James Apple

Experience

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  Silicon Shores Corporation

  Jun 2003 - Jun 2011

  Manager

  Supervised staff for boat rentals, lessons, and summer camps. Led corporate team-building activities. Managed website.

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  Humboldt State University

  Jan 2007 - May 2010

  Instructional Student Assistant

  Assisted students with computer-based lab assignments in Introduction to Environmental Science and Engineering. Graded student lab reports.Performed literature research and air quality experiments regarding the particulate emissions of kerosene lamps. Analyzed data to estimate particulate matter emission rates. Published results in Indoor Air journal.

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  University of Minnesota

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Student Research Assistant

  Conducted engine experiments and analyzed data to determine the contribution of lube oil to diesel engine exhaust. Operated TSI Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer and other devices. Published results in SAE International Journal of Fuels and Lubricants.

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  Schatz Energy Research Center

  Feb 2009 - Aug 2010

  Student Research Assistant

  Designed and installed an off-grid photovoltaic system. Developed an Excel-based thermodynamic model of a local biomass power plant. Operated a biomass gasifier and analyzed data from a gas chromatograph to assess the efficiency of the gasifier for various fuels.

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  GL Garrad Hassan

  Jul 2011 - Sept 2013

  Wind Energy Analyst

  Analyze wind data to predict the energy production of proposed wind farms. Develop Excel VBA tools for data analysis.

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  DNV

  Sept 2013 - now

  Develop Python-based tools for solar and wind energy assessment. Work with subject matter experts to translate analysis methods into user-friendly software tools that are reliable and scalable. Manage a Git repository on Azure DevOps, including a Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline with automated unit testing using pytest and automatic documentation using Sphinx. Develop APIs using Flask, gunicorn, and nginx on a Linux-based web server. Coordinate a scrum team of part-time Python developers and review code to maintain a highly reliable and well-documented codebase. Show less

  • Principal Software Developer

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Senior Software Developer

    Dec 2022 - Apr 2023

  • Senior Software Developer

    Feb 2021 - Dec 2022

  • Innovation Manager

    Jan 2019 - Feb 2021

  • Senior Team Leader

    Oct 2017 - Jan 2019

  • Technical Lead

    Nov 2015 - Oct 2017

  • Team Leader

    Sept 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Energy Specialist

    Sept 2013 - Sept 2014