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Jeremy Badger

jeremebadger@gmail.com813-748-0979Santa Ana, CA, 92705
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Former physics academic seeking to apply and develop skills in technology, leadership, team-based projects, and problem solving.

Technical Proficiencies

JavaScript (1 years)
TypeScript (1 years)
C# (2 years)
React (1 years)
PostgreSQL (1 years)
SQL (1 years)
Entity Framework (1 years)
Linq (1 years)
HTML5 (2 years)
CSS3 (2 years)
Python (2 years)
C++ (2 years)
Java (1 years)
Assembly (2 years)
Matlab (2 years)
LaTeX (2 years)
React.js (2 years)
Node.js (2 years)
ASP.NET (1 years)
Vite (1 years)
Bash (2 years)
Linux (4 years)
MacOS/UNIX (10 years)
Windows (20 years)
ChatGPT (1 years)
Cody AI (1 years)
Mentorship (4 years)
Management (2 years)

Education

Suncoast Developers Guild

St. Petersburg, FL

2023 - 2024

  • Full Stack Engineering Program

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA

2016 - 2019

  • Bachelor of Science in Physics / Minor in Astronomy

Relevant Programming Coursework:

  • Introduction to Computer Science & Software Development in Python
  • Problem Solving, Data Structures & Object Oriented Programming in C++
  • Computer Organization & Digital Logic Design in MIPS Assembly Language
  • Advanced Applications Programming in Java
  • Introduction to Scientific Computation in Python, Bash and Linux

Los Angeles Valley College

Los Angeles, CA

2014 - 2016

  • Associates of Science in Physics, Associates of Science in Mathematics

Hillsborough Community College

Tampa, FL

2012 - 2014

  • Associate of Arts in Business
Career Experience

Education & Family Sabbatical

Mar 2021 - Present

  • Attended Code Academy for Full Stack Development.
  • Relocated to Orange County, California from Santa Barbara County, California.
  • Traveled to support family during health and major life transitions.

Instructional Lab Coordinator | Lower Division Physics

University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

Aug 2019 - Mar 2021

  • Conceptualized and produced remote learning curriculum for lower division physics courses.
  • Guided 20+ graduate student team-leaders, delivering weekly lectures, teaching new material and facilitating general and instructional problem resolution.

Undergraduate Student Facilitator

University of California: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

Mar 2019 - Jun 2019

  • Led undergraduate students through an undergraduate collaboration in exploring Siemens NX, CAM design as well as 3D printing, CNC fabrication and laser-cut etchings.
  • Gave weekly presentations to other undergraduates to facilitate, motivate and structure the learning process.
  • Created and maintained a course website in which students received instructions for submissions as well as weekly announcements.

Data Research Analyst, Project Manager | Imaging Pipeline

University of California: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Led team of ~10 researchers on Search for Directed Intelligence (SDI) Project, under Dr. Phillip Lubin, decreasing pipeline runtime duration by 50%
  • Organized bi-weekly meetings to address and resolve programming and pipeline issues.
  • Took initiative to debug and refactor non-working Python code and develop new code for image analysis pipeline.

Laboratory Assistant | IT Coordinator, System Administrator

University of California - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

  • Managed and maintained network infrastructure and system administration, ensuring optimal performance and reliability of Windows, Mac, and Linux systems.
  • Assisted in lab projects for Modern Design course, including additive and subtractive manufacturing projects (Siemens NX, CAM design, 3D printing, laser-cut etchings and CNC fabrication).

Undergraduate Researcher | Partitioning Exotic Spheres

Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research (SCURR), Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California

Aug 2014 - Nov 2015

  • Independently learned about geometric and differential topology on a team of five students, working together to overcome obstacles in the material.
  • Detailed that a third dimensional manifold presented by Gluck could, in fact, be a candidate for Poincare’s conjecture.
  • Was an author to an abstract discussing the work, which was accepted by Harvey Mudd College and presented at Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research.

Physics Tutor at the Tutoring Center

Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles, California

Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Worked with undergraduate students struggling in physics to understand various concepts within the discipline.

Senior Computer Technician | IT Support Specialist

Indefatigable Computer Service, Tampa, Florida

May 2000 - Sep 2014

  • Provided consulting for enterprise and individual clients on computer and network issues.
  • Assembled and maintained workstations across Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms.

Door Manager, Head of Security

Czar Vodka Bar & Nightclub, Tampa, Florida

May 2004 - Sep 2009

    Actor | Producer

    Self-Employed

    Jan 2000 - Dec 2012

      Community & Leadership

      Vice President

      Undergraduate Diversity and Inclusion in Physics

      Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

      Secretary

      Undergraduate Diversity and Inclusion in Physics

      Dec 2017 - Jul 2018

      Officer

      Physics Club

      Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

      Senator

      SGA Student Government

      Sep 2013 - Jul 2014

      Honors & Awards

      Physics Chair's Appreciation Award

      University of California, Santa Barbara

      Jul 2019

      Physics Circus Award for Outreach

      University of California, Santa Barbara

      Jul 2018

      President's Distinguished Honor Award

      Los Angeles Valley College

      2014 - 2016

      Dean’s List

      Hillsborough Community College

      2012 - 2014

      Publications

      Polanski, A., Lebaron, N., Badger, J., et al. 2024. The Search for Directed Intelligence: Image Processing.

      In Progress, Physics Department, University of California, Santa Barbara.

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