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About Me

Hi, I'm Roger Pettett, a passionate web application developer and systems architect with over 25 years of experience in building scalable, high-performance web solutions, high-throughput bioinformatics solutions including several LIMS and tera-/peta-scale next-gen sequencing data management systems.

By day, until recently I served as Vice President of Informatics at Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC, building and leading a talented team of developers, bioinformaticians, and IT professionals in creating cutting-edge genomic analysis solutions.

By night, I run PsyPhi Network, providing bespoke computing and software development services to a select group of clients who appreciate quality and attention to detail.

My technical expertise spans modern and retro - Linux, Perl, JavaScript, MySQL, and modern web frameworks, with a particular focus on creating elegant, maintainable code that stands the test of time. My current longevity records for commercial software I've written personally stand at 8 years of service for a LIMS product, and 10 years of service for a SaaS bioinformatics analysis platform product, both still with releases every fortnight by the time they were decommissioned.

Linux Ubuntu Debian Slackware Perl NodeJS/JavaScript DevOps Confluence JIRA Gitlab MySQL Web Development Web Architecture Data Architecture HPC Scalable Systems Distributed Systems High Throughput Computing

Featured Projects

Hatfield Forest District Scouts

A promotional website for Scouting in Hatfield Forest District, Essex UK, showcasing groups, contact information, activities and events. Management of district IT and office/collaboration services.

TailwindCSS Github-CI Google Workspace
hatfieldforestdistrictscouts.org.uk

Dunmow Rifle Club

A refreshed website with integrated event fixtures, news, and Google Apps for a local rifle and pistol club.

Google Sites Google Apps
dunmowrifles.co.uk

Our Lady & St. Anne Line

A comprehensive website with CMS, document search, and integrated Google Apps services for an Essex parish.

TailwindCSS jQuery Gitlab-CI
stanneline.org.uk

Centurion Explorer Scout Unit

A promotional website for the Hatfield Forest District 14-18yrs Explorer Scout Unit, showcasing activities and information about the unit.

Bootstrap Gitlab-CI
centurions.uk

Legacy Projects

DECIPHER

A groundbreaking clinical database for chromosomal imbalance and phenotype using Ensembl Resources.

Perl MySQL prototype.js
decipher.sanger.ac.uk

Oxshott Sports

Website refresh and optimization with Google Apps integration for a local sports retailer.

HTML/CSS Perl Google Apps
ovsc.co.uk

Wrens Preschool

A communication-focused website for a preschool that significantly increased parent enquiries.

DHTML Perl prototype.js
wrenspreschool.co.uk

St. Margaret Mary Church

A comprehensive website with CMS, document search, and integrated Google Apps services for a Hampshire parish.

Perl jQuery Google Apps
stmm.org.uk

IOTA Marathon

A web application for managing and scoring Ham Radio competition entries with log file parsing and automated scoring.

Perl jQuery MySQL
iotaevents.org

Professional Journey

2009 - 2025

Vice President of Informatics

Oxford Nanopore Technologies

Leading a team of software developers, bioinformaticians, and IT professionals in designing, developing and supporting cutting-edge, high-throughput genomic analysis solutions.

2000 - 2009

Team Leader, Web Team

Wellcome Sanger Institute

Managed the institute's public service architecture supporting 15M+ weekly requests. Significant, founding contributions to projects like Ensembl, COSMIC, and DECIPHER.

1995 - Present

Founder & Developer

PsyPhi Network

Providing bespoke computing, support, web hosting and software development services to a growing client base since 1995.