Kyle Shores Email & Phone Number

College Station, Tx, Us

As a Software Developer at the Atmospheric Chemistry Observation and Modeling Lab, I have been instrumental in advancing the MUSICA project (Multiscale Interface for Chemistry and Aerosols). My role encompasses consolidating and enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of our chemistry code, porting it to GPUs, and simplifying updates. Key accomplishments include:Leadership and Mentorship:- Served on hiring committees and as a hiring manager.- Participated in the UCAR mentorship program and initiated developer expectations for MUSICA.Technical Contributions:- Ported analytical examples for GPU solver testing.- Implemented a backward Euler solver and developed the C API and Fortran wrapper for MUSICA.- Added multiplatform build testing in GitHub Actions.- Created graphics for MusicBox Interactive and MICM.Project Management and Collaboration:- Sponsored capstone projects with Texas A&M, securing two project teams.- Connected with EdEC for project growth and successfully applied for $4500 in funding.- Jointly hosted a minisymposium at PASC23 on modeling aerosols and clouds.- Collaborated to integrate MUSICA into CAMDEN and CCPP.Documentation and Outreach:- Wrote release notes and drafted the software development plan for MUSICA.- Created tutorials and documentation for MICM.- Advocated for outreach activities and got MusicBox Interactive listed as a science gateway.Open Source and Community Engagement:- Invited open-source contributions to MusicBox Interactive.- Helped publish MUSICA and Music Box on PyPI.Curated issues for MusicBox Interactive and added the FAIR badge to MICM.My tenure is marked by a commitment to improving software quality, fostering collaboration, and engaging with the scientific and open-source communities.

College Station, Texas, United States

Machine learning applications in atmospheric science

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Evaluated and designed high level design documentation for 3 microservicesImplemented CI with Azure Devops and Docker for cloud deploymentSustainment for legacy iOS applications, Python Celery servers, and a personnel training systemMentored 1 developer to develop new programming and design skills

College Station, Texas

Programmed .NET MVC and REST API microservice design and implementation on teams of 5–10 developersIntegrated inter-process communication with RabbitMQ between ∼20 microservicesUpdated a C++ web server and REST API for high-volume data throughputDesigned and improved SQL schemas in both Entity Framework (for MS SQL) and MySQL for ∼15 applications Built or revised 2 large websites in Typescript with jQuery, Bootstrap, and Vue.jsUpdated and improved iOS applications

College Station, Texas

Program Setting Automation Relay Assistant (SARA) software for power grid relay protectionIdentified and reduced computational inefficiencies in Visual Basic scriptsMaintained and added new features to the C++ addon for Node.js powering SARA in a team of 3 developers

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Created communication tools for cybersecurity and information assurance objectives

Develop software to implement an industrial print system

Maintained equipment used to manufacture Bi-2212 superconducting wire• Analyzed samples of Bi-2212 in various stages of the production process• Displayed GIS data by making maps and various graphs for a potential project

Installation of cat5e data cable in commercial buildings• Physical labor and use of power tools

Master Of Science - Ms, Atmospheric Science, 4.0

Activities and Societies: Discover, Explore, Enjoy Physics and Engineering (DEEP) Graduate mentor Atmospheric Science Graduate Council.

Bs, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: DEEP, Just Add Science, Star Parties, Texas A&M Wind Symphony, TAMU Hackathon 2015, Texas A&M Ballroom Dance.