Theodore Cole
Principal Bioinformatics Engineer
Walsall, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolTheodore Cole is a Principal Bioinformatics Engineer with nine years of experience combining computational biology, software development, and clinical genomics. Based in Walsall, he has progressed from trainee clinical bioinformatician roles in NHS trusts to senior software and principal engineering positions at Sapentia and Nonacus, delivering production bioinformatics workflows and full-stack solutions. He is proficient in Python, database management, Linux administration and web development, enabling him to bridge lab requirements and robust software systems. Theodore’s background in a Genetics MBiolSci (First) and hands-on clinical science experience give him a strong grounding in translating complex genomic data into auditable pipelines. Colleagues rely on him for pragmatic workflow automation and dependable tooling that meet clinical standards. Outside core duties he brings a developer’s mindset to product-focused engineering, often blurring the line between research code and production-ready software.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
GCSEs, 11 GCSEs A*-B, including Maths, English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics, GCSEs, 11 GCSEs A*-B, including Maths, English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics at Sir Thomas Rich's School4 A levels, 1 AS level., A level English Literature (A*), Biology, Chemistry, Psychology (A); AS Critical Thinking (B), 4 A levels, 1 AS level., A level English Literature (A*), Biology, Chemistry, Psychology (A); AS Critical Thinking (B) at Sir Thomas Rich's Sixth FormUndergraduate Master's, Genetics, First, Undergraduate Master's, Genetics, First at The University of Sheffield
Github Skills (12)
adobe-experience-manager10
ansible-collections10
filemaker9
django4
nginx3
python3
docker3
form-fields1
semantic1
semantic-ui1
django-forms1
django-rest-framework1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
NHS-NGS/GeL2MDT
Jan 2018 - Nov 2018
Repository for GeL2MDT, management software for 100KGP patient results and MDTs.
Contributions:8 releases, 489 commits, 33 PRs in 9 months
adobe-experience-managerpatientansible-collectionsfilemakersoftware-management
WMRGL/nginx-server-blocks
Mar 2018 - Oct 2019
How to set up a single server for use with multiple Django web applications via Nginx server blocks.
Contributions:4 PRs, 8 pushes, 3 issues in 1 year 7 months
nginxweb-applicationspythondjangodocker
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