David Ruffner
Vice President Of Research And Development at Spheryx, Inc.
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Ruffner is a VP of Research and Development with 12 years of experience translating physics research into commercial holographic microscopy and particle analysis products at Spheryx. He blends a PhD-level background in optics with hands-on machine learning and software engineering—improving particle detection recall from 72% to 92% with YOLO, porting models to TensorFlow, and building DVC-tracked ML pipelines. He has led agile transformations, acted as scrum master, and driven regulatory readiness for CFR 21 Part 11 to unlock biopharma sales. A published scientist who sped up analysis code by 180x and built robot-control and visualization software, he thrives at the intersection of science, product, and engineering. Colleagues know him for sharing knowledge, fostering playful collaboration, and seeking ML applications that benefit people, organizations, and the planet.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics at New York UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), Physics, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Physics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
Github Skills (17)
inline8
visualization8
opengl7
python7
vispy7
paradox7
refactoring6
jekyll6
jekyll-theme5
ruby5
benchmark5
benchmarking4
velocity4
rocket2
ats2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Code4Newark/codefornewark.org
Nov 2017 - Oct 2018
New Jekyll site for Code for Newark based on Open Savannah brigade site
Contributions:1 release, 10 PRs, 83 pushes in 11 months
brigaderubyjekyll-sitejekyllparadox
davidruffner/generalized-lorenz-mie
Mar 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:38 commits, 1 comment in 6 months
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