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RoryPTB/README.md

Rory Burke

❔ Who I Am

Presently, I am a scientific officer of the WMO Information System (WIS) team at the WMO Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland. My work is primarily that of a full-stack developer contributing to open-source projects. This involves creating robust backend solutions for data format conversion, quality control, and downloading, alongside designing user-friendly frontend interfaces for both web and desktop applications.

Coming from a mathematical background, with a master’s degree from the University of Warwick, I also have a strong interest in academic research - particularly in statistics and machine learning.

My unique strength lies in combining in-depth technical skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex solutions in an easily understandable way, bridging the gap between detailed technical execution and clear, relatable explanations.

🧰 Languages and Tools

VSCode

Git

Docker

Bash

Ubuntu

Python

Pytest

TensorFlow

Numpy

Pandas

Flask

Prometheus

PostgreSQL

R

MATLAB

JavaScript

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

Vuejs

Vuetify

Vuejs

Electron

Axios

 


👨‍💻 My Coding Journey

 During the first year of my mathematics degree, I quickly became fascinated by the idea of building mathematical models to represent diverse real-world scenarios. I knew that I needed to improve my coding skills to explore this properly, so I engaged in many modules that offered this - simulating physics, epidemiological outbreaks, and more. These skills landed me an internship at BT Group where I had the chance to put my theoretical knowledge of machine learning into action. Here, I researched the effectiveness of deep autoencoders in detecting malicious network data. After this, in my master's degree, I took every opportunity I could to continue exploring this avenue of research - from comparing the structure of brain networks using stochastic block models, to ranking coupled climate models using statistical distances. Once I graduated, I was fortunate enough to land a developer role as a scientific officer in the World Meteorological Organization, where I have learnt containerisation, back-end development, and front-end design. Who knows what awaits me in the future: I may continue as a full-stack developer, I may return to data science, or perhaps a combination of the two!

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  1. wmo-im/wis2-subscription-manager wmo-im/wis2-subscription-manager Public

    An Electron application for browsing a WIS2 Global Discovery Catalogue, configuring WIS2 subscriptions, and viewing download metrics.

    Vue 2 1

  2. wmo-im/wis2downloader wmo-im/wis2downloader Public

    The backend Python package for downloading real-time data from the WIS2 network.

    Python

  3. wmo-im/wis2box-webapp wmo-im/wis2box-webapp Public

    A Vue.js web application that allows users to engage in WIS2 data conversion tools, edit station and dataset metadata, and monitor data flow in real-time.

    Vue 1 1

  4. wmo-im/capvalidator wmo-im/capvalidator Public

    Python module to validate a CAP alert against the OASIS CAP 1.2 schema and verify the XML signature.

    Python 1

  5. wmo-im/wis2box wmo-im/wis2box Public

    WIS2 in a box is a reference implementation of a WMO WIS2 Node

    Python 37 14

  6. wmo-im/synop2bufr wmo-im/synop2bufr Public

    Python package to transform SYNOP data into the WMO BUFR format.

    Python 6 2