Michael Gravina, Software Dev

Full stack developer with 15 years of experience programming for applications in science, medicine, and education.

Purpose-driven and always learning. Looking to apply my broad experience and skillset towards socially meaningful work.

Selected Portfolio

Ohio Severe Weather Dashboard Project lead

Map with choropleth data and event tracks.
Query datasets in parallel (varying locations, timespans, event type, etc.)
Stack plots within and between datasets for easy comparison.
URL captures app state for saving/sharing.
Download queried data in multiple formats.
Accessibility-focused design (keyboard/screenreaders).

Fluid Earth Project lead

WebGL-based rendering for fluid and intuitive interaction.
Grid and vector data automatically matched.
URL captures app state for saving/sharing.
Timelapse feature batches downloads for animation.
Location-specific data queries (hover and pin-drop).
"Advanced mode", with more info, scientific terms and monotonic colormaps.
Back-end automatically syncs with NOAA, NASA, ESR, and EU data sources.
Aggregates data over time for global climate averages.
Customizable web component.

Virtual Ice Project lead

360° photosphere tours focused on Earth's cryosphere.
Compatible with VR headsets for an immersive experience.
Also viewable on flatscreen and mobile devices.
Expanding tour list includes glaciers, arctic expeditions, museums, academic departments, etc.
Interactive videos, scavenger hunts and quizzes with score-keeping.

Polar Rock Repository Database Rehabilitation developer

Inherited an industry-standard search portal for arctic rock samples.
Refactored, consolidated and integrated multiple codebases.
Established correct revision control.
Migrated application across server environments.
Authored code and admin documentation.
Built new entry portal and info pages.

Rig Solo developer

Visualize knowledge as a relational graph.
View graphs as branching networks or top-down outlines.
Quick-link between graph nodes and web pages.
Construct relational spaces to explore concepts from different "angles".
Compose rich-text notes for any concept.
URL captures app state for saving/sharing.
Run as webpage or Windows desktop app.

Skills

JavaScriptTypeScriptHTMLCSSHTTP(S)SQLObjection.jsMikro-ORMNode.jsVitePHPSvelteKitVue.jsLaravelWebGLTailwindBootstrapSkeletonDocker/KubernetesQtDashLeafletWiki.jsWordpressBricksAuthAccessibility (a11y)GitAPI devAWS cloud servicesGoogle AnalyticsServer administrationApacheUnityAndroid APKsGraph databasesDatabase administrationData pipelinesCron/SystemdPM2SlurmSmartabaseREDCapFileMakerPythonJupyterMATLABC++ArcGIS/qGISSPSSPandasRasterioRioxarrayPlot.lyCytoscapeNASPCRqPCRGenomic sequencingDNA/RNA synthesisLaboratory automationLIMSfMRIEEGCognitive batteriesComputational modelingWearable sensorsHealthcare Information Technology

All All

Web Web development/UI

Data Data management/
Data analysis

Science Science/Healthcare

Experience

FULL STACK DEVELOPER 2025 - Present

Midwestern Regional Climate Center, 2025 - Present

MIDWESTERN REGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER

Built comprehensive online atlas of mesonet resources across the United States.
Rebuilt UI of cli-MATE weather/climate tool suite to use modern styling frameworks and practices.
Consulted on UI design and interaction architecture for new products.
Set up and maintained code repos, databases and web hosting infrastructure.

WEB AND DATA CONSULTANT 2023 - Present

Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, 2023 - Present

EMERGENCY WORKPLACE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

SYSTEMS DEVELOPER/ENGINEER 2019 - 2025

Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, 2019 - 2025

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, BYRD POLAR AND CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER

GEOSPATIAL DATA PROGRAMMER 2019 - Present

Glacier Dynamics Laboratory, 2019 - Present

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, GLACIER DYNAMICS LABORATORY

HUMAN PERFORMANCE MODELING CONSULTANT 2019

Human Performance Collaborative, 2019

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, HUMAN PERFORMANCE COLLABORATIVE

SENIOR RESEARCH DATA ANALYTICS SPECIALIST 2017 - 2019

Ross Center for Brain Health and Performance, 2017 - 2019

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, ROSS CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE 2016 - 2017

Computational Memory Lab, 2016 - 2017

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, COMPUTATIONAL MEMORY LAB

TECHNICAL CONSULTANT 2015 - 2016

Genotype2Phenotype, LLC., 2015 - 2016

GENOTYPE2PHENOTYPE, LLC.

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE 2010 - 2016

MIT BioMicro Center, 2010 - 2016

MIT BIOMICRO CENTER

Education

CLARK UNIVERSITY

B.A., Environmental Science, 2005

HARVARD UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SCHOOL

M.S., Biology, 2012

Thesis: Investigated morality's neural correlates through fMRI, identifying structure in the moral domain as it is natively processed by the brain.

Publications

A tool for exploring our fluid Earth. The Physics Teacher, 2023. A feature on the Byrd Polar and Climate Center's rebuilt Fluid Earth software, highlighting the project's rationale, development, and comparison to other weather and climate visualization tools.

Cover of Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

The neural architecture of prediction over a continuum of spatiotemporal scales. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2017. An alternative account of the constructs of time and space in memory, that characterizes them as representations of sensory feature-distance that provide a measure of the relevance of non-simultaneous experiences, allowing for long-range associations, mental time-travel, and predictions that go far beyond the immediate moment.

Lane-by-lane sequencing using Illumina's Genome Analyzer II. BioTechniques, 2013. A description of hardware and software alterations for enabling the Illumina GAII sequencer to run in a per-lane fashion instead of the native 8-lane mode.

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