Shane Baskin Email & Phone Number

Verona, Pa, Us

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

* Spearheaded the development of a web application using Angular, Django REST Framework, and MySQL, enabling efficient management and analysis of active learning studies which facilitated insights into drug responses for patient tumors and sparked a collaboration with Cancer Research UK (CRUK)* Led a successful migration of our active learning framework to the cloud, achieving a remarkable 94% increase in execution speed, significantly enhancing our research capabilities* Designed and implemented an innovative active learning selection algorithm that optimized sample/drug diversity, opportunity cost, sampling cost, and laboratory limitations, leading to a 50% time reduction in a single round* Developed a web application using Angular, Django REST Framework, and MySQL, enabling efficient management, tracking, and execution of laboratory study experimentations* Championed and streamlined CI/CD processes using Jenkins and Docker, reducing deployment times by 50% and ensuring timely updates to production environments* Enhanced user authentication mechanisms by integrating Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), thereby improving data security and compliance across all platforms* Administered Agile Scrum processes, including sprint planning and reviews, which improved team efficiency, collaboration, and transparency, resulting in fewer miscommunications between stakeholders* Mentored junior developers and interns, fostering a culture of continuous learning and code quality through code reviews and training sessions

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

* Developed a comprehensive web application utilizing Angular, Django REST Framework, MySQL, and Neo4j, providing clients with actionable insights into proprietary tumor/drug data, thereby increasing client/stakeholder satisfaction and engagement* Designed and implemented a graph database search tool to search for relationships between tumors, genes, drugs, targets, etc by drawing a graph representation of the query* Developed a cloud-based machine learning web application that allowed thousands of models to be executed and tracked quickly and efficiently* Contributed to the development of a tissue imaging pipeline, enabling efficient feature extraction for machine learning models and streamlining data processing workflows* Orchestrated a successful cloud migration initiative that decommissioned on-premise servers, reducing operational costs and enhancing system scalability

Malvern, Pennsylvania

Malvern, Pennsylvania

* Designed, developed, and configured software applications, providing operational and technical expertise during the creation and administration of applications.* Supported best practices for ensuring efficient software development and support processes; aligned new software enhancements to business requirements.* Performed all aspects of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including requirements gathering, design specification, testing, and implementation to production environments.* Analyzed and resolved inefficiencies in software platforms, and identified opportunities to develop and integrate transformative system improvements.* Communicated with management to gain approval on requirements for software development initiatives, and provided hands-on support for development and testing projects, coordinating efforts from conceptualization to completion.