Profile
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME
Hello, I am Dawid Kisala. I am a software/game developer, tester, and a former bridge engineer who is now trying to combine both passions. For the last 8 years, my interests have revolved around engineering and computer mechanics. Currently, I am a Solution Architect at Prescient Co. where I am responsible for the implementation of solutions related to building design software. At the same time, I was a research and teaching assistant at Cracow University of Technology where I got a PhD title in technical sciences.
Curriculum Vitae
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
2020 - CURRENT
Prescient Co.
SOLUTION ARCHITECT
- Coordinate efforts of software developers to create a building design software
2019 - 2020
Prescient Co.
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
- Coordinate efforts of software developers to create a building design software
- Babylon engine (TypeScript)
2018 - 2019
The Brain Software House
SENIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
- Coordinate efforts of game developers and artists to create a desktop/tablet/mobile game
- PlayCanvas engine (JavaScript)
2016 - 2018
Prescient Co.
LEAD SOFTWARE TESTER
- Developing custom Testing Framework and tools (C#)
- CI server - Jenkins/TFS
- Planning, monitoring, and control of the testing activities and tasks
- Ensuring the latest testing approaches and tools, and transferring this knowledge to the testing team (CI, Jenkins, TFS, test frameworks)
- Providing management reports on testing execution progress and results
- Coordinating testing-procedures
2014 - CURRENT
Cracow University of Technology
RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSISTANT
Area of interest:
- Steel plate-concrete composite and reinforced structures
- Computational mechanics - Finite element analysis
- Bridge engineering
Responsibilities:
- Teach undergraduate and postgraduate level courses
- Develop teaching materials
- Planning and conducting experiments
- Prepare articles, reports and presentations
2014 - CURRENT
Game Development
GAME DEVELOPER
- Gameplay design
- Implementation of its own physics solver/engine
- Unity Physics
- GUI
- Profiling and performance optimization
- 3D modeling (Blender)
2012 - 2014
Skanska
BRIDGE ENGINEER
- Project Management, including bid preparation and planning, controlling internal resources and sub-contractors
- Responsible for the ongoing progress of a project task or segment, including the coordination of the project with with third-party agencies
- Checking plans, drawings and quantities for accuracy of calculations
- Ensuring that all materials used and work performed are as per specifications
- Management of the site, including supervising and monitoring the site labour force and the work of any sub-contractors
Recent Work
THE LIFE & TIMES OF A FREELANCER
Education
WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
2014 - 2018
Cracow University of Technology
Flexural behaviour and deflection of steel plate-concrete composite beams
PHD DEGREE, CIVIL ENGINEERING, COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
2012 - 2013
Cracow University of Technology
Nonlinear analysis of bottom slab and web connection in concrete box-girder bridges including imperfection of tendons
MASTER DEGREE, CIVIL ENGINEERING, BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
2008 - 2012
Cracow University of Technology
The new generation of concrete bridges – extradosed bridges. Analysis of lateral stiffness of extradosed bridges
BACHELOR DEGREE, CIVIL ENGINEERING, BRIDGES AND TUNNELS
Skills & Knowledge
WHAT I AM GOOD AT
SOFTWARE DEVELOPING
- C#, JAVASCRIPT, TYPESCRIPT
- UNITY 3D, BABYLON, PLAYCANVAS
- COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS, NUMERICAL ANALYSIS (FEM)
- GIT, SVN
SOFTWARE TESTING
- CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION (JENKINS, TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER, CIRCLE CI)
- REVIT API (C#)
- TESTING FRAMEWORKS
- YOUTRACK, JIRA
ENGINEERING
- ANSYS, ABAQUS, ROBOT, MIDAS
- AUTOCAD, REVIT
- MATHCAD, SMATH
TEAM LEADERSHIP
- LEADING A TEAM OF 4-8 TESTERS
- ORGANIZED
- CLEAR COMMUNICATOR
- RESPECTFUL TO OTHERS
- CREATIVE
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LET'S WORK ON A PROJECT TOGETHER