Jose Nunez

Data Specialist — Chemical Processes & Automation
[email protected] ☧ github.com/datadelver-io
About Me

Data specialist with over a decade of experience at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, and data science. I build tools, pipelines, and visualizations that make complex industrial data actionable — from R&D bench work to manufacturing analytics. Broadly interested in automation, from lab-scale process control to software-driven workflow optimization.

Technical

Data Visualization SharePoint SampleManager LIMS Alteryx Server SQL Server DBA CAD PLC Automation

Programming

Python R SQL C# Alteryx HTML / CSS Arduino SampleManager Ladder Logic sighs VIBECODING

Interests

Building Computers D&D Homelab Network Generative AI Agentic Workflows Robotics 3D Rendering
Currently Working On
  • Deploying agents with OpenClaw
  • Building a homelab server cluster for data projects and self-hosted applications
  • Developing a Discord bot to manage turn order for Civilization VI
  • Creating content for a technical blog
  • Learning Shapr3D, on top of honing skills in FreeCAD
  • 3D art in Blender
  • Developing a potential client base
  • Funding the acquisition of a 3D printer
Experience
Lab Automation
Quiddity Products LLC
Jun 2025 – Apr 2026 • Houston, TX
  • Worked as part of an R&D team to automate experiments at bench and pilot scale
  • Developed prototypes in CAD
  • PLC programming
Data Specialist
MBO Partners
Sep 2024 – Feb 2025 • Remote
  • Independent consultant working with response team to mitigate damage after a large data breach
  • Used Alteryx, SQL, and Python to tag PII from thousands of files
  • Facilitated migration of legacy ERP systems to SAP S/4HANA using Alteryx
Equipment Coordinator
OnPoint Industrial Services
Mar 2023 – Feb 2024 • Deer Park, TX
  • Liaised with contractors across trades to scope project and job equipment requirements
  • Provisioned equipment from vendors and maintained reliability
  • Maintained accountability records
R&D Data Analyst
Albemarle
Sep 2017 – Dec 2022 • Pasadena, TX
  • Guided data infrastructure strategy and technology use for R&D and Manufacturing
  • Led and trained others in Alteryx, Power BI, R, Python, and SampleManager
  • Established novel KPIs for monitoring efficiency and throughput in Manufacturing and R&D
  • Maintained and developed SQL Data Warehouse
  • Automated project portfolio management within SharePoint, improving turnaround time
  • Developed utilities to mine pilot plant DCS data
  • Built models for performance prediction of experimental catalysts
  • Developed Python libraries and visualization applications with machine learning integration
  • SampleManager customization and new functionality development in C#
  • Migrated data pipelines and application servers into DMZ to safeguard business-critical systems
QC Lab Technician
AkzoNobel Polymer Chemicals
Aug 2016 – Jun 2017 • La Porte, TX
  • Handled and analyzed pyrophoric materials in inert and open-air environments; characterized products using GC and wet chemical methods
  • Improved SOPs for simulating MOCVD in sampling of a high-purity product
  • Coordinated with Process departments and identified plant issues through lab data
Logistics Lead
OnPoint Industrial Services
Jul 2015 – May 2016 • Dayton, TX
  • Undertook contracts at ExxonMobil Baytown, LyondellBasell Houston, and Citgo Corpus Christi refineries
  • Coordinated crew activities and safety attendants across construction groups until job completion
  • Automated time accounting systems for project management
NMR Facilities Assistant
University of Houston
Oct 2013 – Jun 2014 • Houston, TX
  • Monitored and maintained cryogen levels in NMR instruments
  • Calibrated shims to correct magnetic field drift
  • Worked with JEOL-NMR systems, analyzing samples submitted by various research groups
Education

B.S. Chemistry — Minor in Mathematics

University of Houston, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
August 2011 – May 2015
Relevant coursework: Instrumental Analysis • Inorganic Chemistry I & II • Python Development • T-SQL and Database Administration