Dillon Shearer
Full-Stack Python Developer
Full-stack Python developer with 4+ years shipping data-driven web applications, automation tools, and internal platforms for research operations. Built applications serving 470+ users, created automation saving 15+ hours weekly, and deployed production systems handling genomic data at scale. Python and SQL core paired with React/Next.js frontends, Azure cloud services, and conversational AI integrations.
Technical Skills
Experience
Data Scientist
Answer ALS - Remote
Feb 2022 - Present
- Built and deployed Variant Reporting web application (Panel/Bokeh) serving genomic researchers, replacing manual workflows with on-demand report generation across 50K+ variants and millions of genome calls.
- Developed "Lou," a conversational AI agent handling 300+ researcher interactions monthly, including onboarding guidance, data access support, and FAQ resolution via Botpress with Microsoft Bot Service migration underway.
- Shipped full-stack internal tools with Python backends and React/Next.js frontends: data access portal (470+ users), analytics dashboard, and automated reporting utilities.
- Lead technical requirements for platform features, writing specifications, defining acceptance criteria, and validating implementations against research team needs.
Data Analyst
Equity Quotient - Remote
Sep 2022 - Apr 2023
- Built Python data pipelines transforming 15M+ rows of Census and HMDA data into widget-ready aggregates, automating previously manual data prep workflows.
- Developed reusable Python utilities for data validation and transformation, reducing analyst time spent on data quality checks by 50%.
Data Standards Intern
RARE-X - Remote
Jun 2021 - Feb 2022
- Transformed data dictionaries into JSON schemas with programmatic validation rules, reducing manual data quality checks and standardizing platform ingestion.
- Built tooling to generate e-Consent documents meeting regulatory requirements, automating document creation for patient-facing data collection workflows.
Software Developer Intern
Across Healthcare - Atlanta, GA
May 2021 - Feb 2022
- Built reusable survey components for clinical data collection, contributing to an internal library used across multiple healthcare applications.
- Developed Selenium test automation framework reducing manual QA effort by 70% and improving release confidence through consistent regression coverage.
- Integrated survey response data into backend systems, writing migration scripts and validation logic for clinical data workflows.
Key Projects
Data Access Portal
View DemoFull-stack application managing research data access requests with role-based workflows, automated email notifications, and comprehensive audit logging. Serves 470+ researchers with self-service request tracking and admin dashboards.
Variant Reporting Application
Production genomic variant reporting tool serving ALS researchers. Built with Panel (Bokeh) and backed by Azure SQL pipelines with BCP bulk loading. Processes 50K+ variants across 939 participants with millions of genome calls, replacing manual workflows with on-demand report generation.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems
University of West Georgia
2022
Certifications
Protecting Human Research Participants
PHRP Online Training, Inc. | ID: 3004648
Apr 2025