Christopher Clark

Data Visualization Engingeer Specialist ~ Apr 2021 - Present

Interos Inc. (interos.ai) ~ Remote

Novel interactive data visualization of the global supply chain.

Senior Software / Data Visualization Engingeer ~ May 2019 - Apr. 2021

National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) ~ Boulder, CO

Front end development for visualization of and general access to petabytes of public data for the continent-scale 30-year NSF-funded ecological study.

• Built interactive open-source visualizations for geospatial and time series data (d3, Leaflet)
• Rebuilt data exploration/download UI and applied performance analytics (React, Material UI)

Senior Data Visualization Engingeer ~ Feb. 2017 - Present

Deepfield Networks / Nokia (deepfield.com) ~ Ann Arbor, MI

Full stack web development with a focus on data visualization, code base modernization, and application architecture for a petabyte-per-second-scale network infrastructure analytics application.

• Modernized developer culture by way of code review, automated testing, and data modeling
• Dev team leadership, mentoring, active recruiting, on-boarding, and agile process management

Senior Application Programmer / Analyst ~ Jul. 2015 - Jan. 2018

Center for Statistical Genetics, University of Michigan ~ Ann Arbor, MI

Full stack web development including data visualization, security, scalability, and open source community management. Mentored technical staff and biostatistics graduate students. Key projects:

• LocusZoom.js (locuszoom.org) – Interactive visualization of genome-wide association studies with d3; implemented for Type 2 Diabetes research with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
• Genes for Good (genesforgood.org) – 75,000 participant genetic research study; LAMP stack web application with surveys, cognitive experiments, and administrative tools; 25,000 participants genotyped with secure personal genetic data distribution pipeline

Director of Software Development & Information Technology ~ Aug. 2006 - Mar. 2015

SparkFun Electronics, Inc. ~ Boulder, CO

Built Dev/IT department from inception to staff of 15. Hired developers, systems/network admins, QA, and data analysts. Managed an annual budget of $1.7M for staff and all organization IT assets. Architected and oversaw development of eCommerce platform (sparkfun.com) and ERP system.

• Directly contributed to growth of annual revenue from $3.8M in 2007 to $32M in 2014
• Designed network and security infrastructure for new 80,000 ft² office and manufacturing space
• Presented technical, business, and strategic talks at conferences in North America and Europe

Image Processor / Web Developer ~ Apr. 2004 - Apr. 2007

Space Science Institute ~ Boulder, CO

Processed image data and developed web-based data processing and presentation tools for the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) of the Cassini mission to Saturn.

• Integrated content pipeline with NASA/JPL remote databases
• Spearheaded creation of tool chain for processing image sequences into videos
• Built a science-grade web-based image processing GUI using Interactive Data Language (IDL)

Independent Web Developer and Technical Consultant ~ Continuous, projects include:

Nuclides.org
Interactive d3 visualization of the elements and isotopes

EclipseTracks.org
Interactive visualization of solar eclipse events with Cesium

FamilyGiftRegistry.net
Free private registry for families to organize gift-giving events