Olivier Caron-Lizotte
Verified Expert in Engineering
Data Science Developer
Montreal, QC, Canada
Toptal member since March 17, 2014
CTO of BiogeniQ, Olivier has a background in bioinformatics, full-stack development, setting up technology stacks, and management. With extensive experience in cloud-based architectures, algorithm design, and implementation, he excels at complex, multidisciplinary projects.
Portfolio
Experience
- Data Science - 8 years
- Big Data - 7 years
- Machine Learning - 6 years
- Node.js - 5 years
- Bioinformatics - 5 years
- MongoDB - 4 years
- Vue - 3 years
- D3.js - 2 years
Preferred Environment
Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
The most amazing...
...software I've created is Qadna, a homomorphic encryption-based service for personalized medicine results.
Work Experience
Chief Data Officer
Biron Health Group
- Hired a team for business intelligence tasks using PowerBI, SQL Server, and Python.
- Promoted the use of data in business initiatives such as new business opportunities and decision processes.
- Built a software to simplify deployment of machine learning initiatives across the business.
- Put forth a plan to protect and promote data (data governance).
Chief Technology Officer
BiogeniQ
- Built the entire architecture for storing and processing genomic data.
- Hired and lead a team of Node.js and MongoDB experts.
- Wrote grants and R&D credits to finance development.
CTO
Gradsters
- Built all the web services for Gradsters.
Bioinformatician, Developer
IRIC – University of Montreal
- Led software development and data analysis of proteomic data.
Consultant
OCL Technologies
- Conducted contractual research in bioinformatics.
Programming Analyst, Project Manager, Director of Operations
123 Certification
- Designed and developed a portable virtual reality simulator of manual welding processes.
- Developed a real-time motion capture system.
- Designed special effects (smoke, fusion, sparks, etc.).
- Managed the IT infrastructure and technological choices.
- Led a multidisciplinary team of 5 to 12 people.
Developer
CRIM
- Corrected facial distortions coming from a wide-angle pinhole camera in real time.
- Created a software application performing automatic segmentation of lesions in very high-definition images.
- Developed video analysis software for face recognition, detection of scene changes, and automatic key frame acquisition.
Developer
NOVIKA (CSTPQ)
- Built software for viewing and editing node states in an Echelon LonWorks network.
Developer
Ouellet Canada, Inc.
- Maintained and designed new online reports related to the management of the company.
Experience
Explor.ai Website
https://explor.ai/enQadna
https://qadna.caISO-PeptidAce
https://github.com/olivierlizotte/Iso-PeptidAceList of Publications
Journal of proteome research: Improvement of phosphoproteome analyses using FAIMS and decision tree fragmentation; Application to the insulin signalling pathway in Drosophila melanogaster S2 cells.
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics: Quantitative proteomics reveals the induction of mitophagy in TNF-α activated macrophages.
Molecular and Cellular Proteomics: Targeted identification of SUMOylation sites in human proteins using affinity enrichment and paralog-specific reporter ions
Education
Master of Science Degree in Science
University of Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke, Canada
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Sherbrooke - Sherbrooke, Canada
College Degree in Computer Science
Cégep de La Pocatière - La Pocatière, Canada
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, D3.js, Vue, OpenGL, TensorFlow, jQuery
Tools
Microsoft Visual Studio, Mongoose, Microsoft Excel, Eclipse IDE, Inkscape, MonoDevelop, MongoDB Atlas, Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server BI
Languages
JavaScript, Python, SQL, Java, C++, C#, HTML5, Microsoft Assembly x86 (MASM), Pascal
Storage
MongoDB, Neo4j, NoSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Industry Expertise
Bioinformatics
Frameworks
.NET
Paradigms
Distributed Computing, Parallel Computing, Functional Programming, Agile Software Development
Platforms
Windows, Linux, OpenShift, Heroku, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Xamarin
Other
Machine Learning, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Deep Learning
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