Mark Rubin

About

Education

• Certificate in Full Stack Web Development

  Actualize Coding Bootcamp (2022-2023)

• Master of Science: Exercise and Wellness (Conc. in Fitness and Conditioning)

  Arizona State University (2014-2016)

• Bachelor of Science: Biology

  University of the Incarnate Word (2009-2013)

Experiences

Mark was a collegiate swimmer at the University of the Incarnate Word, where he also obtained his Bachelor of Science in Biology. After deciding that dental school was not what he wanted to do, he left two months into the first semester to pursue a career as a coach. He received his Master of Science in Exercise and Wellness at Arizona State University.

A lengthy and successful career in swimming led to him achieving his dream of becoming a national champion at the NCAA Division II level. He hopes to use his triumphs and struggles throughout his career towards helping others build their own path to success.

He has worked with numerous professional and collegiate athletes at organizations such as the Premier League/Championship soccer club in England, Norwich City FC, the USL Soccer Club, San Antonio FC, and the University of the Incarnate Word Swimming and Diving team. Mark has also been fortunate enough to work within the private sector at EXOS and other local facilities, training individuals of all skill levels, as well as developing youth athletes of many ages. His own fair share of mental and physical hardships as an athlete, eventually transitioning to a post-collegiate career, has given him perspective on how to make fitness-related goals a reality for those at any level, whether adapting and getting back on track or evolving to the next level.

He is currently breaking into the tech world after discovering his love for programming as a hobby. After taking some time to really think about if this is a potential career, after researching a few coding bootcamps, he decided on applying to Actualize.

My Work

JobScan Scraper

Certain career sections on company websites do not tell you when their pages update. I needed a solution for certain companies I want to work for, and this solved that problem.

Brewery App (in progress)

This project is inspired by my me and my buddies frequenting breweries and fostering and encouraging connection and male bonding.

Currently utilizes a dataset from the Open Brewery DB API in the United States of America.

Web Mapping Project

A web mapping project that utilizes Python using the Folium and Pandas libraries.

I have a passion for climate change and eventually working in that industry. I have gone through Arizona water data, and understanding GIS maps is a key aspect of it. This web mapping project reminded me of some of those maps, and it is a great starting point for me to get involved in this area.

Ease of use when approaching maps is key, so having data separated through colors in terms of volcano height, as well as population differences in countries, can help differentiate the data fairly easily. More information is offered with popups in the circle markers themselves, which gives quick insights on each volcano and a link to more information.

The Life Walk-On Social

The inspiration for this project is derived from my own experiences as a retired collegiate athlete, where my identity that was previously tied to my sport suddenly vanished without any guidance. I excelled in goal setting and commitment with something I was striving towards in my sport, but as soon as that became my past, I had no plans for what I wanted to do afterwards. I felt alone, even though I know that many other former athletes go through the same exact process. This eventually led me to where I find myself today in this program.

This project is designed to create a social hub for former athletes to connect, find events catered towards people who are experiencing similar, but different issues, especially in a time where social connection seems to be difficult.

The backend of the application leverages Ruby on Rails API functionality to receive and send AJAX requests in a JSON format and React.js frontend with HTML and CSS, using React Bootstrap, React Router, and Material UI.

Github Backend
Github Frontend

F1-Analyst CLI App

This is a simple Ruby script using the Ergast Developer API, which is an experimental web service providing historical record of motor racing data for non-commericial purposes. It provides data for the Formula One Series, starting from the world championships in 1950 to the present day.

Currently, this script only displays data for the 2022 season, which includes Grand Prix locations, Top 3 results for each Grand Prix, the Driver Standings and Constructor Standings. It also displays the champion for each season in Formula One.
It utilizes a few gems to make it more visually appealing.

Github Repository

Contact

• GitHub
• LinkedIn

Elements

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    i++;
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