Nicolas Morales
Data Scientist
Cary, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNicolas Morales is a data scientist with 11 years of interdisciplinary experience applying genomics, phenomics, environmental, and commercial data to improve agricultural resiliency. He holds a PhD from Cornell in Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Statistics and currently develops data-driven solutions at Corteva Agriscience, bridging academic rigor with industrial-scale breeding programs. His background spans hands-on database and web programming, systems integration, and research internships at institutions including Boyce Thompson Institute and NASA, giving him a rare mix of software, engineering, and biological insight. Known for translating complex statistical models into operational tools, he excels at connecting experimental data with product needs to accelerate trait discovery and deployment. Based in Cary, NC, he brings both deep domain expertise and practical engineering experience to predictive agriculture problems.
12 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering, cum laude, Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering, cum laude at University of FloridaInternational Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate at Cypress Creek High SchoolDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Statistics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Statistics at Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Github Skills (41)
open-api-v310
code-behind10
perl10
data-management10
apiary10
api10
specification10
swaggerhub10
swagger9
map-viewer9
version-control9
opencv8
geospatial-visualization8
camera-calibration8
django7
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
solgenomics/DroneImageScripts
Oct 2018 - Nov 2022
OpenCV scripts
Contributions:2 releases, 404 commits, 370 pushes in 4 years 1 month
nelsonlab/django_NelsonDB
Jul 2014 - Apr 2017
Contributions:565 commits, 12 PRs, 326 pushes in 2 years 8 months
pythondjangofront-endlabnelson
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