Devon O'rourke
Technical Training Content Specialist at Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Eastham, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolDevon O'rourke is a technical training manager and former scientist who blends a decade of hands-on research in molecular and evolutionary biology with product and operational leadership in life science software. After teaching secondary science for years, he earned a PhD studying bat genomics and disease resistance before translating that domain expertise into roles as COO/Product Manager at a genomics startup and now at Oxford Nanopore, where he simplifies complex technical learning for internal and external audiences. He brings practical experience building better genomes, applying comparative genomics to human diagnostics, and converting deep science into usable training and product outcomes. Based in Eastham, MA, Devon combines educator instincts with startup rigor—comfortable moving between the lab, the classroom, and the product roadmap.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts - BA Neuroscience, Bachelor of Arts - BA Neuroscience at Williams CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at University of New HampshireM.A.T. Secondary School Science Education, M.A.T. Secondary School Science Education at Boston University
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Github Skills (119)
genomes10
genome10
github-pages10
tailwindcss10
responsive10
jekyll10
jekyll-theme10
liquid10
file-manipulation9
fasta9
genomics9
assembler9
bioinformatics9
genome-annotation9
comparative-genomics9
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
devonorourke/brucella
Jul 2017 - Sep 2019
Contributions:3 PRs, 37 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 3 months
phylogenomicbioinformaticsgenomics
devonorourke/batgenomes
May 2017 - Jun 2018
Contributions:13 PRs, 306 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 1 month
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