Experience
May 2026 – Present Imaging Programmer Analyst UW–Madison Department of Medicine · CLARiTI study Data & bioinformaticsResearch
Lead QC and data validation for a $150M, NIH-funded, multi-site study on the biology of neurological aging.
Details
- Lead the QC and validation process for the admin team, reconciling REDCap patient metadata with the imaging repository run by USC’s Laboratory of Neuro Imaging and separating real data problems from differences in site setup.
- Built automated Python QC frameworks that flag image failures, missing data, and protocol deviations before they reach manual review.
- Build imaging-data pipelines and Flywheel processing tools for PET, MRI, and multimodal neuroimaging, integrating imaging, clinical, and metadata sources into analysis-ready datasets.
- Package quarterly imaging data freezes and sponsor deliverables for industry partners through a Git-versioned, audit-ready pipeline.
- Built dashboards and Flywheel DataViews for acquisition, processing status, and study completeness, plus plain-language reports for non-technical site managers.
- Work directly with local site coordinators, in person and by email, to root-cause and fix discrepancies.
Related work
Where
Madison, WI · Full-time · Hybrid
Skills
- Python
- SQL
- REDCap
- Flywheel
- LONI
- Git
- PET / MRI
Jul 2025 – Oct 2025 Freelance Developer Siglingafélagið Ýmir (Ýmir Sailing Club) Other
Designed and delivered a paid boat-checkout and safety app for a Reykjavík sailing club.
Details
- Built a production-ready progressive web app (Astro, React, Tailwind, PostgreSQL) that automates boat checkout, overdue monitoring, fleet status, and maintenance reporting.
- Designed QR-code check-in and check-out, bilingual English/Icelandic screens, UTC-first scheduling, and push notifications.
- Delivered an admin dashboard and staff guide with the finished app.
Related work
Where
Reykjavík, Iceland · Contract · Remote
Skills
- Astro
- React
- Tailwind
- PostgreSQL
- Netlify
- Web Push
Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 MS, Biomedical Data Science University of Wisconsin–Madison Education
Graduate degree in biomedical data science.
Details
- Coursework: Data Science for Healthcare, Statistics in Human Genetics, Machine Learning (CS 760), Introduction to Bioinformatics, Biostatistics.
- Independent study on CT-based machine learning for hip-replacement decision support.
Related work
Where
Madison, WI
Jun 2024 – Aug 2025 Graduate Intern, then Post-graduate Intern Institute of Biomedical and Neural Engineering, Reykjavík University Data & bioinformaticsResearch
Technical lead on CT imaging and machine-learning decision support for total hip arthroplasty.
Details
- Automated femur CT segmentation and feature extraction with the Mimics Scripting API, cutting processing from about 10 hours to 4 minutes per image.
- Built reproducible supervised ML models for cemented vs. uncemented hip-replacement decisions (KNN imputation, scaling, feature engineering, grouped cross-validation).
- Designed leakage-safe, cohort-aware preprocessing and several ground-truth definitions to handle surgeon disagreement.
- Worked with two orthopedic surgeons, a medical graduate, and the institute director, and wrote R Markdown and HTML guides so the workflow can be reproduced.
Related work
Where
Reykjavík, Iceland · Hybrid
Skills
- Python
- scikit-learn
- Mimics API
- DICOM
- pandas
- R Markdown
Jan 2024 – May 2026 Bioinformatic Scientist Proteovista LLC Data & bioinformaticsResearch
Built the pipelines and analysis tools behind a small biotech's DNA-array, aptamer, and genome-building products.
Details
- Architected Unix-based Python pipelines that turn raw sequencing and array data into analysis-ready datasets for aptamer discovery and genome-building product design.
- Built RNA-seq, motif-enrichment, and oligo-design workflows with BLAST, SRA Toolkit, HISAT2, and Biopython, drawing on NCBI, UniProt, and the UCSC Genome Browser.
- Automated array QC and visualization in Python and Excel VBA, cutting processing time by about 90%.
- Replaced manual microarray grid alignment with a computer-vision pipeline, and automated web-tool lookups with Selenium.
- Partnered with the CTO on the company’s hardest computational tasks and trained senior staff on the tools I built.
- Led the bioinformatics for a cancer genomics publication in the Journal of the Endocrine Society (2024).
Related work
Where
Madison, WI · Hybrid
Skills
- Python
- Bash
- BLAST
- HISAT2
- Biopython
- OpenCV
- Selenium
- Excel VBA
- Git
Sep 2023 – Mar 2024 Graduate Research Assistant Qiongshi Lu Lab, UW–Madison Biostatistics Data & bioinformaticsResearch
Scoped an epigenetic aging clock trained on health factors rather than chronological age.
Details
- Reviewed 30+ papers on epigenetics and aging and presented them to the PI to scope the project.
- Built a Python scraper that pulls and harmonizes Gene Expression Omnibus sample covariates for machine learning.
- Applied unsupervised methods to public epigenetic datasets.
- Ran PUMAS polygenic risk score analyses over SSH on UW’s HTCondor high-throughput computing system.
- Drafted and submitted the project’s IRB protocol.
Related work
Where
Madison, WI · Part-time · Hybrid
Skills
- Python
- R
- BeautifulSoup
- PLINK
- HTCondor
Jun 2023 – Aug 2024 Graduate coursework, MS Data Science University of Colorado Boulder Education
11 graduate credits that transferred into the UW–Madison MS.
Details
- Machine learning (supervised and unsupervised), deep learning, algorithms, relational databases, SQL, and data visualization.
Related work
Where
Online
May 2022 – Feb 2023 Research Specialist I FUJIFILM Cellular Dynamics Data & bioinformaticsResearch
Developed and validated assays and processes for iPSC-derived cell products in a regulated environment.
Details
- Used iPSC culture and derivation, transfection, lentiviral transduction, and flow cytometry to support genetic engineering and characterization projects.
- Wrote Python scripts for project data analysis and designed statistical workflows for cell-media validation, confirmed by the in-house biostatistician.
- Analyzed flow cytometry and qPCR data, and designed constructs in DNASTAR.
- Wrote protocols, SOPs, and technical reports to internal and regulatory standards, and kept records accurate in the LIMS.
Related work
Where
Madison, WI · Full-time
Skills
- Python
- Flow cytometry
- qPCR
- DNASTAR
- LIMS
Jun 2021 – Mar 2022 Radiology Technician Assistant (MRI) UW Health Healthcare
Supported MRI patients and technologists from check-in through the exam.
Details
- Handled patient check-in, exam review, visit preparation, patient education, assistance during exams and procedures, and patient transport.
- Trained on radiographic equipment, imaging software, and Epic.
Where
Madison, WI · Full-time
Skills
- Epic
- Patient care
- Spanish
Jan 2021 – Apr 2021 COVID-19 Health Technician UW–Madison University Health Services Healthcare
Ran testing-site operations during the pandemic.
Details
- Handled sample collection, site setup, patient interaction, and administrative duties, including in Spanish.
Where
Madison, WI · Contract
Skills
- Patient care
- Spanish
Jun 2020 – Nov 2020 Specimen Processing Associate Exact Sciences Healthcare
Processed patient samples in a high-volume clinical diagnostics lab.
Details
- Received, accessioned, processed, and stored patient samples.
- Followed laboratory policies and procedures and kept data reporting accurate.
Where
Madison, WI · Part-time
Skills
- Specimen accessioning
- Data entry
Mar 2019 – Jul 2022 Semi-Professional Athlete Madison Radicals (professional ultimate frisbee) Other
Played for Madison's professional ultimate frisbee team while working and studying full-time.
Details
- Trained and competed through the summer season, with home games at Breese Stevens Field.
- Balanced the training and travel schedule with full-time work and school.
Where
Madison, WI · Seasonal
Dec 2018 – Mar 2020 Undergraduate Research Assistant Wisconsin Institute for Discovery · Ashton Lab Research
Stem-cell neural patterning research that led to a Science Advances co-authorship.
Details
- Helped generate dorsal horn interneurons from pluripotent stem cells and studied their regional patterning across CNS tissues.
- Analyzed qRT-PCR with the ΔΔCt method, quantified confocal images in ImageJ/Fiji, and prepared samples for single-cell RNA-seq.
- Collected data independently, wrote a grant proposal, and presented regular research updates.
- Co-authored a 2022 Science Advances paper.
Related work
Where
Madison, WI · Part-time
Skills
- qRT-PCR
- Confocal microscopy
- ImageJ / Fiji
- Cell culture
- scRNA-seq
May 2018 – Aug 2018 Food Server Graze Other
Summer restaurant work on the Capitol Square.
Details
- Trained as a bar back, food runner, and host.
Where
Madison, WI · Seasonal
Sep 2017 – May 2022 BS, Biomedical Engineering; second major in Neurobiology University of Wisconsin–Madison Education
Engineering design training alongside neuroscience coursework.
Details
- Led a cast-saw design team whose prototype cut blade temperature by 68%.
- Designed a device to quantify postpartum pelvic instability.
- Worked on a self-healing polymer to reduce air embolism during lung biopsies.
- Studied neuron differentiation efficiency for implantation experiments.
Where
Madison, WI
Jun 2016 – Sep 2016 Summer Intern UW–Madison Center for Limnology Other
Lake ecology research internship during high school.
Details
- Helped with field data collection and processing 20 hours a week.
- Ran an independent project on the daily vertical migration of spiny water fleas, an invasive species that degrades water quality in Madison’s lakes.
Where
Madison, WI · Internship
Oct 2015 – Dec 2015 Ice Skating Instructor Madison Ice Arena Other
Taught beginner skating classes.
Details
- Taught four-year-olds to skate.
Where
Madison, WI · Part-time
Jun 2015 – Sep 2021 Sailing & Windsurfing Instructor Hoofer Sailing Club Other
Taught and led for one of the largest inland sailing clubs in the US.
Details
- Earned the Lake Leader rating, the club’s highest designation of trust, as one of 18 members ever and the youngest windsurfer to receive it.
- Organized recruiting events that introduced hundreds of newcomers to windsurfing, coordinating 3–6 instructors and 20–40 students per lesson.
- Started a sister-club exchange between Madison and Reykjavík.
- Coordinated work sessions and performed equipment repairs.
Related work
Where
Madison, WI · Seasonal
Skills
- Instruction
- Team leadership
- Safety