Darrick Sturgeon
Founding ML Engineer at Stealth MedTech Startup
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolDarrick Sturgeon is a Founding ML Engineer and seasoned data scientist with a decade of experience building data and image-processing pipelines for MedTech and clinical research. He has a track record of turning repetitive, error-prone workflows into flexible automation and dev tools that accelerate model training and deployment, earning rapid promotions and top reviews across roles. His background blends applied computer vision, dataflow programming, and deep learning, informed by an MS in Computer Science and hands-on pipeline engineering at OHSU. Comfortable at the intersection of research and product, Darrick has consulted and led ML efforts from startup stealth to large enterprises like Johnson & Johnson, often expanding his remit beyond initial job scopes. Based in Oakland, he brings a practical, efficiency-first mindset that prioritizes reproducibility and clinician-friendly tooling.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Physics Philosophy, Bachelor of Science - BS Physics Philosophy at University of OregonMaster's degree Computer Science, Master's degree Computer Science at Oregon Health & Science University
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Github Skills (184)
python10
image-processing10
deep-learning10
gpu10
scanner10
numpy10
neural-network10
mri10
pylint10
python-extension10
machine-learning10
intellisense10
yaml-configuration9
electrophysiology9
genetic9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
DCAN-Labs/DCAN-HCP
May 2018 - Feb 2019
The DCAN Lab's version of the minimal preprocessing pipeline for the Human Connectome Project
Contributions:1 release, 25 commits, 3 pushes in 9 months
DCAN-Labs/abcd-hcp-pipeline
Jul 2018 - May 2019
bids application for processing functional MRI data, robust to scanner, acquisition and age variability.
Contributions:2 releases, 106 commits, 4 PRs in 10 months
mri-imagesscannerneuroimagingpythonage
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