Carl Jamilkowski

About

I'm a generalist, knowing how to build hardware and software, as well as execute on creative design. I excel at collaborating with many roles, including creatives, and serve as an intermediary between these stakeholders. I work well on prototyping projects. I'm very quick at picking up new skills/technology/etc.

I taught myself to program by reverse engineering websites using my first Internet-connected computer. By the age of 15, my skill with code helped secure my first internship: analyzing satellite weather data, which was used in crop forecasting for commodity futures. I decided to attend the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign to earn my undergraduate degree, performing research on self-healing composites and doing specialty coursework in biomechanics, MEMS fabrication, homeland security, and nuclear engineering.

After finishing school, Microsoft recruited me to be a software developer. There I worked on seven releases of Windows in both the client and server SKUs, tackling tough problems in intercontinental data replication, security, and developer experience. Eventually I decided to focus upon a more creative outlet and moved on from Microsoft in order to study interaction design at New York University's ITP. Inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit of ITP, post-graduation, I proceeded to co-found one startup and join as an early team member of another.

Skills

Design
Maker
Development
Engineering
Business
Awesome
Photoshop
Illustrator
AI and ML
InDesign
Premiere Pro
Sketch
Figma
Software prototyping
Hardware prototyping
Paper prototyping
Design Systems
Logo design
Wireframing
Sprints
Arduino
Raspberry Pi
Soldering
Electronics
openFrameworks
OpenCV
Papercraft
C#
Python
Node.js
JavaScript
CSS
HTML
Vue
MySQL
Metro-style Windows apps
OpenCV
Webpack
ANSYS
Matlab
ProE
Simulink
Scrum
Agile
Product management
Project management
Technical writing
People management
Confluence
Jira
Zumba
Mixology
Molecular Gastronomy
Karaoke