# Doug Klink

> Software engineer stoked on decarbonization

Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/dougklink

Software developer with 4 years of diverse experience spanning from machine learning and GPU-computing to backend engineering. Passionate about writing maintainable, robust code that has substantive environmental impact.

## Work Experience
### Fullstack Software Engineer @ Gridmatic
Jan 2025 – Present | Cupertino, California, United States

### Software Engineer @ Geli
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
Developed backends for  web applications simulating the behavior of energy storage optimization algorithms.  Planned, designed, and implemented projects with on-time delivery.  Practiced modern methods for cloud development and containerization.  Developed foundational understanding of the energy industry and energy markets.

### Computer Vision Researcher @ The Ocean Cleanup
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Improved the current operational model for detecting oceanic debris from vessel-mounted cameras (0.6 -> 0.85 mAP).  Expanded model's capabilities to include classification of debris type.  Built cloud infrastructure for the project from scratch (Azure).

### Computational Modeler @ The Ocean Cleanup
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Led development of ADVECT, an open-source GPU-accelerated marine debris transport model.  ADVECT is now used as The Ocean Cleanup’s operational model, guiding cleanup efforts today.

Orchestrated large-scale debris dispersal simulations across the global ocean, resulting in a first-authored publication.

### Atmospheric Physics Researcher @ Sheshadri Lab, Stanford Earth
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Stanford, California, United States
Characterized atmospheric gravity waves using data from Loon LLC's high altitude balloons.

### Computational Modeling Intern @ The Ocean Cleanup
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand
Modeled sinking of initially-buoyant plastic debris due to biofouling.

### Atmospheric Physics Researcher @ Sheshadri Lab, Stanford Earth
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Stanford, California, United States
Quantified extent of storm intensification due to climate change in the outputs of 18 climate models.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Foxtrot Systems
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States
Developed several core learning algorithms for product, shipped to all customers.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Foxtrot Systems
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States
Learned fundamental backend software engineering skills in an Agile development environment.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Stanford University

### The Thacher School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/doug-klink

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Last updated: 2026-04-10