Matt Fay
Principal Engineer Modeling, Simulation, And Control
Oakland, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMatt Fay is a principal engineer specializing in modeling, simulation, and control with nine years of experience building data-driven systems that translate lab science into deployable bioprocesses. He currently architects data infrastructure and develops optogenetic control algorithms at Prolific Machines to accelerate alternative proteins and reduce factory farming. Previously he led Ark Biotech’s Head of Data team building a bioprocess “copilot” that streamed global automation data, ran real-time bioreactor control, and delivered digital-twin estimators for upstream cell culture. He founded Zipline’s data team, scaling pipelines and analytics to support drone delivery operations across continents, and earlier cut his teeth on EV systems and controls at Tesla, Mission Motors, and Renovo. Comfortable across cloud platforms, real-time control, and ML-driven simulation, he combines hands-on engineering with product-minded leadership. Outside his titles, Matt’s thread through hardware, software, and wet lab control—plus a passion for animal advocacy—drives a rare cross-disciplinary ability to close the loop from sensors to adaptive biological control.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
BS Engineering Physics minor in Mechanical Engineering, BS Engineering Physics minor in Mechanical Engineering at University of California, BerkeleyCorona del Mar High School
Github Skills (21)
visualization10
jupyter10
data-visualisation10
bokeh9
javascript9
exponential-backoff9
python9
google-colaboratory9
jitter9
data-visualization8
automation8
biology7
mqtt7
docker7
robotics6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
matteosox/tubthumper
Oct 2021 - Dec 2022
Python package of retry utilities named after the English anarcho-communist rock band Chumbawamba's 1997 hit Tubthumping
Contributions:34 commits, 44 PRs, 71 pushes in 1 year 2 months
pythonexponential-backoffjitterretry
matteosox/nba
Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
NBA stats and analysis
Contributions:44 commits, 75 PRs, 86 pushes in 1 year 9 months
pythonjupyter-notebook-environmentdockernba-statsnba
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