Kyle Sprague Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

- Manages the development of multiple R Shiny dashboards elucidating forecast trends for one of the world’s largest investment services companies by creating level of effort reports, delegating tasks, and adhering to tight timelines- Recognized for the core values of “continuous improvement”, “openness and cooperation”, and “responsibility” at company-wide meetings, in addition to three nods for exceptional client delivery - Employs test-driven development with R’s testthat library to re-calculate model metrics for a validation dashboard, and received praise from multiple client personnel for the design quality of the product- Led multiple highly praised presentations of R Shiny dashboards to senior leadership by performing extensive company research and executing rigorous review of the materials to be presented- Directed multiple training sessions for new developers covering Bash scripting, git, Bitbucket, and R Shiny, publishing applications through Domino Data Lab, and connecting to AWS’ Redshift and S3 data within R using a shared credentials file- Completed trainings in generative artificial intelligence prompt engineering using Gpt 3.5, pandas, and flask, and finished AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials on Coursera- Reduced data extraction and transformation time for a dashboard from 90 minutes to 5 by designing highly efficient RPostgreSQL queries incorporating WITH clauses, joins, and partitions, made to AWS Redshift tables with hundreds of millions of observations- Produced fully-functioning R Shiny dashboard with 3 tabs and over 10 different metrics 2 weeks after joining a new development team, impressing both the client and internal management with the speed of development - Engage in daily stand ups, retrospectives, and code reviews as part of an Agile development team

Lewiston, Maine, United States

- Perform Bates College CO2e travel, fuel, and electricity emissions calculations by collaboratively tracking computation status, improving methods for obtaining mileage data, and multiplying totals by appropriate EPA factors -Computed percent change in fuel and electricity carbon emissions using three different baselines, visualized this data with Excel, and analyzed trends as part of the 2023 Bates College Sustainability Roadmap Update report- Built a Power BI dashboard for the Office of Sustainability’s website with Scope I, II, and III emissions visualizations by learning DAX to create measurements, improving campus-wide understanding of emissions trends- Created a process improvement opportunity by identifying recurring errors in travel data and eliminated 30 minutes of manual cleaning by learning Pandas and designing a Python program to correct such errors- Enhanced the Bates College Sustainability website as a WordPress autodidact by performing text and image updates, receiving praise from the Sustainability Manager for the quality of such improvements

Lewiston, Maine, United States

- Program Matplotlib statistical visualizations and Gaussian models of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) spectra to analyze galactic outflow kinematics

Arlington, Virginia, United States

- Research NEMA’s LED Dimming Compatibility Program autonomously, engage in discussions with member organization representatives, and deliver a presentation outlining recommendations for the program’s future

Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States

- Researched and documented Python models, generated COMSOL simulations, authored manuscript sections employing LaTeX, and collaborated to deliver a poster presentation on a novel metamaterial structure - Adapted a transfer matrix method by self-learning optics and navigating an ambiguous modeling approach, producing a Python model which demonstrated extraordinary transmission for a bifurcated waveguide metamaterial structure

- Maintained a reputation of dependability and commitment by respectfully listening to customer concerns and quickly delivering accurate orders; this resulted in the opportunity to train new employees two months after being hired

Parsonsfield, Maine, United States

Note: Summer Role Conducted watercraft inspections for invasive plants, reviewed inspection sheets for sources of error, and recorded corrected data in Excel

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Physics

Activities and Societies: Tutoring at Lewiston High School (2020-2021); mentoring at Lewiston High School (2021-2022), treasurer of Bates.

High School Diploma

Awards: Valedictorian, Maine Principals’ Association Award; Mathematics, English, and Latin departmental awards