Nigel Mcfarlane
Software Developer at CCDC - The Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
Flitwick, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolNigel Mcfarlane is a seasoned software developer and research scientist with over a decade of professional experience in medical visualization and 18 years applying intelligent sensing to biological systems. He blends strong mathematical and experimental-science foundations with pragmatic C++ and bioinformatics development—recently porting a contamination algorithm at Illumina and currently contributing software at the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. His background spans academic research (PhD in X-ray scattering for food inspection) and industry engineering, delivering image-analysis, robotics, and CAD solutions for diverse biological and agricultural problems. Known for turning complex experimental requirements into efficient, production-ready code, he brings analytical rigor, cross-disciplinary curiosity, and a track record of shipping applied research into real-world tools.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Physics at The University of BirminghamMaster of Science (MS), Modern Electronics, Master of Science (MS), Modern Electronics at University of NottinghamDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), X-ray scattering for food inspection, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), X-ray scattering for food inspection at University College London, U. of London
French
Github Skills (9)
tesseract9
lstm9
ocr8
ocr-engine7
machine-learning7
medicine5
rapid2
rapid-development2
application-framework1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (2)
besoft/MAF2
Apr 2013 - May 2014
Contributions:58 commits in 1 year 1 month
rapid-developmentapplication-softwarerapidapplication-frameworkmedicine
tesseract-ocr/tesseract
Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
Tesseract Open Source OCR Engine (main repository)
Contributions:1 comment, 2 issues in 1 day
lstmocrmachine-learningocr-enginetesseract
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