John Gamble
Vice President, Architecture at IonQ
Redmond, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolJohn Gamble is a quantum engineering leader and Vice President of Architecture at IonQ with a PhD in physics and a decade-plus trajectory building practical quantum computers across multiple qubit platforms. He combines deep computational-science expertise in modeling and optimization with hands-on deployment of large-scale CAE tools, bridging fabrication, experimental physics, theory, and product teams to drive measurable system improvements. At IonQ and previously Microsoft and Sandia, he has led cross-functional efforts spanning semiconductor, trapped-ion, and topological qubits as well as QCVV and algorithm work, translating complex physics into engineering roadmaps. Known for making trade-offs explicit, he accelerates organizations toward the highest-impact problems while retaining technical authorship on simulations and optimization pipelines. Based in Redmond, he pairs academic rigor—reflected in a substantial publication record—with practical systems leadership that moves research into deployable hardware.
8 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Physics at University of Wisconsin-MadisonBachelor of Arts (B.A.) Physics & Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Physics & Mathematics at The College of Wooster
Github Skills (45)
qubit10
tomography9
gate9
modeling9
quantum-computing8
brep6
python6
quantum-algorithms6
dxf6
parametric5
cad5
stl5
3d-models5
scripting4
qdk4
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/qmt
Feb 2018 - Jun 2019
Qubit Modeling Tools (QMT) for computational modeling of quantum devices
Contributions:3 releases, 223 commits, 72 PRs in 1 year 3 months
modeling-toolsquantum-computingcomputational-modelingquantummodeling
johnkgamble/johnkgamble.github.io
Sep 2023 - Sep 2023
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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