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Greater Seattle Area

- Manage the development of web based software tools to handle laboratory, specimen and other study data for HIV vaccine and prevention trials. - Use Agile software processes to estimate development effort, identify risks, formulate a release plan, establish backlog order and monitor feature prioritization.- Manage relationship with software tool users, eliciting requirements and bug reports as well as maintaining product backlogs.- Function as scrum master during development efforts (sprints), monitoring progress and eliminating road blocks. - Responsible for user interface design for tools, producing wireframes for customer review- Wrote user guide for laboratory-facing software tool, including sections for both users and administrators (>40 pp).- Managed the development of a high profile scientific portal update from inception to deployment. Designed and performed usability tests, and incorporated feedback into the product.- Drove design effort for a new group-wide Software Development Life Cycle.- Wrote a standard operating procedure for Jira issue tracking for the group.- Project managed 21 CRF Part 11 system validation for a SAS installation.- Responsible for user support and test plan creation for suite of tools.

- Acted as interim Program Manager for 3 software projects.- Performed engineering lead and program manager tasks for an extensive laboratory information management system (LIMS) consisting of a web front end (written in Perl) and a PostgreSQL database back end. Product allows ordering of DNA sequencing services, tracking of services by a laboratory, uploading of the data to customers, and invoicing of customers for sequencing services.- Coordinated project tasks among 2 other team members, performing architecture and code reviews.- Tracked SDLC milestones through a certification process with QA. - Participated in customer conversations to determine functional needs. Worked with stakeholders to define user requirements. Generated functional requirements to communicate with QA.- Spearheaded design and produced user interface mockups for major new feature (integration of multiplex sequencing into product).- Integrated ChartDirector Javascript library into a web analysis product to add interactivity to the product's graphs.

- Worked on a team developing a Laboratory Information Management System using object oriented perl techniques.- Created UI mockups of the software interface for new features, considering integration of different functional pieces. Responsible for design of major sections of functionality- Developed software architecture for new features. Participated in architecture and code reviews.- Responsible for branch structure and maintenance of CVS code repository.- Created a popular free DNA sequencing chromatogram file viewer which to date has been downloaded tens of thousands of times (FinchTV). The program was written in C++ using the Qt interface library.- Used Javascript to add an interactive reaction plate builder to the LIMS application.

- Used Flash ActionScript to help develop Destination Reading, a multimedia K-3 reading product. Wrote several activities based on an in-house ActionScript object-oriented framework. - Designed and helped implement a complicated network of FilemakerPro databases used for tracking and bundling thousands of resources used in the project. Used AppleScript to extend the database functionality. - Was assigned Lead Engineer responsibilities for a subsequent version of Destination Reading prior to company shutdown.

- Acted as Lead Macintosh Engineer on 3 shipping products. - Wrote sophisticated educational activities using C++ code calling to a proprietary C++ Object Oriented framework or a C animation library. Activities included a laser table simulation and a program allowing drawing, painting and manipulation of shapes on a pegboard. - Participated in design, development, or final shipping of over 10 titles. Several of these titles won industry and education sector awards, such as The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Educational Title of the Year (presented at E3), the MacWorld/MacUser Eddy, the SPA Codie, and the New Media Invision awards.

- Rewrote algorithms in C for fuzzy matching of DNA sequences.

- Managed the lab for a principal scientist and two post docs. - Developed a spreadsheet database system for tracking vendors, purchasing supplies, and organizing cell lines. - Laboratory tasks included: -- DNA Sequencing -- Northern Blot analysis -- PCR

Certificate, Java Programming

Certificate, Software Engineering

M.S.E., Bioengineering

Thesis: Immobilization of L-asparaginase via Pre-irradiation Grafting with Acrylamide and N-Isopropyl Acrylamide

Bachelors Of Science, Engineering, Chemical Engineering