Karin Ng

Experience

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  Business on a Cloud

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Analyst Trainee

  • Assisted in writing a detailed functional specification for a future application• Aided in creating the presentation for the functional specification

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  Trapeze Group

  May 2013 - Aug 2014

  Programmer/Analyst

  • Created and tested a portal that was deployed for users (parents of students using school buses) - Developed an algorithm to efficiently find bus stops based on various filters - Designed a module for users to request information about bus stops/bus routes - Created an e-mail notification system allowing for announcements to various pre-defined groups - All information retrieved was displayed according to clients’ requirements • Worked with C++ (Visual Studio), SQL (MS SQL), JavaScript, JQuery, and CSS Show less

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  The Hospital for Sick Children

  May 2015 - Aug 2016

  Systems Analyst/Bioinformatician

  Systems Analyst, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health:• Created pipelines to streamline processes, significantly reducing involvement of users - Constructed pipeline for preprocessing of functional magnetic resonance images - Constructed pipeline for analysis (e.g. ICA and seed-based analysis) - Pipelines automatically organized and visualized final results• Developed scripts to automate labor-intensive tasks, easing the workload of my team• Utilized machine learning techniques to automate quality control of diffusion tensor images (DICOM format) • Worked on High Performance Cluster (HPC) using Python, MATLAB, BashBioinformatician, Center of Computational Medicine:• Maintained the Genetics and Genomics Analysis Platform within the CCM for use by labs - Ported/tested existing pipelines into the Genetics and Genomics Analysis Platform - Ensured code documented and updated versions were compatible within the CCM - Presented the use of the platform to various labs resulting in adoption of the platform• Worked with a team to research the development of a novel RNA-Sequencing Pipeline Show less

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  Western University

  Sept 2016 - Dec 2017

  Teaching Assistant

  • Computer Science Fundamentals (CS1026), Fall 2016, Summer 2017, Fall 2017• Introduction to Medical Computing (CS2124/5), Winter 2017• Computer Networks I (CS3357), Fall 2017• Duties Include - Guest lectures - Leading weekly labs and consulting hours - Marking and proctoring• Nominated for SOGS Graduate Student Teaching Award• Awarded Graduate Student Teaching Award

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  HeartFlow, Inc

  Jun 2018 - May 2023

  ∙ Led discussions on validation for many new and existing features in a Medical Device regulated environment - Worked with various stakeholders to define product requirements, identify risks, and create tests - Organized testing to streamline project timelines while minimizing risk and ensuring regulations were met ∙ Enabled and led 8-week releases by defining, improving and automating testing processes (reducing releasetime by over 30%) - Automated tests of all levels and implemented continuous integration testing - Aided in development of automated test reporting and documentation tools ∙ Cooperatively re-architectured codebase to microservices in AWS - Reduced cost per case, improved scalability in production, and enabled faster team-owned deployments ∙ Collaborated with team to develop new features, improve test coverage, and fix defects ∙ Aided in creation of production monitoring dashboard and alerting ∙ Worked with C++, Python, Jenkins, AWS, Docker, Bash, DataDog Show less

  • Senior Software Engineer in Test

    Feb 2021 - May 2023

  • Software Engineer in Test (Imaging)

    Jun 2018 - Feb 2021
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  Magnus Medical

  May 2023 - now

  Senior Software Engineer in Test