Benjamin Skidmore, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

• Lead team of Application Engineers, including contractors, and Field Application Scientists, QA in the implementation of L7’s Enterprise Science Platform (ESP) product. LIMS, ELN, Inventory management.• Responsible for over $2+ million in revenue by completion of project goals, on time delivery, and end-to-end product ownership.• SOW contract authoring, requirements gathering, architecting, developing (Python/JS), documenting, and testing were all done to meet customer timelines for… Show more • Lead team of Application Engineers, including contractors, and Field Application Scientists, QA in the implementation of L7’s Enterprise Science Platform (ESP) product. LIMS, ELN, Inventory management.• Responsible for over $2+ million in revenue by completion of project goals, on time delivery, and end-to-end product ownership.• SOW contract authoring, requirements gathering, architecting, developing (Python/JS), documenting, and testing were all done to meet customer timelines for their 501c3 FDA compliant product. Closed >900 JIRA tickets in 2.5 years. • Spearhead onboarding revamp, develop and disseminate coding standards, internal and external demos, brought innovative approaches to knowledge and content distribution. • L7 culture team member - Collaborate across departments to improve employee experience.• Influence core product by pushing engineers for expanded functionality and usability, execute QA on product releases, assist in the creation of standard content for use by future customers. Show less

Austin, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas Area

• Implement well established protocols to take optical tweezer force measurements on rodent cochlear cells.• Curate an optical tweezer calibration database using in house python and MATLAB code for data extraction and visualization.• Design and run Coarse Grain Molecular Dynamics (CGMD) simulations using High Performance Computing.• Use Agglomerative Clustering and Primary Component Analysis to understand complex 3D data.• Write data analysis python scripts to visualize data… Show more • Implement well established protocols to take optical tweezer force measurements on rodent cochlear cells.• Curate an optical tweezer calibration database using in house python and MATLAB code for data extraction and visualization.• Design and run Coarse Grain Molecular Dynamics (CGMD) simulations using High Performance Computing.• Use Agglomerative Clustering and Primary Component Analysis to understand complex 3D data.• Write data analysis python scripts to visualize data, extract insights, and guide experiments.• Produce a molecular model of a hearing critical cochlear cell membrane protein, allowing for membrane density estimation.• Identify electronics equipment issues and implement a novel workaround to reduce work stoppage time.• Mentor graduate students in writing, applied statistics, and data presentation. Show less

Houston

• Design, develop, and implement in parallel an innovative and structured Python program that successfully predicts RNA secondary structures. • Validate results with multivariate statistical methods implemented in R that allowing for the removal of factors, streamlining the data I/O process.• Leads the laboratory by scheduling meetings and training events allowing for the quick exchange of ideas and techniques, increasing productivity of all members of the group. • Develop… Show more • Design, develop, and implement in parallel an innovative and structured Python program that successfully predicts RNA secondary structures. • Validate results with multivariate statistical methods implemented in R that allowing for the removal of factors, streamlining the data I/O process.• Leads the laboratory by scheduling meetings and training events allowing for the quick exchange of ideas and techniques, increasing productivity of all members of the group. • Develop strategies for coursework that raised the average grades of students by 2 points. Show less

Tomball, Texas

• Manage the collection, storage, and processing of pathology specimens.• Organize prior records and samples, preventing the possibility of lawsuits against the company.• Dissect biopsy specimens and document the visual pathology, contributing to the diagnosis of disease and directly influencing patient outcomes.• Extract key concepts from complex information and convey it in a logical and easy to understand way. • Record keeping under HIPAA rules and guidelines while managing… Show more • Manage the collection, storage, and processing of pathology specimens.• Organize prior records and samples, preventing the possibility of lawsuits against the company.• Dissect biopsy specimens and document the visual pathology, contributing to the diagnosis of disease and directly influencing patient outcomes.• Extract key concepts from complex information and convey it in a logical and easy to understand way. • Record keeping under HIPAA rules and guidelines while managing several hundred patients a week. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biochemistry

Activities and Societies: BioScience Graduate Society - President

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Sigma, Track and Field, Student Athlete Advisory Committee - SAAC