Greg Sleap
CIRA Software And Systems Team Lead at Curtin University
Perth, Western Australia
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Top SchoolGreg Sleap is an experienced software and systems leader with over 25 years in ICT and nine years focused on radio astronomy and big data at Curtin University. As CIRA Software and Systems Team Lead he designs and operates large-scale data architectures that keep the Murchison Widefield Array’s 40 PB archive FAIR and accessible to international researchers. He blends hands-on software engineering, database and server administration with procurement and operational management, bridging multidisciplinary teams across remote, high-stakes scientific infrastructure. His background spans telecommunications, mining and enterprise BI, giving him a practical edge in turning complex science requirements into robust, production systems. Unusually for a technology lead, he pairs that engineering focus with a formal Master’s in Astronomy, aligning technical delivery with scientific discovery.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Commerce (Information Technology), Bachelor’s Degree, Commerce (Information Technology) at Curtin University of TechnologyMaster’s Degree, Astronomy, Master’s Degree, Astronomy at James Cook University
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Github Skills (37)
telescope10
radio-astronomy10
astronomy9
metadata9
calibration9
rust9
cuda9
python8
preprocessing8
pythonic7
espn7
rule7
automated-deployment6
code-coverage5
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Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
MWATelescope/mwalib
Dec 2019 - Dec 2022
Library to read Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) raw visibilities, voltages and metadata into a common structure
Contributions:11 releases, 2 reviews, 191 commits in 3 years
arrayradio-astronomyrustmurchison-widefield-arraycfitsio
MWATelescope/mwax_user_tools
Dec 2021 - May 2026
A collection of handy scripts, tools and utilities for users of the MWAX correlator
Contributions:1 review, 2 PRs, 11 pushes in 4 years 5 months
handy
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