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| "basics": { | |
| "name": "Mark Wells", | |
| "label": "Educator", | |
| "email": "[email protected]", | |
| "phone": "803-420-2222", | |
| "location": { | |
| "city": "Quakertown", | |
| "region": "Pennsylvania" | |
| }, | |
| "summary": "Dedicated and student-focused educator with a Ph.D. in Astrophysics and extensive experience teaching undergraduate science. Eager to leverage a deep understanding of physics and a passion for accessible instruction to foster student success in the community college environment.", | |
| "profiles": [ | |
| { | |
| "network": "ORCiD", | |
| "username": "0000-0003-1551-3717", | |
| "url": "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1551-3717" | |
| } | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| "work": [ | |
| { | |
| "name": "The Pennsylvania State University", | |
| "position": "Teaching Assistant", | |
| "startDate": "2013-09-01", | |
| "endDate": "2017-12-31", | |
| "highlights": [ | |
| "Designed and delivered engaging curricula for introductory undergraduate astronomy courses as the instructor of record.", | |
| "Fostered an interactive and inclusive classroom environment to teach fundamental physics and astronomy concepts to diverse student populations.", | |
| "Provided constructive, timely feedback on student assignments to reinforce learning objectives and encourage academic growth.", | |
| "Mentored students during weekly office hours, providing targeted academic support across a variety of introductory astronomy courses.", | |
| "Demonstrated commitment to student retention by creating a structured pathway for a graduating senior to successfully complete course requirements after a grade appeal.", | |
| "Led engaging public science outreach activities, including planetarium shows and rooftop observing sessions for students and community members.", | |
| "Analyzed and constructively utilized student feedback to refine teaching methods and improve class time efficiency." | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "name": "Self Employed", | |
| "position": "Software Developer", | |
| "startDate": "2025-05-01", | |
| "highlights": [ | |
| "Developed high performance signal analysis software.", | |
| "Created clear documentation to aid users and future contributors.", | |
| "Outlined clear objectives and goals as well as identified clear benchmarks." | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "name": "Self Employed", | |
| "position": "Science Consultant", | |
| "startDate": "2025-01-01", | |
| "endDate": "2025-05-01", | |
| "highlights": [ | |
| "Developed performant algorithms for real-time audio signal visualization.", | |
| "Worked with client to identify problem scope and design priorities.", | |
| "Delivered solution milestones in a timely manner and identified improvements for possible followup work." | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "name": "The Pennsylvania State University", | |
| "position": "PhD Student Researcher", | |
| "startDate": "2022-09-01", | |
| "endDate": "2024-08-31", | |
| "highlights": [ | |
| "Implemented a data analysis pipeline to extract astrophysical signals from noisy time-series data.", | |
| "Created a simulation framework to generate synthetic populations from models and simulate the observational sampling process on those populations." | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "name": "Villanova University", | |
| "position": "Research Assistant", | |
| "startDate": "2018-01-01", | |
| "endDate": "2022-08-31", | |
| "highlights": [ | |
| "Collaborated with other researchers to develop specialized data analysis techniques for complex astrophysical datasets.", | |
| "Participated in national conferences and presented my research findings to a wide audience with varying levels of subject matter expertise.", | |
| "Served as a subject matter expert and referee for a scientific journal." | |
| ] | |
| } | |
| ], | |
| "education": [ | |
| { | |
| "institution": "The Pennsylvania State University", | |
| "area": "Astronomy and Astrophysics", | |
| "studyType": "PhD", | |
| "startDate": "2017-09-01", | |
| "endDate": "2024-08-31", | |
| "courses": [ | |
| "Graduate Minor in Computational Science" | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "institution": "College of Charleston", | |
| "area": "Astrophysics, Physics", | |
| "studyType": "BS", | |
| "startDate": "2009-09-01", | |
| "endDate": "2013-05-31", | |
| "courses": [ | |
| "Minor in Chemistry", | |
| "Minor in Mathematics" | |
| ] | |
| } | |
| ], | |
| "skills": [ | |
| { | |
| "name": "Pedagogy & Instruction", | |
| "keywords": [ | |
| "Curriculum Design", | |
| "Student Assessment & Evaluation", | |
| "Inclusive Classroom Practices", | |
| "Learning Management Systems (Canvas)", | |
| "Science Outreach & Communication" | |
| ] | |
| }, | |
| { | |
| "name": "Technical Skills", | |
| "keywords": [ | |
| "Data Analysis", | |
| "Data Visualization", | |
| "Scientific Computing", | |
| "Simulation & Modeling", | |
| "Signal Processing" | |
| ] | |
| } | |
| ], | |
| "publications": [ | |
| { | |
| "name": "ORCiD", | |
| "url": "https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1551-3717" | |
| } | |
| ] | |
| } |
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