Summary
Kasey Russell is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff at Draper with 14 years of experience bridging deep physical science and production software engineering. With a PhD in Applied Physics from Harvard and 35 peer-reviewed publications plus multiple patents, Kasey has translated cutting-edge quantum optics and nanoscale device research (including a Nature Photonics result) into practical systems. He has led product and engineering efforts as a CTO and founder, building sensor-driven health and civic technologies such as SunSprite and a solar-powered public-space analytics stack. A polyglot programmer (Python, Swift, Ruby, Matlab, Java) who built the still-in-use pyPL automated lab microscope, he excels at integrating hardware, instrumentation, and software to deliver reproducible, data-driven solutions. Based in Cambridge, MA, he combines academic rigor with startup pragmatism and a track record of shipping robust, measurable systems.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Applied Physics at Harvard University