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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Empowering Rural Communities Through AI and TechnologyLead a pioneering initiative that leverages AI and technology to address rural economic inequality, enhance community engagement, and improve access to essential services.Spearhead the development of AI-powered solutions to overcome technological barriers in remote areas, including an NLP interface for accessing local government services.Design and implement comprehensive digital literacy and online safety programs… Show more Empowering Rural Communities Through AI and TechnologyLead a pioneering initiative that leverages AI and technology to address rural economic inequality, enhance community engagement, and improve access to essential services.Spearhead the development of AI-powered solutions to overcome technological barriers in remote areas, including an NLP interface for accessing local government services.Design and implement comprehensive digital literacy and online safety programs, empowering rural families to navigate the digital landscape securely.Foster partnerships with local governments, tech companies, and community organizations to create sustainable, technology-driven solutions for rural development. Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Reference Medicine, a venture backed biotechnology company, fills a large unmet need for quickly accessible, affordable, and high-quality human specimens for use in diagnostic and therapeutic development. Using our platform, healthcare technology developers no longer need to conduct clinical trials or contrive specimens for their development, proof of concept, or validation experiments. From early R&D to FDA submission, biotechnology innovators can access real human specimens and mitigate the… Show more Reference Medicine, a venture backed biotechnology company, fills a large unmet need for quickly accessible, affordable, and high-quality human specimens for use in diagnostic and therapeutic development. Using our platform, healthcare technology developers no longer need to conduct clinical trials or contrive specimens for their development, proof of concept, or validation experiments. From early R&D to FDA submission, biotechnology innovators can access real human specimens and mitigate the risks and costs associates with contrived specimens and clinical trials. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

As the Director of R&D at Color, I spearhead the full life-cycle of product launches, encapsulating everything from strategy and design to development and implementation. My focus has been on bringing to market innovative genomics products, leveraging machine learning (ML) and advanced genomics techniques. These products are specifically designed to enable high-quality population genomics at scale. Under my leadership, the team harnesses the power of ML to analyze vast genomic datasets, uncover… Show more As the Director of R&D at Color, I spearhead the full life-cycle of product launches, encapsulating everything from strategy and design to development and implementation. My focus has been on bringing to market innovative genomics products, leveraging machine learning (ML) and advanced genomics techniques. These products are specifically designed to enable high-quality population genomics at scale. Under my leadership, the team harnesses the power of ML to analyze vast genomic datasets, uncover patterns, and deliver accurate, actionable insights. Our cutting-edge tools are revolutionizing the genomics industry, and I am excited to be at the forefront of this transformative journey. Show less

Gaithersburg

I led the invention, development, and optimization of high-throughput molecular diagnostic testing products for GeneDx's CAP and CLIA certified next generation sequencing laboratories. In this role, I drove the development and implementation of custom chemistries and automation solutions that drastically reduced the cost and turn-around-time of next generation sequencing target enrichment assays.

Gaithersburg

As part of the R&D group, I developed molecular diagnostic tests and designed next generation sequencing technologies for high-throughput, robust and efficient diagnostic testing of inherited and somatic diseases. To keep large projects with geographically isolated stakeholders on-task, I implement a project-tracking and task triaging system to keep projects on deadline, focused, and ensure team members were collaborating and motivated.

Center For Conservation And Evolutionary Genetics

Sourced and developed cloud-based, high-performance computing infrastructure for analysis of next generation sequencing data. Built knowledge retention and sharing system to develop and maintain institutional knowledge of next generation sequencing technologies, methods and data analysis tools. Developed method for the preparation of DNA sequencing libraries, reducing costs by 25% and turn-around-time by 50%.

Master Of Science (Msc), Biology/Biological Sciences, General

I completed the research and thesis components of my degree while on an academic fellowship at the Smithsonian Institution. My research.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Biology/Biological Sciences, General