Adam Caprez
Associate Director Of Research Development & Engagement
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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Adam Caprez is an Associate Director of Research Development & Engagement at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with 12 years of experience bridging high-performance computing, research support, and application delivery. He progressed from HPC Applications Specialist to Applications Lead and now to a strategic research-development role, combining deep technical know-how with institutional engagement. A Ph.D. in Physics, he applies scientific rigor to operational problems and has hands-on experience automating reproducible build and packaging workflows for bioinformatics tools in the widely used Bioconda ecosystem. Known for resolving platform-specific build challenges and integrating complex dependencies, he brings a practical systems mindset to research enablement. Based in Lincoln, Nebraska, he pairs academic credentials with production-grade engineering that helps researchers move code from prototype to reliable, shareable artifacts.
12 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Physics at University of Nebraska-LincolnBachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Fort Hays State University
Github Skills (13)
bioinformatics10
automation10
conda10
bash10
automations10
package-management10
build-automation10
perl9
cmake8
python7
docker6
boost6
dockers6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
Nov 2015 - Aug 2022
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:74 reviews, 510 commits, 531 PRs in 6 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Adam primarily contributed to the automation of build processes within the bioconda-recipes repository. Their work included the creation and modification of build scripts (e.g., `build.sh`, `build.sh`) for various bioinformatics tools, ensuring their proper packaging and installation within the Conda ecosystem. The user's commits demonstrate a focus on adapting build configurations, integrating dependencies, and resolving platform-specific issues to ensure consistent and reliable package builds. They addressed issues related to Perl packages, Boost, and several bioinformatics tools like FastMe, and Mothur.
biocondacondabioinformaticspackage-management
acaprez/recipes
Nov 2015 - Aug 2025
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Contributions:964 pushes, 609 branches in 9 years 10 months
biocondaconda
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