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Brian Chevalier

Tutoring & Consulting

  • Software Engineer
  • Tempe, Arizona

Summary


Self-motivated Civil Engineering graduate with experience in software development for numerical analysis and user interface design. Highly skilled in collaboration and communication for building robust software with a diverse set of software projects.

Languages: Clojure, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Swift, MATLAB

Libraries: React.js, Reagent, SwiftUI, UIKit

Education


Civil (Sustainable) Engineering, Minor in Urban Planning
Dec. 2019
Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University

Work Experience


Coordinator at Arizona State University
Jan. 2020 — Oct. 2020

Special Programs Coordinator with the Fulton Schools of Engineering Tutoring Centers and managed ongoing projects to provide academic support

  • Hired and managed a team of 11 tutors for special programs
  • Collaborated with dozens of faculty and staff to increase engagement and market services
  • Queried and filtered student data to provide targeted student support
  • Developd and updated website to provide up to date information for students and faculty
  • Organize and hosted workshops including MATLAB and C++ focused content
Lead Civil Engineering Tutor at Arizona State University
Aug. 2017 — Dec. 2019

Provided supervision and development to a team of 5-7 Civil Engineering tutors through 1:1 coaching, leading 3-4 content trainings per semester

  • Cultivated a collaborative and supportive learning environment for hundreds of students and tutors
  • Applied knowledge and skills to provide tutoring for hundreds of engineering students
  • Created, delivered and assessed in-person and virtual bi-annual trainings for 90+ tutors
  • Assisted with administrative projects including scheduling 90+ staff
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UGTA) at Arizona State University
Jan. 2017 — Dec. 2019

Served as an assistant to instructor and resource for hundreds of students via in-person and electronic communication in collaboration with 2-4 UGTAs

  • Provided support in Dynamics, Numerical Methods, Deformable Solids, Structural Analysis and Design, and Introduction to Programming with MATLAB
  • Created videos/animations to assist faculty with student success

Projects


  • mathjs-cljs: A core.matrix implementation using math.js to use the standard core.matrix API in ClojureScript.
  • numpy-clj: A core.matrix implementation using NumPy via libpython-clj.
  • gitMechanics: An open-source collaborative engineering knowledge-base deployed as a static website generated using Travis CI, GitHub Pages, Jekyll, and Python with documents written with LaTeX or Jupyter Notebooks
  • StructPy: Structural analysis library written in Python using the Direct Stiffness Method to analyze a variety of structural systems and tested with automated Continuous Integration and PyTest
  • TeXtonic: An innovative iOS and iPadOS app to locally author and compile LaTeX documents built using SwiftUI and UIKit designed for ease of use and flexibility
  • Portal: A flexible tool to navigate formatted data built with Clojure(Script) and React.js via Reagent with a focus on inspecting data in a variety of automatically generated views