James Kirk Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

* Lead a 2-4 member radio propagation data collection team across 15 states* Worked away from the office, 80-100 hours a week, for months at a time * Troubleshooted cellular transmitter, antennas, wattmeters, receivers and laptops* Managed logistics of airfare, rental cars, and lodging while controlling expenditures

San Francisco

* High-volume café serving visitors of San Francisco's Exploratorium museum* Worked both cooperatively and independently while maintaining quality and safety* Learned to effectively give and receive feedback, give instruction, communicate compassionately, manage time, and multitask under strict deadlines in a busy environment

Boulder Creek, CA

* Small (20-150 meals/day) silent vegetarian kitchen in Tibetan Buddhist retreat center* Managed 3 employees and up to 10 volunteers* Planned all menus, maintained inventory, and placed orders with 4 suppliers* Implemented and maintained accurate inventory system, shift log, and standardized menu

Esalen Kitchen

* High volume (800+ meals/day) all-organic teaching kitchen with an emphasis on local foods* Managed dynamically-assigned teams of 2-6 people from diverse backgrounds* Mentored incoming staff and volunteers in food handling and cooking techniques

Portland, Oregon Area

* Developed MATLAB software to create accurate bathymetric models of coral reefs using inexpensive consumer-grade hardware* Provided legacy support and wrote bug fixes for existing codebase* Managed software debugging, compilation, and release to The Nature Conservancy

Me, Electrical Engineering

Bs, Computer Engineering