Connecting Instruments to Data
Instrument driver development, scheduler integration, and LIMS connectivity for biotech laboratory automation.
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End-to-end integration from instrument to data system — the software layer that makes automated labs work.
Instrument Driver Development
Custom drivers for PAA Overlord3, Green Button Go, and other lab automation schedulers. Connect any instrument to your automated workflow.
Scheduler Integration
End-to-end integration of laboratory instruments with scheduling platforms. Workflow optimization, error handling, and process automation.
LIMS & Data Pipelines
Benchling integrations, API development, and data pipeline architecture. Get your automation data flowing into your data systems.
The Connective Tissue of Lab Automation
Spanish Peaks Software specializes in the software layer that connects laboratory instruments to automation schedulers and data systems. I work in the space between hardware and data — writing the drivers, integrations, and pipelines that make automated labs actually work.
With over 15 years of software engineering experience, including roles building laboratory automation infrastructure at Invitae and Tessera Therapeutics, I understand both the technical challenges and the scientific workflows that drive your requirements.
Based in Colorado. Available for remote projects nationwide.
Instrument Drivers
Overlord3, Green Button Go, custom protocols
Python & FastAPI
Backend services and automation infrastructure
AWS
Cloud infrastructure and serverless pipelines
Benchling
APIs, registry, workflow automation
Lab Automation
Cellario, Overlord3, Green Button Go
Data Engineering
Event-driven architecture, observability
Selected Projects
A sampling of work across driver development, system integration, and data pipelines.
PAA Overlord3 Drivers
Custom instrument driver development for PAA Overlord3 scheduler platform. Full-service delivery including client coordination, testing, and deployment.
- Liquid handlers, incubators, plate readers, specialty instruments
- API integration and protocol implementation
- Comprehensive error handling and recovery
Experiment Registration System
Built a scientist-facing experiment registration application that reduced registration time from 4 hours to 15 minutes.
- FastAPI backend with React frontend
- Benchling API integration for registry and workflow
- Automated validation and error checking
Automation Platform Migration
Led migration from legacy automation vendor to Cellario, maintaining laboratory operations throughout transition.
- Instrument driver development and testing
- Workflow translation and optimization
- Parallel operation during transition period
High-Throughput Sequencing Pipeline
Designed and implemented data pipeline infrastructure for high-throughput amplicon sequencing.
- Event-driven architecture with comprehensive logging
- Benchling integration for sample tracking
- Automated QC and data validation
Let's Talk
Have a project in mind?
Whether you need instrument drivers, scheduler integration, or help connecting your automation to your data systems — I'd like to hear about it.
ian@spanishpeakssoftware.com