Kirk Shillingford Email & Phone Number

Bonnyville, Ab, Ca

- Facilitating and organizing community meetings, training, and technical presentations- Maintaining an international group of over 200 software developers at varying professional levels- Providing career and technical mentorship for junior developers- Creating processes and documentation for a remote, async team of two dozen collaborators

- Working with Python, Javascript, and MySQL. internal tooling for a fintech startup- Creating component-based dashboards and interfaces for company agents and engineers- Coordinating with engineering and operations to reduce bottlenecks and improve developer UX- Integrating Slack, MySQL, and Retool to create interactive monitoring, documentation, and logging tools

- Working with Typescript. Elm and MYSQL on. a full-stack SAAS support application- Creating and updating GraphQL endpoints for enforcing contracts between frontend and backend- Crafting documentation to improve developer onboarding- Designing type-safe APIs leveraging functional programming paradigms, unit and integration testing

Dominica

- Oversaw operation of independent software company with several multi-million dollar client portfolios • Deployed and Migrated large scale SQL Server databases for high fidelity financial data- Automated away months of data gathering and processing using T-SQL, F#, and VBA- Introduced user manuals, functional specifications, training materials and other documentation- Successfully negotiated funding, and acquisitions with key stakeholders

Greater New York City Area

- Developed Python desktop apps for building retrofits using numerical analysis.- Built a suite of Microsoft Excel scripts as tools to help analysts compile, and present energy data- Supervised team of half a dozen iunior analvsts and interns- Oversaw the implementation and verification of linear regression models for advanced analysis.- Designing energy-related desktop apps with native-looking GUIs using python and weather APIs.- Analyzing municipal and commercial pre/post retrofit data to calculate the impact of reductions on total energy usage and heating and cooling loads.

Greater New York City Area

Research in agent behavior models in CCNY Micro-Grid Laboratory of the Electrical Engineering Department- Conducting the research, design, and application of an agent-based management system for high level communication between storage, generation and building components in a micro-grid- Creating a multifunctioning solution using the java programming language combined with industry-standard Multi-Agent System middleware.

Greater New York City Area

Implementing a system to better integrate International students into the fold of American Universities and provide them with opportunities to grow, thrive and make active contributions to the communities they work in.Designing an online portal to allow students to build their knowledge base, find educational opportunities, and connect with fellow collegiate users in open dialogue.Delivering a series of informative presentations centered around achieving success through hard work, networking, research and seizing opportunity.

Greater New York City Area

-- Directed the initiatives and activities of the City College chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, an organization of over 100 active members dedicated to serving underrepresented students at the City College of New York- Managed a working team of 16 individuals to create events, programs and other content designed to increase academic retention, professional development, and community impact among minorities in higher education at both a local and regional level.- Maintained active communication with working engineering professionals and facilitating a pathway to connect these companies and individuals to the collegiate and high school students who will one day become future captains of industry.- Engaged in conflict resolution, long term strategic planning and statistical analysis of programs

Perry, Florida

- Implemented a Chemical Oxygen Demand test to predict levels of harmful organics in waste water treatment system. Oversaw purchasing, build, lab testing and analysis of the entire process.- Analyzed said setup and design for feasibility with current mill operations taking into consideration a full cost-benefit analysis- Reduced labour time by several weeks by creating a program to integrate chemical tank sensor data with real time railcar tracking through Microsoft Excel.- Developed custom Excel VBA modules to automate processes- Coordinated meetings with representatives from various mill-wide operations to design custom solutions specific to the location.- Represented the mill at a knowledge-share conference of interns as one of over 100 delegates from company locations across the United States.

Greater New York City Area

Lantern is a home-grown City College based start-up dedicated to revolutionizing the way professionals, artists and the youth network and interact with their contemporaries and peers. As a member of this organization: - I provide drafting and consultation services for marketing strategies, value propositions and customer segmentation - I also draft and research patent, copyrighting and incorporation documentation for small business approaches

Greater New York City Area

I currently conduct research with the Chemical Engineering department in the Grove School of Engineering at CCNY in the field of 'Green Chemistry', focusing on the nature and potential use of Ionic Liquids. - Trained in the use of industry standard potentiostats for electrochemical analysis- Knowledge and usage of both volumetric and coulometric titration techniques.- Thoroughly trained for lab safety, security and high standards of cleanliness and efficiency.

Greater New York City Area

Provided tutelage and training to CCNY students enrolled in General Chemistry courses for scientists and engineers.

Greater New York City Area

- Worked with an multidisciplinary team to imagine, design, test and build an innovative solution to a challenge problem. - Applied LEAN and AGILE methodology to non-software related design using ad hoc subgroups with flexible project roles. - Extensive amounts of time spent on user testing; creating surveys, focus groups and demos facilitate a rapid iterative process.- Designed and delivered slide deck and oral presentations to developers, consultants, marketers and regional and senior management.- Developed back-end frameworks and support structures using Ruby of Rails as well as html and css design.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Environmental Engineering

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (A.A.S.), Mathematics, Physics, History