Paul Saxman

About Paul Saxman

Senior technical leader with 17+ years experience solving complex architecture, data science/engineering, and research problems across multiple industries/domains, with a primary focus in data science/engineering and machine learning. People and impact focused manager with 10+ years experience leading global and domestic teams in solutions architecture, software engineering, and developer relations. Ardent champion of clean and usable architectures, software, APIs, and UI designs, and passionate advocate for focusing on user needs, foremost, when solving real-world problems with technology.

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineering Manager, Health and Disease Models and Frameworks

   Gates Foundation

   Nov 2024 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Driving advancements in global health by delivering novel infectious disease and health models and software frameworks that directly inform the Gates Foundation’s strategy and investment decisions for malaria, HIV, polio, maternal/infant health, and other priority programs, ultimately shaping interventions that affect millions of lives. Accelerating scientific discovery and policy decision-making by pioneering modeling and AI techniques that enhance model access and usability, enabling faster and more reliable insights for researchers and global health partners.

Education

• University of Michigan Medical School

  Master of Science - MS, Bioinformatics

  2006 — 2008

• Michigan State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Engineering

  1994 — 1999

Skills

• Software Development
• Python
• Unix
• Spring
• Test Driven Development
• Continuous Integration
• Eclipse
• Java
• Web Development
• Xml
• Sql
• Hibernate
• Databases
• Systems Theory
• Web Applications
• Complexity Theory
• Css
• Soa
• Web Services
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Ajax
• Html
• Mobile Applications
• Spring Framework
• Data Visualization
• Android
• Software Engineering
• Agile Methodologies