David Taylor
Assistant Athletic Trainer at Mesquite Independent School District
Dallas, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Taylor is an Assistant Athletic Trainer in the Dallas area pursuing an MSAT at Tarleton State University, with eight years of hands-on experience supporting athlete care and rehabilitation. He earned a BS in Health and Human Performance and spent three years as a student athletic trainer while also working at a campus recreation center, developing practical skills in injury prevention, nutrition, and fitness testing. Currently serving Mesquite ISD, he blends collegiate-level training experience from the University of Tennessee at Martin with applied care in a K–12 environment. David shows a habit of contributing beyond expected roles—both in campus operations and in collaborative projects—demonstrating adaptability and teamwork. His background couples clinical knowledge with a strong emphasis on athlete wellness and return-to-play protocols, making him effective across diverse athletic populations.
8 years of coding experience
MSAT, Athletic Training/Trainer, MSAT, Athletic Training/Trainer at Tarleton State UniversityExercise Science and Wellness, Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Exercise Science and Wellness, Kinesiology and Exercise Science at University of Tennessee at Martin
Github Skills (11)
ruby-rails10
javascript10
rails10
discourse10
ruby10
ember9
forum9
html8
postgresql7
css7
ux-design6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
discourse/discourse
Jan 2019 - Jul 2022
A platform for community discussion. Free, open, simple.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:24 reviews, 56 commits, 88 PRs in 3 years 6 months
Contributions summary:David contributed to both the frontend and backend aspects of the Discourse platform. They fixed typos in JavaScript files, improved the avatar and profile settings, and added plugin outlets to the login and create-account modals. Their work also included UX improvements to profile views, and the implementation of features such as the rake task to export groups and the new plugin outlets for category-list and category-heading. They also modified several templates.
discourserailsforumjavascriptruby
discourse/discourse-alternative-voting-category-style
Nov 2018 - Nov 2023
Contributions:1 PR, 19 pushes, 3 branches in 5 years 1 month
discourse-theme-component
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