Jenny is an Open Source Applications Engineer focused on delivering the Platform and Services roadmap for 2i2c. Her previous work has included the CZI-funded Catalyst Project, an initiative aiming to provide research communities in Latin America and Africa with access to large-scale scientific infrastructure. She’s built community-based training materials for interactive cloud-native workflows. Jenny is responsible for building user-centered open source applications that ensure the alignment of Product and Services value streams to the needs of the communities we serve.

As a former research software engineer, Jenny has considerable experience supporting researchers with writing documentation, creating video tutorials, and designing and delivering training for advanced research computing. Jenny is also a qualified Software Carpentries Instructor.

Jenny’s background is in mathematics, with a special interest in geophysical fluid dynamics. She obtained a PhD in the subject with her thesis titled “A slurry model of the F-layer in the Earth’s core”.