# Alex B.

> Software Engineer

Location: Santa Cruz, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/alexb2

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Picarro, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Present
I do backend engineering and scientific computing at Picarro. We build gas analyzers. Sensing modality: absorption spectroscopy with "cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS)"

### Software Engineer @ Ontera
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Santa Cruz, California
Data engineer for statistical detection and estimation on nanopore signals, including feature engineering, classification, data visualization, and data pipeline.

### Graduate Researcher at Center for Adaptive Optical Microscopy @ UC Santa Cruz
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018
I used applied Fourier optics to research and improve the image reconstruction algorithm for super resolution images acquired via Structured Illumination Microscopy.

### Design Engineer @ FishHunter Inc
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Santa Cruz, California
Embedded C programming for a consumer IoT sonar device. My worked also touched on development with the WiFi stack, and circuit design, including RF signals and antennae.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of California, Santa Cruz

### Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of California, Santa Cruz

### Associate of Science (A.S.)
Santa Rosa Junior College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/bardalesalex

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Last updated: 2026-04-11