System Architect
James Kellie
Work Experience
Oktal Sydac
System Architect
Led the team developing a new Tangara train simulator for the New South Wales transport department, oversaw the delivery and installation of new hardware on site at Sydney as well as steered development back in Adelaide.
Jul 2021 – Jun-2023
Simulation Solutions Australia
Software Developer
Worked for the Defence Science & Technology Group (DST) as a contractor. Tasked with creating a Neo4j database that parsed data fed through a NiFi pipeline connected to a Kafka bus.
Feb 2021 – Jun 2021
NDEdwards & Co
Administrative Assistant
Personal assistant to the director.
2018 – 2020
Education & Awards
Bachelor of Computer Science (Cybersecurity)
University of Adelaide
Secure Programming, Algorithm Design & Data Structures, Problem Solving and Software Development, Web and Database Computing
2018 – 2020
Certificate III Business
Queensford college
Organise workplace information, contributing to team effectiveness, working effectively with diversity, designing and producing business documents, organise personal work priorities and development
2017
SACE Certificate
Christian Brothers College
2017
Principals Award
Academic Excellence
2017
2016
2015
Projects
- I made my own game engine from scratch in C++ using the SDL2 library. I focused on integrating modern C++ practices and design patterns to make the engine as simple, expandable, and efficient as possible.
- See more about it and check out the source code at: https://github.com/jameskellie/jajaengine
Interests
- Drawing
- Reading and writing fiction novels
- Leading video game communities
- Playing piano
