Sean Bergstedt

Simulation Research Scientist @United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)

Richmond, VA, US

SIMULATION RESEARCH SCIENTIST EXPERIENCE:• Stakeholder-Driven Requirements Engineering: Collaborated with policy experts to define functional requirements for life-critical simulation models, resulting in validated system specifications that support national organ allocation decisions affecting patients annually.• API Design & Development: Architected and implemented an intuitive SDK enabling medical researchers and policy analysts to integrate complex agent-based models into their workflows.• Human-Centered Software Architecture: Designed SDK architecture prioritizing researcher usability, workflow integration, and domain expert accessibility while ensuring code extensibility and maintainability for agent-based simulations.• Data Modeling: Expertise in creating data models that optimize how data is stored, accessed, and used by developers interacting with the SDK.• Version Control & CI/CD Integration: Practiced knowledge of version control systems (e.g, Git) and integrated SDK releases into CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and ease of deployment.• Multi-programming Languages Proficiency: Mastery in both functional and imperative programming language paradigms ranging from Racket Scheme, R to Python and Rust.• Testing Frameworks: Strong experience in writing unit, integration, and system tests to ensure SDK reliability and performance.• Documentation & Tutorials: Ability to produce multiple forms of markdown for detailed, user-friendly documentation, guides, and sample projects to support SDK adoption.• Developer Support & Engagement: Experience in providing support to team members and researchers, including managing feedback and addressing feature requests or bugs.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Masters of Architectural Engineering, Structural

Truman State University

Bachelors, Physics

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Bachelors of Science, Architectural Engineering