Liam Simpkin

πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’» Software Developer

β€‹β€‹πŸ‘‹ Software developer with a huge passion for tech. Studied Computer Science in Silicon Valley. 3 years experience working at tech startups and the healthcare industry. Bachelors in Economics and Finance from Otago.

Experience

Software Developer

β€’ Full stack software development building health care tools.
β€’ Developed new applications and tools including replacing legacy code.
β€’ Contributed to design and implementation of new software including UI, UX, devops and testing.
β€’ Developed inside non standard environments (eg Practice Management Systems like MedTech).
β€’ Problem solving for writing code including bugs/support fixes.
β€’ Strong communication exemplified through assisting users with troubleshooting / bug fixes and working with a diverse team.

Key Skills

β€’ Javascript, Docker, Ruby on Rails, Vue, SQL, DevOps, UI, UX.
β€’ Strong communication exemplified through assisting users and working with a diverse team

Sep 2022 – now

Student Software Developer

β€’ 15 week web development bootcamp.
β€’ 800 hours of code learning modern web development tools.
β€’ Replicated a real life development environment working in large teams managing a large code base.
β€’ Practiced agile development by building many projects from idea conception to deployment stage.

Key Skills

β€’ Javascript, React, Tailwind CSS, Relational Databases, SQL, Knex.js, Test driven development, Unit testing, Integration testing, Express.js, Jest, Phaser, Three.js, Hnadlebars, Consuming/ exposing APIs, Auth0, Webpack, Vite, Socket.io.
β€’ Core human skills like giving and receiving feedback, mindfulness, pair programming.

May – August 2022

Tech sales and Marketing Lead

β€’ Responsible for brainstorming and testing different sales and marketing campaigns.
β€’ Interacting with clients.
β€’ Grant applications.

March – November 2021

BEEKEEPING TECH INTERN

Data Science

β€’ Developed a ​dashboard displaying hive density, disease spread, and their changes over time. Built using Google Maps API.
β€’ Researched the density of neighboring hives to assess resource competition and disease risk. Built with Jupyter notebook.

Product Development

β€’ Market analysis. Conducted interviews with prospective customers.
β€’ Funding research. Researched Australian and New Zealand funding networks and incubators.
β€’ Grant proposal for market research.

2019 – August 2020

Team Leader

β€’ Responsible for developing teams, training employees, and leading fundraising campaigns.
β€’ Opened and managed The Dunedin Office.
β€’ Raised awareness and support fr New Zealand problems such as child abuse, blindness and our world-leading melanoma rates.
β€’ Fundraised more than $300,000 dollars.
β€’ Developed a hard work ethic, charisma, and leadership.

2014 – 2018

Private

β€’ Territorials soldier of the New Zealand Defence Force.
β€’ Skills worked on: fieldcraft, first aid, weapon handling, navigation, fitness training.

2017

Economics Tutor

β€’ Door to door sales.
β€’ Organised individual and group tutoring lessons.
β€’ Conducted a six-hour long marathon lesson session in front of 60 students.
β€’ Succeeded because of strong analytical and communication skills.

2017

Education

Dev Academy Aotearoa

Software development
May 2021

University of California, Berkeley, Haas School

AIAI Alliance for Inclusive Artificial Intelligence Program
July 2020

42 Silicon Valley

Computer Science
2018 – 2019

University of Otago

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
Bachelor of Science (Ecology & Economics)
2013 – 2017

Sacred Heart College

NCEA level 3
2005 – 2012