Curriculm Vitae

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Education

  • PhD Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Virginia Tech 2011
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Science University of Illinois Springfield – 2005

Academic Appointments

  • Online Adjunct Faculty of Computer Science, BYU-Idaho: 2024 – Present
  • Online Adjunct Faculty of Computer Science, University of the Cumberlands: 2023 – Present
  • Faculty of Computer Science, BYU-Idaho: 2020 – 2021
  • Online Instructor, BYU-Idaho: 2018 – 2020
  • Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Southern Virginia University: 2017 – 2018
  • Visiting Faculty of Computer Science, BYU-Idaho: 2015 – 2017
  • CS/EE Adjunct, BYU-Idaho: 2014 – 2015
  • Bioinformatician, EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute: 2012 – 2014
  • Research Assistant, Tyler Lab Virginia Bioinformatics Institute: 2006 – 2011

University Courses Designed & Taught

  • Machine Learning and Data Science with Python and R
  • Mobile Design and Development
  • Procedural Programming in C++
  • Object-Oriented Programming in C++
  • Data Structures & Algorithms in C++
  • Introductory Programming in Python
  • Introductory Programming in Java
  • Database Systems with PostgreSQL
  • Theory of Computation
  • Game Design
  • Client-Side Web Development
  • Server-Side Web Development
  • Introductory Programming in C#
  • Advanced Multiplayer Game Design
  • Games for Learning and Simulation
  • Essentials of Gamification

University Citizenship Assignments

  • Digital Literacy Committee – SVU
  • Course design council – BYU-Idaho
  • AI Faculty Mentor – BYU-Idaho

Publications

Conference Presentations

  • Adapting Teaching to the Needs of the Learner 
    VT Hokie Stone Commemoration – 2010
  • System Uncertainty in Gene Expression Data 
    VT Graduate Research Symposium – 2010
  • Microarray Data Inference 
    ACC Interdisciplinary Forum for Discovery in the Life Sciences – 2010
  • Microarray Data Inference 
    ISCB Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology – 2010
  • OpenCL – Now everyone has a super computer (almost) 
    Virginia Bioinformatics Institute – 2009
  • Inference of Functional Modules in Regulatory Networks 
    Virginia Bioinformatics Institute – 2007

Languages

  • English: Native Proficiency
  • Brazilian Portuguese: Professional Working Proficiency

Selected Industry Experience

  • Freelance Data Scientist / Technical Consultant: Sep 2017 – Present
  • Software Engineer at Rogue Amoeba (Various Capacities): Jan 2009 – Present
  • Lead Data Scientist at Featurespace: Sep 2022 – Mar 2023
  • Bioinformatician at the European Bioinformatics Institute: Jul 2012 – May 2014
  • Principal Software Developer / Owner at CrewPlannr: Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
  • Principal Software Developer / Owner at Polarian: Jan 2005 – Mar 2008