Wisdom Akpan

Senior Scientific Engineer

Contact Information

Email: wisdom@bioteam.net

Intro:

Wisdom is a Scientific Systems Engineer at BioTeam specializing in software development and cloud architecture support for computational chemistry. He is passionate about using efficient computing techniques to make better medical products.

Focus Areas:

  • Cloud Architecture
  • Cross-platform Full Stack Development
  • UI/UX Design
  • Machine Learning

Tools:

  • AWS, GCP, Azure
  • Python, Java, JS, C#, Golang
  • CSS/Sass, HTML
  • React, Vue, Angular
  • MySQL, SQLite, MongoDB

Scientific Areas:

  • Photopolymer Design
  • Sensor Design
  • Aptamer Binding
  • Microfluidics

Background

As a chemistry major at Carleton College, he performed research centered on photopolymers and microfluidics with applications in biosensors. His early career work focused on consumer facing tech products, interning with 4 different startups in web development, and market research roles before spending 3 years with Infosys Ltd as an IT Consultant. There he developed into a full-stack developer with the ability to architect solutions based on client requirements and build cross platform applications from the ground up. Having always been passionate about improving technology utilization in research, Wisdom now uses knowledge in cloud infrastructure, ETL tools, and software design to construct the systems that will best let life scientists innovate.

Personal Interests:

Wisdom spends most of his free time tinkering and making things. He loves to cook, draw, write, and compose music. When he’s not out hiking or hitting a concert, he enjoys following sports, especially basketball, baseball, soccer and F1 racing.