About me
I studied Computer Science at UMN with a focus on AI and Machine Learning. I love asking questions that make engineers' eyes light up.
- Study:University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Location:Minneapolis, MN
- Interests:Cooking, Coffee, Puppy Dogs
- Employment:Pearson VUE
- Music:Simon & Garfunkel Enthusiast
- Fav Podcast:Lex Fridman
Work
Software Developer
Develop backend solutions for results processing of virtual exams, tailoring solutions to client needs.
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Associate Software Developer
Spearhead VUE's migration to Azure. Refine monitoring and alerting systems for mission-critical applications.
Cloud SWE Intern
Designed and implemented feature allowing customers to configure their own data storage policies to improve price negotiablility. Used Kotlin, Spring Boot, Terraform, Docker, and various AWS Services
Education
B.S. Computer Science
Favorite Classes: Software Design, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence
I have a minor in chemistry thanks to Breaking Bad. Ask me for a chemistry joke!
Skills
Check out some of my projects
Mason was a natural, I didn't even know he was in this class!
-- Discrete Math Professor
Never let the magic smoke out of the PC. Once it escapes, it's really hard to put it back.
-- Mike Zarns
One time I saw him spend two hours googling which brand of canned air was best to clean a pc with. He's nuts.
-- Anonymous
He keeps muttering "Theres no place like 127.0.0.1" over and over again. I'm worried about him.
-- Elon Tusk
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Get in touch.
- mason@zarns.net
- Github
- github.com/zarns
- mason-zarns
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN