Richard Gavan

Richard Gavan is a Senior Software Engineer I at BigHat Biosciences, having previously co-founded and served as CTO at Eucalyptus Bio, where responsibilities included architecting R&D tools and managing Next Generation Sequencing operations. With extensive experience as a Solutions Architect at Perficient, Richard led numerous multimillion-dollar projects within Oracle's Health Sciences Portfolio. Prior roles include database administration at BioPharm Systems, research assistance at UCSB, and professional training in computer science, culminating in a Master’s Degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Psychology from UC Santa Barbara.