James Gatter
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Alex K. Shalek
I am writing to express my strongest support for James, a former research technician in my lab. James worked independently, effectively balancing multiple projects and demands on his time. He demonstrated that he is a highly skilled programmer with considerable experience in computer systems and a solid ability to communicate both verbally and in writing. This helped establish him as a vital member of our team, and enabled us to meet ambitious deadlines and adapt to new milestones. During this period, he also demonstrated that he is an avid learner. As a computational technician working in a new area for the lab, James often needed to tackle unforeseen challenges. To do so, he taught himself several complex topics from the fields of computer science, statistics, and biology. In short, James was a pleasure with which to work, and is respected by his colleagues and supervisors. He actively seeks out new challenges, asks thoughtful questions, and is eager to expand his knowledge. He has my unwavering support.
Alex K. Shalek
I am writing to express my strongest support for James, a former research technician in my lab. James worked independently, effectively balancing multiple projects and demands on his time. He demonstrated that he is a highly skilled programmer with considerable experience in computer systems and a solid ability to communicate both verbally and in writing. This helped establish him as a vital member of our team, and enabled us to meet ambitious deadlines and adapt to new milestones. During this period, he also demonstrated that he is an avid learner. As a computational technician working in a new area for the lab, James often needed to tackle unforeseen challenges. To do so, he taught himself several complex topics from the fields of computer science, statistics, and biology. In short, James was a pleasure with which to work, and is respected by his colleagues and supervisors. He actively seeks out new challenges, asks thoughtful questions, and is eager to expand his knowledge. He has my unwavering support.
Alex K. Shalek
I am writing to express my strongest support for James, a former research technician in my lab. James worked independently, effectively balancing multiple projects and demands on his time. He demonstrated that he is a highly skilled programmer with considerable experience in computer systems and a solid ability to communicate both verbally and in writing. This helped establish him as a vital member of our team, and enabled us to meet ambitious deadlines and adapt to new milestones. During this period, he also demonstrated that he is an avid learner. As a computational technician working in a new area for the lab, James often needed to tackle unforeseen challenges. To do so, he taught himself several complex topics from the fields of computer science, statistics, and biology. In short, James was a pleasure with which to work, and is respected by his colleagues and supervisors. He actively seeks out new challenges, asks thoughtful questions, and is eager to expand his knowledge. He has my unwavering support.
Alex K. Shalek
I am writing to express my strongest support for James, a former research technician in my lab. James worked independently, effectively balancing multiple projects and demands on his time. He demonstrated that he is a highly skilled programmer with considerable experience in computer systems and a solid ability to communicate both verbally and in writing. This helped establish him as a vital member of our team, and enabled us to meet ambitious deadlines and adapt to new milestones. During this period, he also demonstrated that he is an avid learner. As a computational technician working in a new area for the lab, James often needed to tackle unforeseen challenges. To do so, he taught himself several complex topics from the fields of computer science, statistics, and biology. In short, James was a pleasure with which to work, and is respected by his colleagues and supervisors. He actively seeks out new challenges, asks thoughtful questions, and is eager to expand his knowledge. He has my unwavering support.
Credentials
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Machine Learning
CourseraAug, 2021- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Cellarity
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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100 - 200 Employee
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Software Engineer, Informatics Applications
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Jan 2023 - Present
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FIS
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Software Engineer
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Apr 2022 - Dec 2022
• Develop a REST API which transforms database queries into transaction report responses for clients • Diagnose and resolve production issues within a monolithic application that processes millions of transactions per second for thousands of merchants • Overhaul existing Java backends to add new features in Javascript user-interfaces • Optimize SQL queries for up to 10-fold improvements in joining and filtering data • Develop a REST API which transforms database queries into transaction report responses for clients • Diagnose and resolve production issues within a monolithic application that processes millions of transactions per second for thousands of merchants • Overhaul existing Java backends to add new features in Javascript user-interfaces • Optimize SQL queries for up to 10-fold improvements in joining and filtering data
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Cellarity
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United States
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Biotechnology Research
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100 - 200 Employee
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Software Engineer
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Mar 2021 - Mar 2022
• Build and host REST APIs on AWS to serve company data and interface with external APIs • Design and implement React UI for standardizing upload of assay data and metadata by scientists • Author Python modules for running data analysis workflows and handling cell line and drug metadata • Curate public datasets and train multitask machine learning model for making biological predictions on 600 cell lines and 1000 drugs • Build and host REST APIs on AWS to serve company data and interface with external APIs • Design and implement React UI for standardizing upload of assay data and metadata by scientists • Author Python modules for running data analysis workflows and handling cell line and drug metadata • Curate public datasets and train multitask machine learning model for making biological predictions on 600 cell lines and 1000 drugs
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Applications Analyst
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Jun 2019 - Mar 2021
• Developed a suite of 8 workflows to afford scientists access to bioinformatic software and analyses on Google Cloud Platform • Re-engineered a Matlab RNA alignment and quantification program in Python for enhanced performance and maintainability • Improved user-interface for analysis and visualization of a single-cell database to empower data exploration by the global science community • Managed organization and archival of sequencing data across a Google Cloud server farm to reduce costs of storage by thousands of dollars per month • Associated positions: Applications Analyst at Ragon Institute, Affiliate at Broad Institute & Koch Institute Show less
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Intern Researcher
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May 2017 - Sep 2018
• Devised a Python and Bash pipeline on Oracle Grid Engine to analyze cancer mutation data • Scripted Python and Bash programs to align raw sequencing data and validate integrity • Devised a Python and Bash pipeline on Oracle Grid Engine to analyze cancer mutation data • Scripted Python and Bash programs to align raw sequencing data and validate integrity
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Education
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2015 - 2019
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Major), Computer Science (Minor)
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