James Stigall

James stigall

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at Bowie State University

  • Education

    • Saint pauls college

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor of science (bs) computer science

      Activities and Societies: Students In Free Enterprise, Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, Math and Science Club, National Pre-Alumni Council I minored in Mathematics

    • Bowie state university

      2013 - 2021
      Doctor of science (d. sc.) computer science
    • Virginia state university

      2010 - 2012
      Master of science (m.s.) computer science

      Activities and Societies: VSU Graduate Student Association

  • Experience

    • 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

    • 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.

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Bowie state university

      Aug 2021 - now
      Adjunct professor

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

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Solving problems with creative and critical thinking

      Ibm
      Aug 2025
      View certificate certificate
    • Introduction to data science

      Cisco
      Feb 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Certified apple teacher

      Apple
      Jul 2022
    • Frontend fundamentals bootcamp

      Onecodecamp
      May 2024