About

I'm a biotechnology professional and bioinformatics graduate student with a background that bridges wet-lab science, regulated cell therapy manufacturing, and scientific software development. I earned a B.S. in Biochemistry from Texas State University and am currently pursuing an M.S. in Bioinformatics at UNC Charlotte, where I focus on genomics, computational biology, and bioinformatics pipeline development.

My cell therapy experience began in the Stem Cell Transplantation lab at MD Anderson Cancer Center. The lab is very high-throughput (performing over 850 transplants a year) and provided me with experience in all aspects of cell therapy, from apheresis to cryopreservation and infusion.

Over the past decade, I have worked at multiple cell therapy startup companies manufacturing products ranging from CAR-T to iPS cell therapies. My role began to expand from manufacturing in the clean room to process development and validation projects, providing me with experience in authoring technical documents, IOPQ of laboratory systems, and developing software tools to automate scientific and operational workflows.

My transition into bioinformatics grew from the realization that biological and clinical data are central to advancing modern therapeutics. Today, my work combines computational analysis, genomics, and software engineering to build practical tools and workflows for biological research and biotechnology applications.

I am now studying Bioinformatics at UNC Charlotte, with the intention of building my data science and sofware portfolio. My goal is to continue to contribute to the field of immunotherapy by building tools that can help manage and evaluate clinical/manufacturing data to get therapies through approval. I set up MavBio in 2024 as a consulting and freelance service to allow me the freedom to work on projects that excite me!

• M.S in Bioinformatics, Expected 2027
  University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Graduate Certificate in Bioinformatics Technology, 2026
  University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• B.Sc. in Biochemistry, 2015
  Texas State University

I moved to Greensboro, North Carolina in 2023 with my Heeler/Husky mix Tsula. Originally from Houston, Texas, I have followed my career around the country. I've called Boston, Puerto Rico, and Kentucky home at various points in my life.

I love the outdoors and am always seeking out new adventures. Ideally my weekends are filled with mountain biking, hiking, surfing, or skating, so I definitely prefer to live near mountains or the beach.

I mostly just enjoy progression, so I have many goals for all aspects of my life that I am constantly pursuing. Whether it's building a motorcycle to race the Biltwell 100, competing in mountain bike races like Megavalanche, or embarking on surfing adventures down the coast of South America; I enjoy breaking out of my comfort zone and testing my limits.