Kristen Widman Email & Phone Number

Sunnyvale, California, US

Writing software at 23andMe.

Focused for three months exclusively on becoming a better programmer. I directed my own learning path with encouragement and help from other programmers. I concentrated largely on python programming, computer networking, and integrating python into web applications.Learning was project-based. Projects I worked on include: a bittorrent client, a link.

Mountain View, California, US

Automating testing of software for medical cardiovascular diagnostics through computer programming. Programming in Java and Python.- Responsible for all testing of ‘automation agent framework’ component – all the automated computations done on our datasets. Wrote automation in Java to perform parts of testing suite. Consulted with the developers and wrote.

Performed a multitude of tasks related to creating a novel cardiovascular catheter. Projects/tasks/skills included:- Performed experiments and used testing and video analysis to determine best practice techniques for safe catheter use- Creation and organization of critical documentation of product description, specifications, and development path- Created.

Moffett Field, California, US

- Helped establish a normalcy reference for further research on the vestibular system by imaging and analyzing hair cell patterns on the inner ear of toadfish using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Adobe Photoshop.

Stanford, CA, US

- Performed histological analyses of lesioned mouse brains to help determine the effects of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) on sleep.- Conducted RT PCR analysis of candidate genes relevant to narcolepsy.- Worked under Dr. Craig Heller and Dr. Patrice Bourgin

M.S., Bioengineering

B.S., Biological Sciences

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