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Nolan W

@nolanw

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Bioinformatician and Data Scientist building hard-problem solutions.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to apply my knowledge and experience in useful ways, to the benefit of others.

I’m a polymath Bioinformatician and Data Scientist with experience spanning software development, statistics, bioinformatics, systems engineering, and information security. My career includes building and supporting bioinformatics software and systems for a laboratory focused on microbial pathogenomics and microbiome studies, followed by a role at Amazon Web Services (AWS).

I’m driven to keep working on “hard problems” with a practical engineering mindset—balancing deep technical work with the ability to manage people and projects. My ultimate goal is to work in synthetic biology research, especially replacing industrial chemical processes and pharmaceutical manufacturing with engineered agriculture.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Software Development Engineer

Amazon Web Services

Sep 2022 - Sep 2024 (2 years)

Worked as a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services (AWS) from Sep 2022 to Sep 2024.

Bioinformatician

Fiona Brinkman Laboratory SFU

Dec 2018 - Sep 2022 (3 years 9 months)

Worked as a Bioinformatician at Fiona Brinkman Laboratory SFU from Dec 2018 to Sep 2022.

Electrician

Various Companies

Aug 2006 - Dec 2018 (12 years 4 months)

As a means of funding my education I worked across the electrical industry: residential, commercial, and industrial. I also did a stint in the telecom and AV/systems integration industries. Throughout I outperformed all expectations and was quickly elevated to higher roles. My most important takeaways from this work is my ability to manage people and projects.

Project Management Training And Supervision Electrical Industry System Integration