Christopher Sparling, CiA, CiP

Experience

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  Concord Screen Inc.

  Jan 2016 - Apr 2016

  Mechanical Engineering Co-op

  • Served as scientific research lead and oversaw preliminary redesign of company product, taking the project from infancy to testing various prototypes• Designed filtration systems in accordance with customer specifications and evaluated them based on form, function, and feasibility using Solidworks 3D modelling software• Used 3D printer technology to rapidly prototype project designs and create miniature models of company products for showcase and evaluation purposes

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  Climax Media Inc

  Sept 2016 - Jan 2016

  Automation Engineering QA

  • Planned, executed, and monitored manual and automatic testing of software and systems to ensure product quality• Investigated client complaints and non-conformance issues• Tested, and deployed medium-scale iOS and Android application in collaboration with overseas development team

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  Litens Automotive Group

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  Business Analyst/IoT Developer

  • Oversaw design, development, and output validation of data pipeline for internal IoT solution• Developed predictive maintenance solution using Azure Cloud Services for integration into ERP system for optimized repair scheduling• Performed data analysis on machine data using R (tidyverse) and cloud based data stream processing tools• Migrated and updated KPI visualizations from legacy system into Power BI, redesigning data storage in an Azure SQL database

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  Litens Automotive Group

  Sept 2018 - Jan 2018

  Application Developer

  • Oversaw design, development and deployment of an internal application serving as a replacement QA document management system using Microsoft's cloud offerings• Mapped out deployment strategy for equivalent applications aimed at other Litens Automotive manufacturing sites• Collaborated directly with global QA director to identify legacy systems that would benefit from platform migration and create functional proof-of-concepts

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  Rangeview Sports

  Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

  IT Support Technician

  • Collaborated with GM and store owner to update and incrementally improve existing ecommerce platform• Regularly performed outreach and customer communication on industry relevant platforms • Streamlined and updated in-house inventory labelling system, reducing label creation time by 80% and minimizing required manual employee interaction

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  Durham College

  Oct 2020 - now

  Forms Committee - Project Assistant

  • Assisted Forms Committee with update of existing internal and external documents to comply with updated design/accessibility guidelines• Designed and developed high priority forms with minimal turnaround time, enabling quick release to DC faculty and students • Co-authored detailed set of guides outlining form development process for MS Word and Adobe PDF documents aimed at improving the onboarding process for future team members

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  Durham College

  Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

  Database Developer

  • Ground-up design of employee database for administrative personnel to centralize assorted processes and improve onboarding/attendance workflows. Fully documented structure and data-refresh process for handoff• Integrated employee feedback through multiple testing and revision cycles, optimizing and expanding available reporting tools