Jason Yates
Associate Director, QC Lab Project Lead
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJason Yates is an analytical leader with 18 years of experience bridging analytical chemistry, quality systems, and digital solutions in regulated pharmaceutical environments. Currently Associate Director and QC Lab Project Lead at Eli Lilly, he has a track record of deploying enterprise systems and integrating lab instrumentation software while leading cross-functional teams through method transfers, validations, and continuous improvement. His background ranges from forensic GC-MS work to supervising analytical services for APIs, giving him a rare blend of hands-on laboratory expertise and IT-enabled quality systems leadership. An active contributor to open-source testing in the Ruby ecosystem, he has strengthened core language specs for Rubinius, reflecting a practical commitment to robust software validation and automation. Jason is known for translating complex technical requirements into auditable processes and building teams that deliver under tight regulatory timelines.
18 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemistry, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Chemistry at Appalachian State University
Github Skills (5)
ruby10
programming-language10
testing10
virtual-machine9
rubinius9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
rubinius/rubinius
Oct 2007 - Oct 2007
The Rubinius Language Platform
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer/Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer/Test Automation EngineerContributions:16 commits, 1 comment in 2 days
Contributions summary:Jason primarily contributed to the Rubinius project by adding and enhancing specifications (specs) for various core Ruby language features. They focused on testing methods such as `Binding#clone`, `Module` methods, `File.exists?`, `FileTest.exists?` and `Proc` methods (arity, call, to_s). Their work involved creating or modifying test files, ensuring the robustness of the Ruby language implementation through comprehensive testing.
rubiniusprogramming-languagesvirtual-machine
jaywhy/cgi-application-plugin-actiondispatch
Sep 2008 - Oct 2012
Contributions:6 commits in 4 years 2 months
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