Loren Heyns - CV

2015 - 2026

Georgia Dept of Economic Development - Programmer Analyst
Web Apps and IT Support, SharePoint Setup, Salesforce Admin, Exporter and Industry Directories.
CameraReady Film Scouting Directory with Craig Dominey, Georgia Film Location Specialist
Georgia Recycling Coalition (GRC) directory with Costas Simoglou, COI Director of Energy Technology
Multi-Region Product Lifecycle Tools developed with Georgia Tech Smart Community Corps (SCC) doctorate interns

2019 - 2026

Model.Earth - Industry Comparison Tools
Model.Earth Project Lead - Data Visualization and App Development - JQuery, React, D3 Charts, Python, JSON API
Grad student team: Cindy Azuero Pedraza, Nazanin Tabatabaei, Yilun Zha, Benjamin Liu
EPA Lead Engineer: Dr. Wesley Ingwersen, US Environmental Protection Agency
Academic Advisor: Dr. Valerie Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology

2000 - 2015

Dreamstudio CMS - .NET Partner Admin Tools
Developed SQL database content management system hosted on AWS for Georgia State Parks camphosts and Walker Foundation grant management. Partner tools for Georgia Department of Economic Development, SCLC, Green Law, and 10 Environmental Education state sites. .NET/SQL Membership and news management system development for Midtown Atlanta, Grant Park, West End and Glenwood Park Neighborhood Associations. Coordinator for open source government projects, hackathons and embeddable industry data visualizations.

1995 - 2000

Lead Web Engineer, Interactive Planet
Southern Company websites, NationsBank Loan Calculators and Olympic website, MCI email system
Project Management System and Calendar Development
Online project management system for Hands On Atlanta and CityCares (Points of Light)

1993 - 1995

Michigan Information Technology Network (MITN)
Internet Guide to Michigan, Satellite Distance Learning Network publications and technical support
Michigan State University Comm Tech Lab - Interactive video interfaces, Contact management systems

1986 - 1991

UCSB Business Economics BA - Broadband Infrastructure
Student Honors Thesis: Interactive Video Network Analysis - Coaxial vs Fiber Optics
UCSB Communication Studies BA - Media Effects Research Assistant
Research assistant to professor Daniel Linz - Study of human interaction based on eye gaze
Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Student Housing Co-op - Student editor of Honors newsletter

Course Highlights

Data and Visual Analytics - Team Project: Machine Learning for Community Forecasting
Computer Apps for Construction - Spatial Data Exchange for Infrastructure Resiliency with Privacy Protection
Multimodal Transportation - Focus on Commuter Airports, Cut-and-Cover Freight Rail, Beltline EV Shuttles
Responsible Conduct (Ethics) - Group presentation on Cultural Differences in Intelligent Vehicle System Design

Georgia Institute of Technology - 4.0 GPA Two semesters toward Computational Science and Engineering PhD
CEE 4610	Multimodal Transport	A	3	Fall 2018
CEE 6110	Computer Apps-Construction	A	3	Fall 2018
CEE 8900	Special Problems	A	3	Fall 2018
CEE 9000	Doctoral Thesis	S	12	Fall 2018
CSE 6242	Data & Visual Analytics	A	3	Spring 2019
PHIL 6000	Responsible Conduct-Res	S	1	Spring 2019

DegreeWorks PDF

Michigan State University - 4.0 GPA

Comm Tech Lab. 1.5 of 2 years completed toward Telecommunications Masters. (10-1993 to 05-1995)

UC Santa Barbara - 3.4 GPA

BA Business Economics, BA Communication Studies, Art and Business History Emphasis (09-1986 to 06-1991)

Montclair High School - 4.2 GPA

Top math and English student in class of 463. Journalism, AP Physics, AP Calculus. National Merit Scholar.

Loren's Resume