JT Torrance

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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About me
Experienced full stack engineer with a background in architecting large-scale solutions and ETL processes.
Education
- Georgia Tech
  2004 - 2008
  Bachelor's degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Georgia State University
  2011 - 2013
  Master of Science (MS) Computer Science concentration in Bioinformatics
  • Project: Using Structure-Based QSAR to Eliminate Possible Protein Docking Interactions• Courses Include: Advanced Bioinformatics, Advanced Algorithms, Approximation Algorithms, Biostatistics, Parallel andDistributed Computing, Web Programming
Experience
- Biocomputing Core of the Emory/Georgia Tech Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
  May 2006 - Jul 2011
  • Support multiple Ph.D. student research projects in the areas of large dataset analysis and visualization• Manage data exchange between collaborators using a PHP web upload and SCP download• Develop cross-platform and cross-language software for lab projects• Assist in development, testing, and documentation of tools• Assist in new student orientation, report management, and presentation scheduling• Assist in lab supply ordering and travel planning • Conducted research in the area of biomedical informatics and responsible for:Microarray data curation and statistical analysis of public datasetsQuality control for microarray preprocessingPCR and gene quantification for data validation• President’s Undergraduate Research Award – Spring 2007 and Travel Grant Fall 2007 § CCNE Fellow Grant Research for 2007 Summer Semester
  - Laboratory Manager
    Sept 2008 - Jul 2011
  - Researcher
    May 2006 - Aug 2008
- Philips Wellcentive
  Sept 2013 - Nov 2018
  - Dev Manager
    Apr 2017 - Nov 2018
  - Team Lead, Data Quality Development and Data Science at Wellcentive
    Sept 2016 - Apr 2017
  - Team Lead, Data Quality Development
    Mar 2015 - Sept 2016
  - Interface Engineer
    Sept 2013 - Mar 2015
- TruthMD
  Nov 2018 - Jun 2021
  Senior Solutions Engineer
- CNN
  Jun 2021 - Nov 2024
  Design new components that integration with the data analytics platform. Responsible for cross-team coordination of projects. Up skill team members on engineering best practices and new technologies. Develop and maintain the first-party analytics platform for CNN. The platform is responsible for everything from SDK development and data collection to data modeling and dashboarding.
  - Staff Data Engineer
    Jun 2023 - Nov 2024
  - Senior Data Engineer
    Jun 2021 - Jun 2023
- The Walt Disney Studios
  Dec 2024 - now
  Staff Data Engineer
Licenses & Certifications
- SAFe® 4 Certified Agilist
  Scaled Agile, Inc.
  Dec 2017
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