Andrew Conley
About Andrew Conley
Andrew Conley serves as the Lead Technical Model Developer at UCAR - The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, where he has worked since 2001. He specializes in developing web applications for data models and has a strong background in physics and applied mathematics.
Work at UCAR
Andrew Conley has been associated with UCAR - The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research since 2001. He currently holds the position of Lead Technical Model Developer, a role he has occupied since 2019. In his capacity at UCAR, he has contributed significantly to the development of web applications that utilize PostgreSQL, PHP, and Angular for data model management. His work emphasizes tracking, versioning, and documenting reactions and systems, which are essential for scientific research.
Education and Expertise
Andrew Conley earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied from 1983 to 1987. He furthered his education at the California Institute of Technology, obtaining a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from 1988 to 1994. His academic background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in technical model development and data management.
Background
Prior to his current role, Andrew Conley has worked across various industries, including education, research, and sales database development. His experience includes stochastic modeling of commodity prices and the database storage of financial market contract data. This diverse background has equipped him with a broad skill set applicable to scientific research and technical development.
Achievements in Code Development
Andrew Conley has demonstrated proficiency in modernizing code bases to enhance data models. He has experience in refactoring large production code bases to support next-generation scientific research. His work includes migrating complex, highly-tested code to a data-driven model, focusing on abstracting procedural code into a database of underlying processes, which facilitates improved data management and accessibility.