David Northover
I am a Graduate Student at Temple University working in Computational Genomics. My current focus is on the evolution and mechanisms of convergent evolution in mammals, in particular looking at adaptions made by organisms in the arctic biome.
Education
2017 - Present: M.S. (Biology) at Temple University
2004: B.S. (Computer Science) at Stevens Institute of Technology
Professional Experience
Software Developer, 2004-2016
- Developed, maintained, and upgraded websites for major corporate clients, particularly in the insurance space.
- Developed a joint Direct-To-Consumer and Callcenter website for a national Medicare Supplement insurer.
- Developed multiple direct to consumer websites with integrated front-ends to aid customer choice and drive sales.
- Developed and integrated with webservices around all aspects of ecommerce, including payment systems and order record generation.
- Added secure payment interfaces and customer record tracking services to a direct-to-consumer website for a national life insurer, enabling major marketing campaigns and improved sales.
- Created lead webservice interfaces for a national Medicare Supplement insurer.
- Both front-end and backend development work.
- Upgraded legacy direct to consumer sites with modern HTML and Javascript.
- Developed client and product-specific components for lead acceptance and management for multiple national insurance carriers.
- Created and upgraded tools for marketing and business teams.
- Created tools for management of client leads by marketing teams without further development involvement.
- Created tools to enable management of programs by business side.
Publications
Hermansen, R. A., Oswald, B. P., Knight, S., Shank, S. D., Northover, D., Korunes, K. L., Michel, S. N., Liberles, D. A. (2017).
The Adaptive Evolution Database (TAED): A New Release of a Database of Phylogenetically Indexed Gene Families from Chordates. Journal of Molecular Evolution, 85(1-2), 46-56. doi:10.1007/s00239-017-9806-8