Chris Jones

Christopher M. Jones

Software Engineer

Work Experience

Software Engineer

US Biotek Laboratory, August 2025 - Present

  • Built and maintained web apps with PHP and Ruby on Rails for internal and client-facing projects.
  • Wrote and optimized SQL queries and database schemas to support application features.
  • Developed interactive front-end components with JavaScript.
  • Automated deployment and routine tasks using Bash scripts.

Lead Laboratory Technician

US Biotek Laboratory, March 2022 - July 2025

  • Created and maintained an experimental design application in Python using PyQt framework that interfaces with VisionMateâ„¢ barcode reader.
  • Created and maintained software for the automated printing of patient sample labels, ordering software, and interfacing with internal LIS for results transfer.
  • Troubleshooted instruments.
  • Trained and supervised employees on laboratory duties.

Technician I-II

US Biotek Laboratory, March 2018 - March 2022

  • Conducted patient preparation/testing using Biocell 1200/BioSero robotic systems, Inova BIO-FLASH, Siemens Immulite 2000xpi, KingFisher Flex, and 7500 Fast Dx RT-PCR instruments.
  • Revision of SOPs, internal logs and forms.

Education

University of Oregon

Computer Science - Bachelor of Science

Western Washington University

Biochemistry - Bachelor of Science

Mathematics - Minor

Personal Projects

Geography Quiz

  • Developed an interactive React application utilizing Mapbox for a geographic quiz of world countries and Seattle neighborhoods.
  • Implemented dynamic map interactions and real-time feedback for user engagement.

Weather On Route

  • Python application created using PyQt framework, Google Maps API and OpenWeather API.
  • Web application version created for this website using Flask and JQuery.
  • Finds weather along route with most inclement weather at each location displayed (snow->rain->clouds->clear). Links to full forecast at found locations.

Trading Strategy Analysis (NDA Signed)

  • Capstone project using Flask, AWS EC2/Elastic Beanstalk and MongoDB.
  • Multi-objective optimization (NSGA-II) of backtesting strategies used in trading 3xETFs.

Key Skills

Languages

  • Python, PHP, Ruby, SQL, HTML, Javascript

Frameworks & Libraries

  • Rails, PyQt, Flask, FastAPI
  • NumPy, Pandas, SQLAlchemy, Folium

Tools & Platforms

  • VS Code, Git, Linux, AWS, PostgresSQL, MySQL, MongoDB