Douglas Ollerenshaw
Technical Project Manager III at Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDouglas Ollerenshaw is a technical project manager and computational neuroscientist with nine years of experience bridging neuroscience, engineering, and data science to deliver research-driven products. He combines a PhD-level background in bioengineering with hands-on expertise in Python, signal processing, ML pipelines, and scientific computing to move projects from experimental design to production. His career includes leadership roles at the Allen Institute and startups like Wispr, where he led cross-functional efforts to decode speech from EMG and optimized ML data scaling laws to predict data needs. He has contributed to prominent open neuroscience tooling such as the AllenSDK, improving data retrieval and testing for large public brain datasets. Comfortable managing teams, databases, and product-facing APIs, he excels in fast-paced environments that require both deep quantitative analysis and practical engineering. Based in Seattle, he pairs academic rigor with startup agility and a proven track record of turning complex experimental systems into usable software and products.
8 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering at Emory UniversityMaster's degree, Mechanical Engineering, Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University
Github Skills (9)
data-analysis10
pandas10
pytest10
python10
scientific-computing10
testing10
apidoc9
bioinformatics9
api9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
AllenInstitute/AllenSDK
Mar 2019 - Apr 2021
code for reading and processing Allen Institute for Brain Science data
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Data Scientist
Back-end Developer & Data ScientistContributions:12 reviews, 71 commits, 17 PRs in 2 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Douglas contributed to the AllenSDK repository, focusing on the `mtrain_api` module and associated testing. Their work involved adding and modifying functionality for the `get_session` method, which likely retrieves and processes data. Furthermore, the user updated tests related to the `get_session` functionality and tested the behavior of behavior API functions, showcasing their involvement in data retrieval and analysis. The user refactored code and merged branches, indicating an active role in the development and maintenance of the codebase related to the processing of scientific data.
brainneurosciencepythonscienceneuroimaging
dougollerenshaw/CodeAIde
Sep 2024 - Oct 2024
Contributions:1 release, 75 PRs, 124 pushes in 29 days
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