Rory Munro
Customer Workflow Developer at Oxford Nanopore Technologies
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolRory Munro is a Customer Workflow Developer with eight years of experience building real-time bioinformatics platforms that bridge sequencing hardware and analytics. With a PhD in Bioinformatics and a background in biochemistry, he has focused on selective and metagenomic sequencing using Oxford Nanopore technology, extending tools like minoTour for live monitoring and human genomics. He primarily develops full-stack JavaScript (MEAN) web platforms and leverages Python for data analysis and statistics, enabling rapid, shareable workflows that reduce redundant in-house analyses. Now at Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Rory combines hands-on software engineering with domain expertise in sequencing to deliver customer-facing workflows that translate cutting‑edge research into operational tools. An understated strength is his ability to translate complex sequencing experiments into intuitive real-time visualisations that accelerate decision-making for scientists.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Bioinformatics at University of NottinghamBachelor's Degree, Biochemistry, 2:1, Bachelor's Degree, Biochemistry, 2:1 at University of St AndrewsHigh School, High School at Cheadle Hulme SchoolMaster of Science - MS, Bioinformatics, Pass, Master of Science - MS, Bioinformatics, Pass at Cranfield University
English, French
Github Skills (60)
cli10
api10
sequencing10
bioinformatics10
genomics10
classifier8
testing7
shell7
rust7
bam6
cpp6
php6
csharp6
ffi6
python6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
LooseLab/minotour-docker
Jun 2021 - Sep 2022
Contributions:12 commits, 3 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 2 months
Adoni5/mappy-rs
Mar 2023 - Jun 2024
Python wrapping multithreaded bindings to minimap2
Contributions:9 releases, 1 review, 7 PRs in 1 year 3 months
python
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