James Stigall

Experience

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  Virginia State University

  Aug 2010 - May 2012

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  + Assisting the Math and Computer Science department with their Active Learning Environment and Emerging Scholars Program sessions+ Tutored math, helped with C++ and Java Programming courses, and graded papers

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  District 19 Community Service Board

  Feb 2011 - May 2011

  Intern

  I was responsible for assisting in programming medical forms in HTML that the agency’s mental health and health care professionals are currently using.

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  Newport News Shipbuilding, A Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Intern

  I assisted Platform Concepts & Operations department with implementation of graphical user interface that improved their simulation reporting

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  Virginia State University

  Jan 2013 - May 2013

  Postgraduate Assistant

  + Coordinated public relations efforts for Noyce Foundation teacher enrichment program + Surveyed students and evaluate their calculus preparedness + Analyzed light energy going through nanostructure using SEMCAD

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  Navmar Applied Sciences

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Engineering Intern

  + Assisted the Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) in fulfilling its mission to provide Information Technology support to personnel at Aberdeen Proving Ground and at test centers nationwide

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  Bowie State University

  May 2014 - May 2016

  Graduate Research Assistant

  + Built a mobile application that will help users evacuate the Computer Science Building located at Bowie State University + Developed a game that will assist in teaching object-oriented programming concepts

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  National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START)

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Intern

  + Modified a pre-existing mobile application that will train users on communicating threats (natural or man-made) to the public using Java, Eclipse, and the Android Software Development Kit

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  The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Intern

  + Evaluated the current algorithm design description for the Airborne Collision Avoidance System (ACAS X) Run 14 for weaknesses and suggesting improvements for it+ Learned about the Julia programming language and acquiring software review and testing skills

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  NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Intern

  + Converted files containing three-dimensional (3D) models of tools and spacecraft parts into a format compatible with a virtual reality application that will help engineers design spacecraft+ The files were CAD (computer-aided design) files of parts and tools that had to be converted into a .fbx format+ The file conversion process was completed using TurboCAD, AutoCAD, Google SketchUp, and 3ds Max

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  Bowie State University

  Aug 2021 - now

  Adjunct Professor

  + Teaching introductory-level C++ course to undergraduate students