Bio:
John Jacquay is a Senior Scientific Consultant at BioTeam with over a decade of experience building cutting-edge scientific systems, both on-premises and in the cloud. He is an expert in cloud infrastructure, data management, and the development of scalable web applications and APIs, particularly within the domains of life sciences and medical devices. Before joining BioTeam in 2016, John served as a scientific systems developer at the University of Florida’s Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research (ICBR), where he specialized in creating user-friendly Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). John’s diverse background also includes pivotal work in the medical device startup space, where he developed software for the diagnosis of sleep and cardiac disorders. At BioTeam, John acts as a technical lead, pushing the boundaries of technology by incorporating innovative patterns into existing research methodologies to advance scientific discovery.
Focus Areas:
- Cloud Infrastructure Design & Cloud-Native Data Systems
- Scientific AI Model Packaging and Deployment
- Full Stack Web Application & API Development
- Authentication and Authorization Systems
- Medical Device Firmware & Software
- Workflow Automation & BI Pipeline Cloud Enablement
- Interactive Data Visualization & Scientific UI/UX
- Application and Infrastructure Observability Systems
- AI-augmented software engineering
- Virtualization, Containers, and Database Management
Technical Expertise:
- Cloud: AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes
- Languages: Golang, Rust, TypeScript, Ruby, Python, C, C++
- Data: Postgres, MongoDB, DuckDB
- Frontend: React, Backbone.js, Ember.js
Scientific Domains:
- Next-Gen and Sanger DNA Sequencing
- Genomics and Multi-omics Bioinformatics Infrastructure
- Hybridoma Cell Line Database and Inventory Management
Personal Interests:
An avid outdoor enthusiast, John can usually be found hiking, biking, climbing, or fly-fishing across Colorado and Florida. He also enjoys tinkering with self-hosted LLMs, protein structure prediction models, and embedded systems.