Experience

A journey through biology, information systems, and the intersection of the two.

Aug 2024 — Present work

Bioinformatics Research Assistant

Engineering reproducible Nextflow pipelines for multi-omic datasets (RNA-seq, WGBS, Hi-C) in AML research. Developing CNN/PyTorch frameworks for DNA methylation prediction. Orchestrating petabyte-scale ETL on AWS Batch/S3.

Nextflow PyTorch AWS Hi-C WGBS
May 2024 — Aug 2024 work

Analytical R&D Data Scientist

Developed computer vision algorithms for high-content microscopy data. Automated a long cell-based QC assay for a gene therapy program by integrating Integra automated pipetting robots with reproducible R/Python CV scripts, increasing throughput by 300% and reducing analysis error rates by 40%.

Computer Vision Python R Microscopy
Dec 2022 — Dec 2024 education

M.S. Bioinformatics & Computational Biology

GPA: 3.97/4.00. Graduate research in deep learning for structural RNA classification, molecular dynamics simulations of drug-receptor interactions, and benchmarking methylation detection pipelines.

Neural Networks Molecular Dynamics Benchmarking
Jul 2021 — Jan 2024 work

Scientist II — Biochemistry & Instrumental Analysis

Technical Lead for analytical biochemistry assays. Built Python parsers for automated instrument data ingestion (CGE, PCR). Maintained 99.8% data accuracy across 200+ monthly samples.

Python Analytical Chemistry Automation
May 2021 — Aug 2021 work

QC Scientist — Analytical Chemistry

Processed and verified high-volume GC-MS spectral data for 150+ compounds under strict data integrity standards.

GC-MS Quality Control
Aug 2020 — May 2021 work

Genetic QA Lab Technician

High-throughput DNA extractions using Biomek automation systems, processing 500+ samples weekly in an ISO 9001 compliant quality lab.

DNA Extraction Automation ISO 9001
Aug 2015 — May 2019 education

B.S. Biology

Undergraduate studies in biological sciences with emphasis on molecular biology and genetics.

Biology Genetics

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