Esko Kautto
Senior Data Scientist
Grove City, Ohio, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEsko Kautto is a Senior Data Scientist with 11 years of experience bridging molecular biology and computational genomics, currently advancing bioinformatics at Forge Biologics. Trained with a PhD focus in biomedical sciences and a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from Ohio State, he combines wet-lab insight with robust pipeline and software development for NGS DNA/RNA workflows. His background spans clinical research, biotech, and academic fellowships, with hands-on roles developing production-grade analysis tools and optimizing methods for translational research. Esko’s early career in web development and systems engineering gives him practical full-stack instincts that inform reproducible data systems and automation. Known for method development and optimization, he brings a pragmatic focus on moving analyses from research prototypes into scalable, QA-ready pipelines. Based in Grove City, Ohio, he pairs domain expertise with a product-minded approach to deliver actionable genomic insights.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Associate’s Degree Associate of Science, Associate’s Degree Associate of Science at Columbus State Community CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomedical Sciences Bioinformatics/Genomic focus, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Biomedical Sciences Bioinformatics/Genomic focus at The Ohio State University
English, Finnish
Github Skills (37)
structural-variation10
pairwise9
sequence-alignment9
bioinformatics9
normal9
genomics9
genome8
genomes8
next-generation-sequencing8
bioconda7
computational-biology7
sequence6
sequencing6
genome-assembly6
assembly6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
blachlylab/GLO
Aug 2017 - May 2019
Go Language implementation of LiftOver
Contributions:12 commits, 1 PR, 2 pushes in 1 year 9 months
golanggo-languageliftovergo
OSU-SRLab/DNASeq
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:2 pushes, 7 branches in 2 months
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