Owen Solberg
Principal Computational Engineer
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Top SchoolOwen Solberg is a Principal Computational Engineer in Portland with 22 years of experience applying population genetics and bioinformatics to drug development and genomic diagnostics. He has advanced through research and industry roles—from a Ph.D. in population genetics at UC Berkeley and postdoc work at Sandia to senior bioinformatics scientist positions at Roche, Invitae, Audentes, and now Sana—bridging deep statistical genetics with production computational pipelines. Owen combines hands-on package and build-system maintenance (notably contributions to the widely used Spack package manager) with designing scalable analyses for therapeutic programs. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic solutions that reconcile reproducible software engineering with complex biological data. An early-career science teacher turned computational scientist, he brings both clear communication and a long-view perspective on training and knowledge transfer.
22 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Population Genetics, Ph.D., Population Genetics at UC BerkeleyBS, Biological Sciences, BS, Biological Sciences at UC Davis
Spanish
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Github Skills (23)
package-management10
r10
build-system10
package-manager-tool10
package-manager10
scientific-computing10
python9
build-tools9
hpc8
git8
linux7
cmake7
fasta6
macos6
fileio6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
spack/spack
Dec 2018 - Apr 2021
A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer / Package Maintainer
DevOps Engineer / Package MaintainerContributions:3 reviews, 39 commits, 48 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Owen primarily contributed to the maintenance and update of package definitions within the Spack package manager repository. Their work involved modifying package versions, updating checksums, and adjusting dependencies for various software packages, particularly those related to scientific computing and R packages. They also addressed bug fixes, such as ensuring correct file permissions during the staging process, and patched build configurations to improve compatibility with older compilers. The user's commits demonstrate a strong understanding of package management and build systems.
compilerspythonradiussplatformslinux
odoublewen/spack
Jan 2019 - Jun 2024
A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers.
Contributions:6 PRs, 113 pushes, 63 branches in 5 years 5 months
compilersplatformspackage-managerdarwinbitbake
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