Bane Sullivan
Co-creator of PyVista. Co-founder and CEO of CoDimensional.
I build software that makes complex spatial data intuitive and accessible. My open-source work is downloaded more than a million times per month and helps researchers, engineers, and their agents work with physical world data.
My background in geophysics (applied earth sciences) led me to the intersection of 3D visualization, geospatial data, and reproducible workflows, and from there to building software platforms full-time. I've shipped products at research-driven startups and enterprise R&D organizations.
I believe that scientific and engineering findings should be reproducible, not only by other practitioners but also by the stakeholders of the problem at hand. That matters more now that agents are starting to lead engineering workflows.
Experience
CoDimensional PBC Co-Founder & CEOcodimensional.com
Building the place where agents work on physical world data, which simulations and sensors now produce at a scale the tools built for tables can't analyze.
KoBold Metals Senior Software Engineer
Developed and deployed a collaborative analysis and 3D visualization platform bridging geologists and data scientists. Pushed adoption of cloud-native geospatial standards (STAC) and streamlined access to computational tools across the organization.
Kitware, Inc. Senior R&D Engineer
Lead developer for Pan3D (3D visualization for PanGeo) and ResonantGeoData (geospatial data management). Built enterprise-scale systems and helped procure $1.8M+ in commercial contracts and government grants.
Colorado School of Mines Graduate Researcher
Explored the intersection of 3D visualization, geoscience, and reproducible workflows. Created PyVista and other open-source tools to make 3D scientific computing accessible. Awarded the Mendenhall Prize for outstanding M.Sc. student in Geophysics.
Open Source
PyVista
3D visualization and mesh analysis through a streamlined interface for VTK. Used by thousands of open-source projects and packages across engineering, geophysics, and scientific computing. It is the foundation my work at CoDimensional grew from.
localtileserver
Dynamic tile serving for interactive visualization of large geospatial rasters directly in Jupyter notebooks.
Education
M.Sc. Hydrology
Colorado School of Mines · Hydrological Science & Engineering
B.Sc. Geophysics
Colorado School of Mines · Minor in Computer Science
Beyond all the coding and science, I'm a trail runner, mountain biker, and general human-powered adventure enthusiast. Feel free to reach out. I'm always happy to talk about 3D data that has outgrown its tools, open-source software, or epic outdoor activities.