Daniel McQuillen :: Résumé

Objective

To help clients create helpful and engaging web and desktop applications.

Education

Master of Science, Information Design and Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude
Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA

Work Experience

McQuillen Interactive

Software Design and Development, Current

Working as an independent software developer to provide clients with efficient, helpful, and usable software applications. Most work has been in the e-Learning field or in the field of building energy analysis and simulation. Developed both desktop and web-based solutions, handling software architecture, information design, user interface design, front-end development, and back-end development — with a continual focus on usability and efficient, clean code.

Current and former clients include Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Science Communication Lab, Fenestralia (AU), Vitesse Learning, The Deringer Group, Simulat Interactive, Apexion Software, Mueller Design and others. Technologies include Python, Django, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Celery, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Angular, HTMX, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, EnergyPlus, Radiance, WINDOW7, THERM, and many other languages, frameworks, and applications.

Projects

A few selected projects are highlighted below. You can read more about my past projects here.

Validibot: Creator and maintainer of Validibot, a SaaS product that helps organizations validate user data.
iBiology Courses: Built and maintained the online courses platform for Science Communication Lab over a 10-year period, delivering education to more than 10,000 biology professionals, grad students and undergraduates.
KinesinLMS: Transformed the custom iBiology Courses LMS into an open-source (AGPL) Learning Management System under a supplementary NIH iPERT grant.
IGSDB Web Application: Created the data model, web application, and API for LBNL's International Glazing and Shading Database, including the API-based publishing workflow with CheckerTool.
BETTER Web Application: Rewrote and extended LBNL's BETTER Django application, adding a full-featured Django REST Framework API and an asynchronous Celery workflow to help building operators identify cost-saving energy efficiency measures.
COMFEN: Designed a single-zone energy simulation desktop application for architects and engineers, integrating EnergyPlus, WINDOW7 and Radiance for energy and daylighting analysis.
SensorSuitcase: Built the cross-platform desktop analysis application for LBNL's SensorSuitcase toolkit, a joint LBNL and PNNL project awarded the 2020 Federal Laboratory Consortium Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer.
SimpleDiagrams: Cross-platform desktop application that made sketching and diagramming fun.

Reviews

A few words from clients. You can read more reviews of my work here.

“Daniel is a superb software developer and a pleasure to work with! He is highly skilled in his ability to grasp client needs, recommend solutions, and execute them with quality and efficiency.”

Carolyn Szum, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

“All of Daniel's work is beautifully designed, high performing, and really easy to use. He brings so much more to his projects than you'd expect from a programmer.”

Shannon Behrman & Alexandra Schnoes, Science Communication Lab

“Daniel McQuillen is a superb programmer. We are very pleased with his work on a complicated project. We recommend him highly, and would be pleased to work with him again!”

Joe Deringer, The Institute for Sustainable Performance in Buildings

Past Articles

Building Science

“COMFEN 3.0: Evolution of an Early Design Tool for Commercial Facades and Fenestration Systems.” Selkowitz, Stephen E., Robin Mitchell, Maurya McClintock, D. McQuillen, Andrew McNeil, and Mehry Yazdanian. BESS Conference 2011. Pomona, CA, 2011.

Articles for Environmental Design & Construction magazine (partial list)

“Seeing the Forest for the Trees”
“Harnessing the Sun”
“The U.S. Answers the Green Building Challenge”
“The Art of Daylighting”
“Environmental Building Events Sweep The Country”
“3 Case Studies for Improved IAQ”
“Virtual Office Showcases Green Technology”