David Brown
Adjunct Professor at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Richland, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Brown is an adjunct professor and software architect with 21 years of experience building Python-based systems for scientific data management and rich metadata environments. At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory he designs and operates scalable institutional data management services that bridge enterprise metadata and research workflows, and he teaches computer architecture and assembly-level concepts at Washington State University. Hands-on with Linux and file systems, he combines systems engineering with backend Python development—contributing to notable open-source projects like EasyBuild (improving lmod module integration) and pre-commit hooks (enhancing JSON formatting). His work reveals a practical focus on reproducible, auditable data environments that support scientific collaboration at scale. Based in Richland, WA, he pairs academic training (MS and BS in Computer Science) with national-lab rigor and a penchant for solving real-world scientific data problems.
21 years of coding experience
Masters, Computer Science, Masters, Computer Science at Washington State University
Github Skills (13)
json10
hpc10
scite10
precommit10
python10
pre-commit-hook10
scilab10
subprocess9
linux9
git9
linter8
pytest7
refactoring6
Programming languages (20)
Github contributions (5)
pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
Nov 2016 - Nov 2016
Some out-of-the-box hooks for pre-commit
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 5 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:David primarily focused on enhancing the `pre-commit-hooks` repository, a collection of pre-commit hooks. Their contributions involved modifying and extending the `pretty_format_json` hook. This includes adding functionality to sort JSON keys, allowing users to specify keys to be placed at the top of the JSON output. The user also introduced tests to validate these enhancements, contributing to improved code quality and functionality.
linterpythonboxpre-commitout-of-the-box
easybuilders/easybuild-framework
Apr 2013 - Apr 2013
EasyBuild is a software installation framework in Python that allows you to install software in a structured and robust way.
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 2 days
Contributions summary:David focused on enhancing the `easybuild-framework` by adding support and fixing issues related to the "lmod" module system. They primarily modified the `modules.py` file, implementing changes to integrate and interact with "lmod". These changes included adding "lmod" specific logic, modifying the environment variables, and debugging the module loading and updating processes within the framework. The user's work aimed at improving compatibility and functionality with the "lmod" module system.
pythonhpclinuxscientific-software
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