R Squires
Data Analyst
Tyler, Texas, United States
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Top SchoolR Squires is a seasoned computational scientist and Python-focused data analyst with over a decade of experience modernizing bioinformatics infrastructure at NIH and academic centers. He has built and deployed custom NGS pipelines, managed enterprise GitHub ecosystems, and reduced operational costs and deployment times through pragmatic DevOps and cloud-hosted training platforms. As an instructor he’s trained thousands globally in Python, Jupyter, Snakemake and AWS, earning consistently high approval ratings and slashing setup time for workshops by leveraging hosted environments. His work spans hands-on algorithm development, LIMS and database design, and systems architecture for public resources like the PaVE portal, demonstrating both research impact and production-grade engineering. Based in Tyler, Texas, he pairs an advanced Computer Science background (PhD ABD) with deep domain knowledge in genomics and a track record of turning complex biomedical problems into automated, reproducible workflows.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. (ABD), Computer Science, Ph.D. (ABD), Computer Science at The University of Texas at ArlingtonBachelor of Science, Biochemistry, Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry at The University of Dallas
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (136)
computational-biology10
biology10
jupyter10
jupyterlab-extension10
jupyterlab10
bioinformatics10
jupyter-widget9
versioning9
notebook9
python9
if-statement9
conditional-statements9
jupyter-book9
binder9
sequence-analysis9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
biof-309-python/BIOF309-2016-Fall
Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:42 commits, 34 pushes in 3 months
burkesquires/scientific_python_training
Feb 2019 - Sep 2022
scientific python training with pandas, scipy, and scikit-learn
Contributions:62 commits, 57 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 7 months
pandas-tutorialpythonpython-tutorialpython3scientific
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