I’m a research software engineer specializing in interactive visualization platforms for genomic data. View my complete CV

Professional Experience

Genentech Research and Early Development (gRED), South San Francisco, CA

Sr. Research Software Engineer | Oct 2020 - Present
Bioinformatics Software Enigneer III | Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

I lead engineering projects and teams to develop high-performance web applications and systems for computational biology, focusing on:

• Building scalable systems for multi-modal single-cell data analysis
• Creating interactive visualization tools using WebAssembly and WebGL, Kana
• Leading BiocPy, bringing R/Bioconductor workflows to Python
• Developing language-agnostic data storage formats for genomic datasets

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Faculty Specialist | Jan 2016 - Sep 2019
Faculty Research Assistant | Jan 2016 - Sep 2019

At the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, I developed:

• Epiviz - Interactive visualization for genetic/epigenetic data
• Metaviz - Visual analytics platform for metagenomic data
• Reusable web components for genomic data visualization

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Oakridge Science Research Fellow | Aug 2013 - Dec 2015 | Durham, NC

• Built interactive dashboards for ToxCast high-throughput screening data
• Developed data mining processes for toxicity and compound information

Student Research Trainee | Sep 2011 - Aug 2013 | Arlington, VA

• Created platforms for sharing environmental data with communities
• Developed visualization tools for sustainable decision making

Education

• M.S. in Computer Science - North Carolina State University (2009 - 2011)
• B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering - V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College, India (2005 - 2009)