Andrew James
I’m a Union College computer engineering graduate, originally from Alaska, working in automotive software at General Motors. To get in touch, please reach out on LinkedIn.
Experience
TRACK Rotational Software Engineer
Currently engaged in a 2 year rotational software engineering program with four separate roles across the GM software space.
Evolutionary Robotics Researcher
NSF-funded research on the use of genetic algorithms in developing novel robot behaviors.
- Wrote code integrating an evolutionary algorithm (CVT-MAP-ELITES) implemented in Python to a robot simulation package (2D-VSR-Sim) written in Java
- Collaborated with a remote team using git for revision control and continuous testing
- Designed experiments to test functionality and effectiveness
- As team lead, mentored new student researchers to take over the project
- Preprint paper coming soon
Help Desk Employee
Student Team Lead from September 2019-June 2021.
- Trained and supervised student IT employees in Tier 1 support, troubleshooting, and appropriate ticket escalation
- Revamped documentation for internal computer systems & known issues
- Interviewed and evaluated student candidates for employment
Student Help Desk Technician from September 2017-June 2019.
- Answered college tech support phone line, emails, and walk-in clients, providing Tier 1 & Tier 2 technical support
- Researched novel technical issues for staff and faculty, providing and documenting resolutions
- Assisted setting up computer hardware and software for college events
Student Technician
Lead Technician from September 2020-June 2021.
- Trained student technicians on cross-platform software support and computer hardware repair
- Rebuilt support website on WordPress and revamped ticket tracking system
Student Technician from September 2018-June 2020.
- Assisted students with software and hardware tech support on Macs, PCs, and mobile devices
Education
Union College
Senior Project: Internet of Things Frost Alarm
Designed open source frost warning system for gardeners using ESP32 microcontroller, Google Cloud (IoT Core, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, and Firebase), and an iOS app written in Swift(UI) using Firebase
Notable Courses:
Computer & Logic Design
Semiconductor Devices
Discrete Systems
Data Communications & Networks
Data Structures
Computer Organization
Algorithm Design & Analysis
Internet of Things
IoT Frost Alarm
Designed open source frost warning system for gardeners using ESP32 microcontroller, Google Cloud (IoT Core, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, and Firebase), and an iOS app written in Swift(UI) using Firebase.
Skills
- Python
- C++
- Java
- Swift
- git
- MATLAB
- VSPY
- MySQL
- Firebase
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- WordPress
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Photoshop
- Oscilloscopes
- Function Generators