Don Armstrong

About Don Armstrong

I lead teams who address the critical problems in making data FAIR to drive R&D in life sciences.I am also an avid Free Software developer, and contribute to multiple projects, including Debian GNU/Linux.

Experience

1. Debian Developer

   Debian

   Jan 2004 — Present

   Maintained, managed configurations, and resolved issues in multiple packages written in R, perl, python, scheme, C++, and C.• Resolved technical conflicts, developed technical standards, and provided leadership as the elected chair of the Technical Committee.• Developer of Debbugs, a perl and SQL-based issue-tracker with ≥ 100 million entries with web, REST, and SOAP interfaces.

Education

• University of California, Riverside

  BS, Biology

  1997 — 2001

• University of California, Riverside

  PhD, Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology

  2001 — 2008

Skills

• Big Data
• Grant Writing
• Git
• High Performance Computing (Hpc)
• Dna Sequencing
• Tissue Culture
• Linux
• Open Source Software
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Office
• Machine Learning
• Open Source
• Software Development
• Python
• Science
• Latex
• Shell Scripting
• Bash
• Research
• Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (Rt-Pcr)
• Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (Qpcr)
• C
• Programming
• Dna
• Gel Electrophoresis
• Systems Biology
• Lipid Membranes
• Postgresql
• Genetics
• Algorithms
• Confocal Microscopy
• Immunohistochemistry
• Cell Culture
• Bioinformatics
• Unix
• Cell
• Cell Biology
• Scientific Writing
• Computer Science
• Data Analysis