Juan Velasco (He/him)
Currently living in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USWork Preferences
RemoteIn-PersonOpen to roles
I'm really into all forms of rock climbing. I've recently developed a taste for crossword puzzles and the daily wordle. I've taken up baking as a hobbie.
Ideal Workplace Values
Friendly and collaborative. We're encouraged to ask any and all questions
My Badges
💪Skills and Strengths
My Neuro-exceptional talent
Once I get fixated in a project I find personally motivating I can't stop myself from spending all my day thinking about, talking or working on it.
Technical Skills
Python
Advanced
Advanced: I am an expert with this tool, I am competant mentoring others as well as leading projects.
Microsoft Excel
Advanced
Advanced: I am an expert with this tool, I am competant mentoring others as well as leading projects.
Jupyter Notebook
Advanced
Advanced: I am an expert with this tool, I am competant mentoring others as well as leading projects.
GitHub
Beginner
Beginner: While I've used it before, I require consistent guidance or mentorship to use this tool fully.
Top 5 Soft Skills
CollaborationWorking AutonomouslyAdaptabilityCreativityCritical Thinking🧠Inclusion Essentials
Environments I'm comfortable with
🚀Experience
Check out my work
| Working since Oct 2022 Oct 2022 Current | Intern - Heartland Science & Technology Group Produced dashboards in Bold BI to visualize and organize farming data. Used SQL to manipulate databases to tally quantities an group data. PythonPostgreSQLSQLjupyter hubBold BI |
| Worked for 1 years, 10 months from Aug 2020 to Jun 2022 Aug 2020 Jun 2022 1 years, 10 months | Graduate Research Assistant - UMN Designed and led biophysics experiments. Met weekly with advisor to check up on progress and discuss projects. PythonMicrosoft ExcelData visualization softwarewet lab skillsmicroscopy |
| Worked for 3 years, 10 months from Sep 2018 to Jun 2022 Sep 2018 Jun 2022 3 years, 10 months | Graduate Teaching Assistant - UMN Led discussions, labs and office hours. Taught 3 groups of ~15 students every semester. Grading duties for lab reports and exams. Microsoft ExcelCERN Physics Analysis Workstation PAWlogger protrackerlab set upphysicsCollaborationOpen mindedTime managementEffective communicatorQuestioning |
🎓Education and Credentials
| Attended for 4 years from 2018 to 2022 2018 2022 4 years | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Master's degree - Physics |
| Attended for 4 years from 2014 to 2018 2014 2018 4 years | University of Virginia Bachelor's degree - Astro-physics |