Crypted
2025 – Present
CEO & Founder · New York, NY
Building an AI driven studio at crypted.ai. Leading product vision, engineering, and growth from the ground up.
New York · Founder · Scientist · Engineer
Cristian Reyes,
building Crypted.
Founder, scientist, and engineer working where biology, AI, and software meet.
Currently
Crypted
A small, founder led studio building modern websites, AI tools, automation, and data dashboards for small and mid sized businesses. Real software.
About
The intersection.
I started in biology. My early career ran through clinical and research labs at Sampled, One Health Labs, Biotrial, and now Pfizer, running PCR and immunoassays, managing teams, securing CLIA certification, and keeping FDA paperwork in order. The work taught me how regulated systems actually behave under pressure.
Somewhere in there I picked up software. A programming bootcamp at Rutgers, then a Master's in Software Engineering at Boston University. The deeper I got, the more obvious it became that the most interesting problems in life sciences are no longer purely biological. They are data problems, automation problems, and increasingly AI problems.
Now I sit at that intersection. By day I support automated vaccine research workflows at Pfizer, integrating LIMS and ELN systems with Hamilton and Tecan liquid handlers. After hours I run Crypted, a founder led studio building real software for small and mid sized businesses the big agencies overlook.
The combination is unusual on purpose. Most people in biology cannot ship software. Most people who ship software have never had to defend a CAPA or pass a 100% compliance inspection. I am building toward work that needs both.
Experience
Eight years, two disciplines.
Pfizer
Jul 2025 – Present
Scientist · Pearl River, NY
Developing and validating automated vaccine research workflows on Hamilton liquid handlers. Built and deployed an internal Python web application integrated with lab data systems, and connected LIMS and ELN platforms to reduce manual errors by 30% and increase throughput by 25%.
Outlier AI
Jan 2024 – Present
AI Trainer · Remote
Prompt engineering and RLHF on STEM domain models. Improved accuracy by 15% and compliance by 20% across complex R&D datasets, aligning models with client and regulatory standards.
GlaxoSmithKline
May 2024 – Sep 2024
Drug & Device Development Intern · Collegeville, PA
Feasibility assessments and risk mitigation for next generation combination products. Applied structured problem solving to streamline corrective actions in early R&D.
Biotrial
Nov 2022 – May 2024
Clinical Research Laboratory Manager · Newark, NJ
Maintained FDA, CDC, IRB, IEC, and OSHA compliance across R&D lab operations. Led team training, equipment calibration, and sponsor communication, reducing equipment downtime through proactive maintenance.
One Health Labs
Sep 2021 – Sep 2022
QC Specialist · New York, NY
Led the QC team to 100% inspection compliance and secured CLIA certification for the NYC laboratory site. Improved validation and robotics workflows.
Bloomfield Police Department
Nov 2018 – Sep 2023
Emergency Medical Technician · Bloomfield, NJ
911 emergency response and chain of custody compliance. Mentored junior staff on triage protocols and improved team response efficiency by roughly 12%.
Sampled
Jan 2021 – Sep 2021
Laboratory Researcher / Shift Lead · Piscataway, NJ
Led high throughput COVID variant research using PCR and qPCR. Improved onboarding efficiency by 30% and reduced instrument downtime by 25%.
Selected work
What I've shipped.
2025
Internal Lab Application
Fully integrated Python web app supporting day to day lab workflows at a large pharma R&D org.
2024
AI Alignment, Outlier
RLHF and prompt engineering on STEM domain models. 15% accuracy lift.
2022
CLIA Certification, NYC
Led the team that secured CLIA certification for the One Health Labs NYC site.
Archive
Earlier work.
Bootcamp and group projects from 2023. Kept for context on where the software side of this started.
Capabilities
What I work with.
Engineering
- Python
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- Node.js
- React
- Java
- C#
- HTML/CSS
- Git
- R
Data & Systems
- MySQL
- MongoDB
- Full Stack
- Data Analysis
- Scientific Computing
AI / ML
- Prompt Engineering
- RLHF
- Model Alignment
- Domain Fine Tuning
Life Sciences
- ELISA
- qPCR
- RT-PCR
- Immunoassay Dev
- GLP/GCLP
- cGMP
Lab Automation
- Hamilton STAR
- Janus G3
- Tecan
- Benchling
- Harmony
Leadership
- Team Management
- Cross Functional Collaboration
- Regulatory Compliance
- Mentorship