About

I’ve been fascinated by the universe for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I pored over books about the solar system, and in school I enjoyed getting lost in the mysteries of cells, particles, and distant planets. Later, I discovered the power of computers. Science and technology have always advanced hand in hand, and today the most transformative tool of all is computing

I studied Computer Science at the University of California, Davis with plans for medical school, drawn to the intersection of biology and technology. A few summers in clinics (and organic chemistry) showed me I wasn’t destined to be a doctor. Nonetheless, the potential of tech-enabled biology kept me hooked. The late 2010s saw breakthroughs like CRISPR and AlphaFold that made clear how rapidly the field was advancing.

Upon graduating, I joined the California Department of Technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. We built dashboards, databases, and digital health tools under intense pressure from Governor Gavin Newsom's office. It was exhausting but deeply rewarding to contribute to projects that directly impacted millions of people, including delivering one of the first Digital Vaccine Records in the world.

Since 2021, I’ve worked at Arzeda in Seattle, helping build infrastructure and tools that power protein design. Spun out of Dr. David Baker’s lab, Arzeda develops cutting-edge solutions for industrial, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and materials science applications. My role spans cloud architecture, backend, frontend, devops, bioinformatics, database administration, API integrations, scientific software, AI/ML, sequencing, and more.

Beyond work, I help run Bits in Bio, a global community for people building software for science. I launched the Seattle chapter in 2022, growing it from eight members into a hub for events and panels that now draw hundreds, offering constant opportunities to learn from others across the life sciences ecosystem.

Please feel free to reach out on LinkedIn or email jag@bio.dev.