Summary
Ivan Pan is an Associate Director of Software Engineering with over a decade of experience leading teams that build flagship customer-facing platforms and internal tools at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He combines hands-on expertise in Python, Django, Linux, Docker, and CI/CD (Jenkins) with a proven record of mentoring high-performing engineers and driving cross-functional, cross-divisional product launches. Earlier roles in build/release engineering and data pipelines at Life Technologies honed his skills in automated builds, cluster management, and scientific data analysis. His background in biology and economics gives him a practical appreciation for domain-driven software requirements in life sciences products. Based in San Francisco, he is comfortable operating at the intersection of research-grade data workflows and production-grade platform engineering. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex scientific needs into reliable, deployable software and repeatable delivery processes.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Biology, Economics, BS, Biology, Economics at University of Houston