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Kari Barry

Data Engineering Software Engineer, Data Science & Systems Integration, National Synchrotron Light Source II

Kari Barry

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 741, Room C09T
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(516) 666-5222
kbarry@bnl.gov

Pronouns: She/Her

Having previously helmed an executive position at a data driven tech startup, Kari joins the NSLS-II DSSI team with a different perspective than most of her immediate peers. Her primary focus has been on making scientific software more accessible and approachable for users with a variety of backgrounds. Having a proven history of providing robust web services, Kari utilizes computing frameworks like Kubernetes to split and schedule workloads into manageable and scalable containerized instances. Making sure scientists have access to the latest deep learning and AI ecosystems, available to run securely and locally.  

Kari is assigned to the Hard X-Ray and Spectroscopy divisions as part of the DSSI Team supporting scientists working with those processes. 

Expertise | Education


Expertise

General Skills:

  • As a former Chief Technical Officer, Kari specializes in having a broad knowledge of available technologies to solve any given problem. More of a generalist than someone with a specific hyper-developed skill. 

  • Her time spent in the boardroom managing the business decisions of a company, hiring employees and writing proposals has given her ancillary insight into processes that apply well to the D.O.E.’s bespoke style of project management. 

  • Collaboration is core to her nature, she often utilizes tools like github to contribute her time and talent to various open source software engineering projects. 

Specific Technologies:

Python, C, Ansible, Kubernetes / Docker / Podman, react.js, shell scripting, microcontroller & FPGA programming

Education

B.S. in Computer Science from Stonybrook University (2018)

A.S. in Information Technology from Suffolk County Community College (2014)

Kari Barry

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 741, Room C09T
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(516) 666-5222
kbarry@bnl.gov

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