Erich Nguyen
Bioinformatics Research Assistant
Iowa, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolErich Nguyen is a budding computational biologist and software engineer from Iowa who blends five years of hands-on coding with a passion for quantitative biology and youth STEM mentorship. Currently contributing to bioinformatics research at the University of Iowa while studying biomathematics and computational biology, he applies practical programming experience to biological data problems. As a back-end contributor to the popular hikari-py Discord API wrapper, he has refactored core modules, added features, and fixed cross-module bugs—showing an ability to navigate and improve complex open-source codebases. He also balances creative work as a Larper at Larp, Inc., reflecting strong collaboration and storytelling skills that translate into team-driven projects. Comfortable across Python and asynchronous systems, Erich focuses on turning computational ideas into reproducible tools that support research and education.
5 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, 11, High School Diploma, 11 at Linn-Mar High SchoolPostsecondary Enrollment Options, Mathematics, Postsecondary Enrollment Options, Mathematics at Coe CollegeUniversity of California, San Diego
English, Vietnamese, Spanish
Github Skills (9)
bot-framework10
api10
python10
apidoc10
discord10
asyncio10
pytest9
testing9
slash-commands8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
hikari-py/hikari
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
A Discord API wrapper for Python and asyncio built on good intentions.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:37 reviews, 5 commits, 7 PRs in 6 months
Contributions summary:Erich contributed to the `hikari-py/hikari` project by modifying core functionality related to the Discord API wrapper. Their work included refactoring code, renaming methods, adding support for new features, and fixing bugs. The user demonstrated a good understanding of the project's internal structure by modifying multiple files across different modules, and also implemented new features related to message handling.
bot-frameworkapipythonasyncioapi-wrapper
magnifydev/magnify
Apr 2022 - Nov 2022
A Digital Program of Studies for LMHS.
Contributions:11 releases, 50 reviews, 107 commits in 7 months
reactlinn-marlinnmarjavascriptnodejs
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