Preston Hinkle
Senior Data Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolPreston Hinkle is a Senior Data Engineer in Seattle with a decade of experience translating advanced analytics and experimental physics into production data systems. With a PhD in physics and a background building instrumentation software and machine-learning tools, he specializes in bridging research-grade algorithms and robust, scalable pipelines—most recently at SpaceX after several applied-science roles at Zillow. He combines hands-on coding (Python, C++, cloud services, computer vision) with a strong foundation in statistical modeling and signal processing developed through academic research on nanopores and time-series analysis. Notably, he has turned lab software into widely used tools and built end-to-end apps that fuse CV, NLP, and cloud APIs for real-world workflows, reflecting a pragmatic engineer who equally enjoys building things and solving problems.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Physics, BS, Physics at The Ohio State UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Physics at University of California, Irvine
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Github Skills (8)
python9
kubernetes9
pep6
pandas6
data-structures6
dictionary6
dataframe6
image-processing6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
tphinkle/pore_stats
Jun 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:125 commits, 116 pushes, 19 branches in 1 year 6 months
tphinkle/cell_controller
Nov 2016 - Dec 2017
Contributions:34 commits, 32 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year
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