical in-process SQL database management system
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:737 reviews, 62 commits, 506 PRs in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Richard made multiple commits focused on expanding the capabilities of the DuckDB database, particularly within the area of window functions and their implementation. Their work involved modifications to existing code related to the internal structure of the database, as well as implementation of new functionality, with a notable focus on memory allocation and optimization. Furthermore, the user made significant code contributions on implementing the DISTINCT keyword for aggregate functions in conjunction with their sort functions.
management-systemanalyticsduckdbmysqlembedded-database
hawkfish/textform
Apr 2021 - Sep 2021
A data transformation pipeline library based on Potter's Wheel.
Contributions:12 releases, 54 commits, 10 PRs in 5 months
pipeline-librarytransformationdataframespipelinedata-processing
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