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Orillia, ON, CA

Frederick, Maryland, US

- Overseeing the design, development, and deployment of cloud-based software solutions for pharma/biotech enterprises, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards.- Providing strategic leadership across software engineering teams to drive innovation and efficiency, enhancing QuartzBio's value proposition to clients.

- Spearheaded the design and development of innovative, user-friendly solutions for handling genomic and molecular data in areas such as drug discovery and clinical operations, thus helping scientists easily understand complex diseases and design targeted therapeutics.- Successfully led the company to an acquisition by QuartzBio in 2022, reflecting the.

- Designed, built, and maintained TwitterAudit, a platform used by over 2 million users to detect and block fake Twitter followers, running 3 million audits during my tenure.- Successfully led to the acquisition of the site in 2022, emphasizing the widespread need and appeal of our solution.

- Co-founded Dolbeau, overseeing all aspects related to the online store, including the design, development, and maintenance of the e-commerce platform.- Contributed to product design and took on various business-related duties, demonstrating flexibility and a holistic understanding of business operations.

- As the first and lead developer, I architected and implemented the beta version of the web application, using Django for the backend and AngularJS for the frontend.- Successfully launched the MVP at the 2013 Launch Festival in San Francisco, demonstrating a capacity for swift, quality development under tight deadlines.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

- Conducted research on proton pumping in cytochrome c oxidase, using molecular dynamics and free energy simulations of bacterial oxidase to investigate functional hydration and ion selectivity in its proton uptake channels.- Developed custom software tools to orchestrate and analyze molecular dynamics simulations.- Effectively translated complex.

- Designed and developed various systems using Ruby/Rails and Python, and was instrumental in setting up, integrating, and maintaining servers, databases, search backends, message queues, and server monitoring.

Calgary, Alberta, CA

- Conducted comprehensive studies on ion channels and neurotransmitter transporters, using advanced molecular dynamics and free energy perturbation techniques.- Managed the sysadmin duties of a 30 node Linux cluster, demonstrating strong technical and organizational skills.

- Streamlined the company's rendering pipeline by creating Perl scripts and GUIs for batch render job submission and batch Maya scene file manipulation.- Transformed the original Windows-based 15-node render farm to a more efficient, scalable, and easy-to-maintain Linux-based cluster.

- Developed custom data management and processing systems, implemented databases for managing multiple genetic association studies, and wrote scripts for data manipulation and analysis.- Created a PHP/MySQL web-based application for the lab, enabling easy access to command line scripts and data storage for lab members.

- Automated data analysis through the development of scripts using Origin (OriginC language), Mathematica, and Perl, enhancing overall productivity of the lab.- Worked on data collection and analysis from a high-resolution 4-channel fluorescence correlation spectrometer (FCS).

- Provided IT consultancy for small businesses around Montreal, implementing custom IT infrastructures using open source technologies.- Offered technical support, demonstrating a deep understanding of diverse IT systems and a capacity for problem-solving.

Master Of Science (Msc), Biochemistry

Bhsc, Bioinformatics

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