Zane Beckwith
Technical Lead, Drug Discovery Research And Development at SandboxAQ
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolZane Beckwith is a technical lead combining an 11-year engineering career with a PhD in computational condensed matter physics to accelerate drug discovery using physics-based simulations and machine learning. He progressed from cryptography and secure networking roles to leading drug discovery R&D at SandboxAQ, bringing deep experience in secure systems, low-touch device identity, and high-performance scientific software. Zane blends academic rigor with product-focused engineering—designing custom cryptographic handshakes and TPM integrations in earlier roles while now applying simulation-driven models to biochemical problems. Based in Durham, NC, he pairs formal training (UNC Chapel Hill) and recent pharmacology coursework with a taste for playful creativity—evident in a quirky GitHub bio—reflecting a leader who values precision without taking himself too seriously.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate of Completion, Certificate of Completion at HMX – Harvard Medical SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics (Computational Statistical/Condensed Matter), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics (Computational Statistical/Condensed Matter) at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Github Skills (81)
elliptic-curve10
fabric10
elliptic-curve-cryptography10
secp256k110
anonymous10
curve10
ecdsa9
digital-signature9
eddsa9
traffic9
attestation9
simulation9
overlay9
post-quantum-cryptography9
computational-biology8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
zanebeckwith/my-config-files
Jan 2015 - Aug 2019
Contributions:33 pushes in 4 years 7 months
zanebeckwith/xaptum-tpm
Dec 2017 - Jan 2019
Utilities for interacting with a TPM2.0 used for access to the Xaptum Edge Network Fabric
Contributions:87 pushes, 64 branches, 6 tags in 1 year 1 month
tpm2fabricblockchainedgenetwork-edge
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