Ammon Knaupp

I like to write code and explore human genetics.

Last updated May 28, 2025

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Education

Brigham Young University

Bachelor of Science: Bioinformatics Apr 2024

  • Minor in German

MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society

Data Science and Machine Learning Program Completion by June 2025

Skills

  • Tools: Python, Bash, SQL, R, Excel, Linux/Unix, GitHub, Jira
  • Techniques: Machine Learning, Agile Methodology, Next-Generation Sequencing

Experience

Myriad Genetics

Technology Intern July 2024-Sept 2024

  • Designed an ETL workflow and Splunk dashboard to make customer engagement observable.
  • Built frontend app prototypes using JSM and FastUI/FastAPI to automate onboarding processes.
  • Collaborated with engineers using GitHub and agile methodology to develop Python software.

BYU DNA Sequencing Center

Research Assistant Sept 2020-June 2024

  • Analyzed metrics from sequencing instruments and bioinformatics pipeline outputs to ensure data quality.
  • Designed and built Python application to control access to user data, shortening manual process by 95%.
  • Performed wet lab tasks (e.g. HMW DNA extractions, fragmentation, PCRs, complex library preps).

BYU Department of Chemistry

Research Assistant Feb-Sep 2020

  • Automated computational chemistry workflows using Python in a distributed computing environment.
  • Analyzed molecular dynamics datasets from computational chemistry simulations.
  • Wrote quarterly proposal/progress report to qualify my project for undergraduate research award funds.

Business Credentialing Services

International Compliance Analyst Apr 2019-Feb 2020

  • Maintained documentation of vendor registrations and continuous insurance coverage.
  • Communicated with external clients in Dutch and German via outgoing phone and email.
  • Localized vendor registration portal for Dutch and German speaking countries.

Projects

Data Access Control Service

Software Engineer

  • Devised creative solution that extends existing features by integrating an app that provides additional services.
  • Designed Nginx server and FastAPI app to route requests, manage Globus resources, and modify filesystem.
  • Performed unit and integration testing and deployed FastAPI application and Nginx on Linux server.

Pharmacogenetic Haplotype Analysis

Bioinformatics Consultant

  • Prepared and sequenced amplicon libraries and preprocessed raw sequencing data.
  • Developed bioinformatics workflow to call haplotypes from amplicon sequencing data.
  • Validated haplotype calls using custom statistical analysis method.