Diego González
Genetics Platform Engineer
Netherlands
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Top SchoolDiego González is a Genetics Platform Engineer based in the Netherlands with 10 years of experience at the intersection of bioinformatics and software engineering. He builds and maintains genomics platforms, drawing on prior roles in cancer research (Prinses Máxima Centrum) and diverse bioinformatics projects at Erasmus MC spanning epigenetics, metagenomics, STR analysis and machine learning. Trained in bioinformatics (Wageningen) with additional computer science and engineering studies in the US and Spain, he blends computational rigor with domain knowledge to productionize research workflows. Diego is comfortable designing algorithms and implementing scalable pipelines that turn complex genomic data into actionable insights. He brings a researcher’s attention to reproducibility and an engineer’s focus on robust, maintainable systems. An international background and cross-disciplinary education let him bridge biology and software in practical, innovative ways.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
The University of ArizonaMaster’s Degree, Bioinformatics, Master’s Degree, Bioinformatics at Wageningen UniversityComputer Engineering, Computer Engineering at Universidad de SalamancaBachelor’s Degree, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology at Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
Spanish, English, Dutch
Github Skills (23)
next-generation-sequencing10
python9
inference8
rna-seq6
bed5
bam4
gff4
google-cloud3
fastq3
fasta3
filtering3
machine-learning3
factor3
hpc2
visualization2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
genid/Yleaf
Mar 2019 - Jan 2021
Yleaf software for human Y-chromosomal haplogroup inference from next generation sequencing data
Contributions:2 releases, 66 commits, 15 pushes in 1 year 10 months
inferencenext-generation-sequencingy-chromosomehaplogroupprediction-algorithm
genid/de-goulash
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021
Contributions:8 commits in 1 month
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