Douglas Slotta
Computer Scientist at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Derwood, Maryland, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDouglas Slotta is a computer scientist with 13 years of experience building custom algorithms and software to help scientists interpret domain-specific data, currently contributing at NIST. He brings deep expertise in scientific programming, bioinformatics, and parallel processing, honed through long tenures at NCBI and academic research from Virginia Tech to NIMH. His work spans large-scale data repository tooling and bespoke analysis pipelines, including mass spectrometry proteomics software developed during his postdoc. A practical problem-solver, he has bridged research and production environments to turn complex experimental data into reproducible computational workflows. Based in Derwood, Maryland, he pairs rigorous academic training (PhD/MS) with government research experience to deliver scalable, auditable solutions. Colleagues rely on him for domain-aware algorithm design that balances performance, maintainability, and scientific validity.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Ohio Northern UniversityPhD & MS, Computer Science, PhD & MS, Computer Science at Virginia Tech
Github Skills (20)
genome10
package-management10
conda10
ncbi10
finder10
bioinformatics10
genomics10
pathogen10
genome-annotation10
pipeline9
bioconda9
amr8
science7
common-workflow-language6
reference-implementation6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ncbi/pipelines
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:76 commits, 2 PRs, 49 pushes in 5 months
slottad/MassSieve
Oct 2015 - Jul 2019
Contributions:1 release, 3 pushes, 1 tag in 3 years 9 months
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