James Bridgewater
Software Developer Data Scientist
Springfield, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolJames Bridgewater is a seasoned software developer and data scientist with 13 years of experience applying computational neuroscience and machine learning to real-world problems. He runs Link Twenty Two as a freelance engineer, bringing deep expertise in scientific software, back-end systems, and numerical modeling developed during postdoctoral work at Baylor College of Medicine and research at Arizona State University. James has contributed to Numenta’s HTM open-source projects—improving the core SpatialPooler implementation—demonstrating familiarity with biologically inspired ML algorithms and legacy C++ codebases. His background spans embedded and ASIC design at Intel and EndPoints to modern Python tooling, giving him a rare combination of hardware-level insight and high-level data science skills. Based in Springfield, Illinois, he’s known for taking time to understand client goals so deliverables reliably meet scientific and engineering requirements.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Electrical Engineering at Arizona State UniversityGraduate, Machine Learning Summer School, Graduate, Machine Learning Summer School at 2015 MLSS, Austin, TXGraduate, Business Administration and Management, General, Graduate, Business Administration and Management, General at Sacramento Entrepreneurship AcademyBS, Computer Engineering, BS, Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCalifornia State University, Sacramento
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Github Skills (17)
algorithms10
c-language10
python10
hierarchical-temporal-memory10
cprogramming-language10
testing9
data-structure9
data-structures9
cortex8
artificial-intelligence8
version-control7
homebrew6
x116
socketcluster6
gnuplot6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
numenta/nupic-legacy
Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
Numenta Platform for Intelligent Computing is an implementation of Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM), a theory of intelligence based strictly on the neuroscience of the neocortex.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:21 commits in 3 months
Contributions summary:James primarily contributed to the `nupic-legacy` repository by fixing typos and grammatical errors within the code comments and docstrings. They also made changes to the `SpatialPooler` class, which is central to the Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM) implementation. The user's commits demonstrate an understanding of the codebase and its internal workings, particularly within the HTM framework.
hierarchical-temporal-memoryneocortexartificial-intelligencemachine-intelligence
numenta/nupic.core-legacy
Jun 2014 - Sep 2014
Implementation of core NuPIC algorithms in C++ (under construction)
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits in 2 months
Contributions summary:James primarily focused on enhancing the `SpatialPooler` class, a core component of the NuPIC algorithms. Their contributions included adding a `wrapAround` parameter, correcting a method's return type, and updating tests. The user also made adjustments to the save and load methods and updated the version check to ensure backward compatibility. These changes indicate a focus on improving and maintaining the core algorithms within the repository.
cppnupic
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