Presenter

Brad Richardson has a variety of experience and qualifications related to scientific and engineering software development and maintenance. He has been involved in the development and/or maintenance of multiple, highly-complex, safety-related, legacy Fortran software packages used in the nuclear industry. Brad has also been involved in the development of multiple newer Fortran software packages, making use of modern software development tools and techniques. Brad has taught multiple classes, including on the basics of version control with git, modern Fortran basics, software design patterns in Fortran, and modern software development practices (i.e. unit testing and continuous integration) with Fortran. He is currently working in the Johnson Space Center Flight Sciences Laboratory as a Research Software Engineer.