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Hi,
I'm Mason.

Problem Solver | Developer | Astrophysicist

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Welcome to my interactive resume.


About Me

I love finding solutions! I'm a self-taught, full stack developer and masterful problem solver. My background is in astrophysics and I have experience in STEM education. I have a passion to learn new things and share them with others. I also enjoy multi-player, strategy games, such as Magic: the Gathering and Catan!

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Details

Name:
Mason Reed
Location:
Midwest, USA
Age:
28


Skills


Languages

  • Python
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • SQL

Technologies

  • Git & Github
  • PowerShell with WSL2
  • Bootstrap Framework
  • jQuery
  • Docker

Utilities

  • LaTeX
  • Markdown
  • MS Office 365 Suite
  • Teams, Zoom
  • Slack, Discord

Other

  • Arduino
  • RobotC, C++
  • Unreal Engine 4
  • FreeCAD
  • Linux-based CLI

Experience


Discovery World | Science + Technology Museum

Apr 2019 - Oct 2020

Robotics Educator

An experience in STEM outreach and education that included curriculum development, remote content delivery, and leading professional development seminars. Introductory programming in Python, Arduino, and RobotC necessitated strong student-mentor communication.

University of Iowa | Department of Physics and Astronomy

May 2017 - Jun 2018

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Created the world's first augmented reality (AR) sandbox for gravitational dynamics, dubbed 'Gravbox'. It was adapted from a project on real-time water flow simulation and was written in Python along side undergraduate colleagues. This research project incepted a love for programming, development, and teamwork.

Gravbox

Education


Udemy

Jan 2021 - Present

The Complete 2021 Web Development Bootcamp

HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap4, JavaScript, jQuery

A-Z Machine Learning in Python and R

Python, R, scikit-learn, ???

AWS Certified

AWS

DataQuest

Oct 2020 - Dec 2020

Data Analyst in Python

Python, pandas, SQL

University of Iowa

May 2018

Bachelors of Science - Astronomy, Physics

Python, numpy, matplotlib, astropy


Projects


Interactive CV

CV Repository

An interactive CV hosted on Github pages. You're here now!

Allsky

Allsky Repository

A Python software pipeline for overlaying astronomical coordinates on 360 degree field-of- view images of the night sky.

Gravbox

astro.physics.uiowa.edu

An interactive AR experience to better understand gravitational dynamics. Used for public outreach and a first of its kind in the world. It was created with a team of undergraduate colleagues during Dr. Hai Fu's astrophysics course.



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