Stewart Buskirk

Stewart Buskirk has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning multiple roles and companies. Stewart currently holds the position of Head of Scientific Modalities Engineering at Benchling, where they began in 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Engineering Leader for Molecular Biology at Benchling from 2022 to 2023. Before joining Benchling, Stewart worked at Shopify as a Manager Platform Engineering from 2022 to 2022.

Prior to Shopify, they held various roles at Deliverr Inc., starting as a Senior Software Engineer from 2018 to 2019, then progressing to the position of Software Engineering Manager from 2019 to 2022. Stewart also briefly served as the Manager of Platform Engineering at Deliverr Inc. from 2022 to 2022.

Stewart also gained valuable experience at Symphony Commerce, where they held the positions of Senior Software Engineer from 2016 to 2016 and Software Engineering Manager for Fulfillment and Inventory from 2016 to 2018.

Earlier in their career, Stewart held a significant leadership position as the CTO/Principal Engineer at One World Direct from 2000 to 2016. Here, they focused on various aspects of software development, including service APIs, system integration, database design, AWS integration, and continuous integration.

Before One World Direct, Stewart demonstrated their skills as the Vice President of Engineering (acting) Developer and Consultant at Automated Solutions Group from 1999 to 2000. Stewart successfully turned around a struggling e-learning software group and implemented effective management practices.

Furthermore, they gained scientific software development experience at Rosetta Inpharmatics as a Senior Software Engineer from 1998 to 1999. In this role, they played a key role in building sophisticated scientific data analysis software and managing the transition to a larger development team.

Prior to Rosetta Inpharmatics, Stewart worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Foresight Technology from 1996 to 1998, where they were responsible for designing and managing the lifecycle of multiple developer tool products.

Additionally, they served as a Project Manager at Carnegie Mellon University in 1996, overseeing a team and managing a substantial budget for a research project on residential Internet usage. Before that, they co-founded a real-time server monitoring service called Red Alert in 1995, which was later acquired by Keynote Systems, Inc.

Overall, Stewart Buskirk has acquired a diverse range of skills and expertise through their extensive work experience, demonstrating their ability to excel in various leadership and technical roles.

Stewart Buskirk received a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular/Computational Biology from UC San Diego, where they studied from 1991 to 1994.