Dr. Prairie Rose Goodwin

Senior Product Developer and Researcher in IoT
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  • Years of Experience
    11 years
  • Location
    Apex, NC
  • Expertise
    Data Modeling, Realtime Analytics, HCI

technical skills

Data Modeling
Fullstack Web Technologies
Streaming Analytics & ML
Agile Methodologies & JIRA
CI/CD
Docker & Kubernetes

soft skills

Presentation
Communication
Collaboration
Mentorship

education

  • PhD in Computer Science

    2017 North Carolina State University

  • MS in Computer Science

    2015 North Carolina State University

  • BA In Computer Sceince

    2012 Vassar College

certifications

  • Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900)

    August 2021 Microsoft

  • Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900)

    May 2021 Microsoft

  • Azure IoT Developer (AZ-220)

    March 2021 Microsoft

  • SAS ESP Certified Developer

    January 2018 SAS Institute

What I am

developer

I have been programming on an almost daily basis since 2008 in a variety of different languages and frameworks to build professional and personal projects.

researcher

I love the process of scoping research problems and performing studies and experiments. Sometimes the results are more interesting than the question itself.

teacher

I firmly believe that the way to affect real change is by imparting our wisdom to the next generation. They will make the future, and I do this in an unofficial capacity every day.

creator

In both my personal and professional life, I am a creator. Development is a form of creation just as much as painting. I have too many hobbies to count and even ran an etsy shop for awhile.

interests

Photography
Embroidery
Gaming
Podcasts
traveling
reading

experience

  • Senior IoT Product Developer

    January 2018 - present SAS Institute

    Lead development activities to create cloud-native streaming analytics solutions for IoT on Azure keeping deliverables on-time and within budget to meet strategic business objectives. Technologies include React, NodeJS, Go, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.

  • Adjunct Professor (Operating Systems)

    January 2021 — June 2021 Vassar College

    Stepped in as remote professor last minute to teach senior-level Operating Systems course required for graduation. Created engaging course materials that retained excellent concurrent attendance for 9am class despite recordings being made available for on-demand learning.

  • Research Assistant

    June 2014 – December 2017 North Carolina State University

    Colaborated with principal investigators to coordinate quantitative research into areas of interface development which often consists of qualitative data. Developed and Validated Cognitive Models of user behavior in HCI using open-source frameworks such as Cogulator and ACT-R.

  • Adjunct Professor

    Jun 2014 — September 2015 Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham

    Honed ability to present material to audiences with wide variety of technical backgrounds. Created all course materials and taught multiple sections of two courses, "Webpage Scripting and Design" and "Intro to Unity Game Engine".

  • Teacher's Assistant

    Sept 2013 – Jun 2014 North Carolina State University

    Supported professor with graduate and undergraduate sections of Human-Computer Interaction with over 80 students in each section. Held office hours, graded, and filled in for professor for lectures.

  • Prototype Engineer

    June 2012 — Dec 2013 Apptiviti

    Coordinated with C-level executives to deliver full stack application for tablets. Responsible for making all technology stack decisions for flagship product.

  • Graduate Developer Workstudy

    June 2013 – September 2013 Epocrates

    Worked with interface designers, QA team, and senior developers to make meaningful contributions. Increased number of automated tests by 20%. Documented and fixed bugs that were pushed to production.

  • Research Fellow

    June 2009 — May 2012 Vassar College

    Compiled data in reports and other documents using modern tools to ensure research integrity. Developed unique research into mathematical interference in syncopation. Implemented MapReduce using early Cuda environments on NVIDIA GPU to find phylogenetic convergence (Evolutionary Bioinformatics).

  • Lead Academic TA

    June 2009 - May 2012 Vassar College

    Leadership role managing 12 other undergraduate TA's. Assisted professors in administering lab courses and lectures. Created tutoring schedules for upperclassman to ensure coverage for introductory students.