Conor Stokes
Founder & Technical Lead at Burning Candle Software
Perth, Western Australia
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Top SchoolConor Stokes is a founder and technical lead with 11 years of professional experience building high-performance, production-grade software across graphics, systems, compression and simulation. He runs Burning Candle Software, delivering bespoke algorithm design, performance optimisation and visualization solutions, and previously led development of low-latency trading and back-testing platforms as a developer/quant. Conor’s background spans research and engineering roles—from MERL and Crytek to large-scale transit and government systems—giving him deep expertise in distributed systems, low-level networking and compression algorithms. He’s known for clear communication and reliably shipping robust solutions on time, often focusing on optimization and algorithmic elegance. Based in Perth, Australia, he blends entrepreneurial leadership with hands-on C++/.NET implementation experience. An understated strength is his continuity across research, product and operations, enabling practical innovation from prototype to deployed system.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Edith Cowan University
English
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Github Skills (18)
lz7710
sse9
aec9
buffer8
cad8
ifc8
bim8
vertex7
csv7
file-handling6
serialization6
unrealscript6
cli5
compression5
compression-algorithm5
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
ConorStokes/IndexBufferCompression
Sep 2014 - Apr 2015
Contributions:26 commits, 2 PRs, 8 pushes in 6 months
bufferindexcompressionliststri
bldrs-ai/IFC-gen
Dec 2022 - Oct 2024
Contributions:1 review, 28 PRs, 28 pushes in 1 year 10 months
ifccode-generatorindustryfoundation
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