Quentin Groom
Lead Of Biodiversity Informatics
Brussels, Belgium
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Top SchoolQuentin Groom is a biodiversity informatics lead based in Brussels with over two decades combining plant biology research and pragmatic IT delivery. He develops and manages web platforms that publish plant biodiversity data worldwide while leading botanical research on plant geography and invasiveness, applying novel computational methods to reveal hidden patterns. His background spans academic postdoctoral work in the US and UK to enterprise-scale systems engineering at Accenture, giving him uncommon fluency across wet-lab science, databases, and production web systems. An early adopter of the web, he built one of the first online plant identification sites and now oversees digitisation and informatics projects at Meise Botanic Garden, with a publication record linked via ORCID.
12 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plant Physiology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Plant Physiology at University of EssexNational Vocational Qualification, Level 3, Use and Support of Information Technology, National Vocational Qualification, Level 3, Use and Support of Information Technology at Gradutes Into Enterprise North East Ltd'O' - Levels and CSEs, 'O' - Levels and CSEs at Furze Platt ComprehensiveBachelor of Science (BSc), Botany/Plant Biology, 2:1, Bachelor of Science (BSc), Botany/Plant Biology, 2:1 at University of Reading'A' - levels, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, B, B, A, 'A' - levels, Biology, Chemistry and Physics, B, B, A at East Berkshire College [formally Langley College of Further Education]
French, German
Github Skills (122)
diet10
pelican10
jekyll10
ontologies9
data-files9
alien9
biodiversity-informatics9
owl9
r-package9
biodiversity9
publish8
ecology8
geneontology8
bioinformatics8
traits8
Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
AgentschapPlantentuinMeise/interactias
Nov 2019 - Jan 2022
Contributions:1 release, 134 commits, 107 pushes in 2 years 2 months
pensoft/BiCIKL
Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
Contributions:1 release, 36 commits, 14 PRs in 5 months
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