James Kitchens
Business Consultant at Venebio Group, LLC
Pomona, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Kitchens is a business consultant and quantitative researcher with eight years of experience applying computational and geospatial methods to ecological and public‑health problems. At Venebio Group he cleans and analyzes biotech and medical usage data and prepares regulatory documentation, building on a research background in population biology, spatial genetics, and eDNA monitoring. He has designed interactive web tools (a Shiny map explorer for marine tardigrades), developed movement and topography-based simulations for search-and-rescue, and implemented privacy-preserving visualizations for mental health tracking. Comfortable coding in Python and R and using ArcGIS, James pairs field genetics experience (PCR and DNA workflows) with data-driven policy and management support, bringing an uncommon blend of wet‑lab rigor and applied computational storytelling. Based in Pomona, CA, he is particularly interested in how geography shapes population structure and movement, and he leverages that lens to translate complex ecological data into actionable insights.
7 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International StudiesBachelor's degree, Biology, General, 3.93, Bachelor's degree, Biology, General, 3.93 at Warren Wilson College
Github Skills (26)
genomics9
phylogenetics8
bioinformatics8
science7
slim6
react6
python6
scale5
genetics4
shiny4
evolution4
population-genetics4
systems-biology4
sbml3
voila3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
kitchensjn-develop/modern-resume-theme
May 2020 - Jun 2020
A modern static resume template and theme. Powered by Jekyll and GitHub pages.
Contributions:341 pushes in 1 month
resume-templatejekylljekyll-theme
kitchensjn/kitchensjn.github.io
Apr 2020 - Oct 2022
Contributions:460 commits, 31 PRs, 551 pushes in 2 years 6 months
react
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