# Brenna Gibson Tirumalashetty > Senior Software Engineer at The Climate Corporation Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/brennagibsontirumalashetty I am a software engineer with a previous career in biotechnology. I am passionate about creating products that improve the lives of people and the health of our planet. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Climate Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States I am a full stack engineer, currently creating a web application to enroll farmers in carbon sustainability programs, using React, NodeJS, and GraphQL. ### Software Engineer @ Climate Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States ### Master Project - Adding AI Assistance to YouDescribe @ San Francisco State University Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 youdescribe.org is a service that provides audio descriptions of YouTube videos, for use by people who are blind or who have visual impairments. My project utilized Python and Keras to create a deep learning model for evaluating the quality of image captions. ### Student - MS Computer Science - GPA 3.97 @ San Francisco State University Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 Master Level Coursework: Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Advanced Operating Systems Data Mining Natural Language Technologies Software Development Cloud and Distributed Computing Analysis of Algorithms ### Promoting Inclusivity in Computing - Mentor @ San Francisco State University Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 The PINC program at SFSU aims to increase diversity in computer science by providing a channel for students from traditionally more diverse fields of study, such as biology and business, to learn programming. As a mentor, I work with students in small groups to help them better understand the basics of writing code, using Python. ### Teaching Assistant - Data Structures in Java @ San Francisco State University Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Grading weekly in-class work and homework assignments for data structures in Java. ### Graduate Assistant - Cell & Molecular Biology @ San Francisco State University Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Assisted the instructor of the Cell & Molecular Biology lab course to guide students through lab activities including aseptic technique, mammalian cell culture, protein extraction, DNA isolation, PCR, electrophoresis, and microscopy. ### Graduate Teaching Assistant - World of Plants @ San Francisco State University Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 Conducted laboratory classes for the World of Plants course at SFSU. Led brief lectures to explain the labs, then guided students through lab material. Topics included systematics and taxonomy, plant morphology, economic uses of plants, and how plants interact with the world. ### Software Engineering Intern - Backend @ The Climate Corporation Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Chicago I created an internal tool, in Java, for the backend team to synthesize agricultural field data, for the purpose of testing and validating their data processing pipeline. ### Sr. Research Associate, Biochemistry R&D @ Hampton Creek Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, California As Sr. Research Associate at Hampton Creek, I developed a high throughput discovery screening platform designed to target proteins for use in food products. The role included development of protein isolation methods, scale-down of methods to increase throughput, and adaptation of screening methods and assays for an automated lab environment. Additionally, I worked closely with an interdisciplinary team of biochemists, food scientists, bioinformaticians, and data scientists, and developed assays that target protein properties associated with food functionality. Lab skills: plate-based molecular and biochemical colorimetric/fluorometric assays, enzyme-based assays, SDS-PAGE and capillary electrophoresis, western blot, macromolecular binding, protein isolation and solubility, lab automation, DNA isolation, PCR ### Research Associate, Biochemistry @ Hampton Creek Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Hampton Creek is a technology company driving much-needed innovation in the food industry. My work as Research Associate was focused on isolating proteins from sustainable plant sources for use in a variety of food products. The role included protein extraction and isolation, performing plate-based biochemical and molecular assays, experimental design and assay development. ### Biochemistry Intern @ Hampton Creek Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco ### Research Intern @ SanBio Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Mountain View, CA Characterized differential enzyme expression and activity in genetically modified human mesenchymal stem cells. Lab skills: human bone marrow stem cell culture, primary cerebral cortical cell culture, aseptic technique, DNA/RNA isolation, qRT-PCR, siRNA, enzyme activity assay development, immunofluorescence, microscopy, SDS-PAGE, western blot ### Research Assistant @ San Francisco State University Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 Studied mutations in cdc24 (gene required for DNA synthesis) in the yeast S. pombe. Lab skills: yeast cell culture, DNA cloning, agarose gel electrophoresis ## Education ### MS in Computer Science San Francisco State University ### MS Biomedical Sciences in Professional Science Master's Program, Biotechnology San Francisco State University ### Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology San Francisco State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/brenna-gibson-tirumalashetty-4a9aa348 --- Source: https://flows.cv/brennagibsontirumalashetty JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/brennagibsontirumalashetty/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01