ABOUT

I am passionate about developing the next generation of microbial bioinformatics analyses. I am a collaborative computational biologist excited to implement my extensive problem-solving, mycology/general microbial genomics, natural products, and training backgrounds. I am currently employed by Theiagen Genomics, where I collaborate with developers, analysts, and state public health labs to enable automated, cloud-based public health genomics. Beyond the computer, I strive to educate communities on fungal biology, which includes invited teaching and workshop presentations for technical expertise and general botany/mycology education. Please, view my GitHub portfolio, and reach out to discuss all things microbial genomics and mycology education. (Ask me about bouldering and music!)

My career includes 5 years in fungal natural product drug discovery analytical chemistry, 1 year in quality control chemistry, followed by 7 years in computational genomics (fungi, plants, prokaryotes, and viruses). My background has a strong focus on phylogenomics, general NGS data analysis (genomics/transcriptomics), collaborative software development, and hands-on mass spectrometry method development (LCMS/MS, GCMS/MS).