Steve Kradel
About Steve Kradel
Steve Kradel serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Coriell Life Sciences, where he has worked since 2014. He has extensive experience in software development, particularly in bioinformatics, and has held various engineering roles at companies such as Zetetic LLC, Rohm and Haas, and Prudential Investments.
Current Role at Coriell Life Sciences
Steve Kradel serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Coriell Life Sciences. He has held this position since 2014, contributing to the company's technological advancements for a decade. In this role, he has designed and developed a distributed API and services platform, enhancing the organization's capabilities in bioinformatics and web applications.
Previous Experience in Technology
Before joining Coriell Life Sciences, Steve Kradel accumulated extensive experience in various technology roles. He worked at Zetetic LLC as a Senior Engineer in Identity and Access Management from 2009 to 2014. Prior to that, he served as a Consultant at Entology from 2000 to 2003 and as a Senior Consultant/Contractor at Rohm and Haas from 2003 to 2011. He also held a position as a Technology Specialist at Prudential Investments from 1999 to 2000.
Education and Academic Background
Steve Kradel studied at Carnegie Mellon University, where he focused on Engineering and Music from 1994 to 1996. He later attended Lafayette College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and German from 1996 to 1999. His diverse educational background supports his multifaceted approach to technology and development.
Technical Skills and Proficiencies
Steve Kradel is proficient in multiple programming languages, including Scala, Kotlin, Java 8/Java 11, and C#/.NET/.NET Core. He has expertise in functional programming, parallel computing, and is experienced with Docker and workload containerization. His technical skills extend to AWS services such as ECS/ECR, Lambda, S3, EC2, RDS, and more, as well as database management with PostgreSQL and Redis.
Specializations in Software Development
Kradel specializes in bioinformatics algorithms and web applications based on services platforms. He is skilled in authentication, authorization, and federation technologies, including JWT, SAML, OIDC, and SSO. His development work utilizes frameworks such as Micronaut, Dropwizard, and Spring, and he has a strong background in Linux and bash/shell scripting.