Introduction & Background

I am a Software Engineer working since 2010 at the European Bioinformatics Institute, having previously spent over 8 years as a university researcher in the field of Machine Learning and Bioinformatics, giving me a good blend of enterprise and academic experience.

I enjoy contributing to the creation of great products for the benefit of people and working in a dynamic environment with a focus on good development practices and automation.

When not working, I enjoy playing with my wonderful two children, writing poetry and thinking outside of the box.


Skills & Topics

Machine Learning   Data Science   Data Mining   Bioinformatics   C++   Python   R   Perl   REST   SQL   MySQL   Elasticsearch   Design Patterns   Test-driven Development   Continuous Integration  

Work Experience

Title Start Date End Date Company
Software Engineer 2013 Ongoing European Bioinformatics Institute
Project Manager 2016 2017 European Bioinformatics Institute
Data Scientist 2012 2013 Self employed
Bioinformatics Engineer 2010 2013 European Bioinformatics Institute
Freelance Web Developer 2008 2010 Self employed
Research Associate 2007 2009 Complex and Adaptive Systems Lab, University College Dublin
Post-doctoral fellow 2004 2007 School of Computer Science and Informatics, University College Dublin
Visiting Researcher May 2003 Sep 2003 University of California at Irvine
Co-Director, Full-stack Web Developer, Linux System Administrator 1997 2001 NewNet Informatics Ltd
Post graduate Researcher 1999 2000 Department of Systems and Computer Science, University of Florence (Italy)

Formal Education

Certification Subject Date Completed
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Machine Learning and Bioinformatics 2004
Master of Science (M.Sc.) Computer Engineering 2000

Some projects I am Working On