Robert Thombley
Lead Data Architect
San Diego, California, United States
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Top SchoolRobert Thombley is a Lead Data Architect with over 15 years designing large-scale data systems and nine years of hands-on experience in healthcare research informatics, currently leading a technical team at UCSF to build analytic infrastructure that studies how EHRs and digital health tools affect patient outcomes and provider efficiency. An Epic-certified data architect and proficient programmer (SQL/SAS/Python/R), he blends deep analytic database design with NLP guidance to support multi-facility research across the UC system. His background is unusually interdisciplinary—BS in Engineering Science, teaching credentials and years as a STEM teacher—bringing clear pedagogy and communication skills to complex technical collaborations with physician researchers. Earlier work at Scripps involved global field research and ocean informatics, where he automated data collection and built visualization tools, demonstrating a long-standing aptitude for turning noisy observational data into reliable research-ready datasets.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
University of California San DiegoClear Credential, Secondary Education and Teaching, Clear Credential, Secondary Education and Teaching at University of California San Diego - School of Extended Studies and Public ProgramsSan Diego State UniversityGithub contributions (5)
rkim35/spikeRNN
Mar 2019 - Jan 2020
Contributions:8 commits, 4 PRs, 13 pushes in 9 months
rkim35/wmRNN
Feb 2020 - Nov 2021
Contributions:6 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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