Jay R Bolton

I help architect and engineer the batch compute infrastructure, analysis pipelines, and research libraries at Karius. These tools use genome sequencing and machine learning to rapidly diagnose infectious diseases in immunocompromised and seriously ill patients. I collaborate across teams of engineers, molecular biologists, and doctors, designing new systems or optimizing our existing infrastructure.

I worked alongside a team of scientists and engineers enabling active research on complex genomic data gathered in the biology lab. Using Python and Go, I wrote and maintained KBase's graph database API and search engine, which helps users expand their knowledge of basic genomic data.

I received a lab recognition award for my work on the Relation Engine. Powered by a graph database, it aggregates, queries, and clusters large networks of biological data.

I co-founded CommitChange and led the implementation of an award-winning nonprofit fundraising platform that processed over $30 million in donations. I worked closely with customers, managed a small team of engineers, and ran most business operations. We graduated from the BoostVC startup accelerator, received funding from Mark Cuban and Tim Draper, and became profitable in 2016. The company was acquired by Software for Good in 2021.

Our small team built a wide range of well-received nonprofit fundraising tools using Ruby on Rails, including event ticketing, capital campaigns, data visualization dashboards, and a donor relationship manager.