David Zabner
Doctoral Student at Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Zabner is a doctoral student in STEM education and experienced software engineer with 11 years of industry and teaching experience, currently based in Medford, MA. He blends hands-on backend and cloud systems work—from early-stage full-stack engineering at Cazena to simplifying distributed SQL designs for Ramp—with classroom practice as a Lecturer in Computer Science at Cornell College. David has built curriculum and taught introductory CS, discrete math, and database courses, and led an intensive Java course internationally, showing a talent for translating complex systems into teachable concepts. His background spans biotech lab work, campaign digital strategy, and web development instruction, reflecting a rare mix of technical depth and communication skills. Comfortable across databases, dev-ops and system orchestration, he often gravitates toward simplifying complexity in both code and pedagogy. Now pursuing a PhD at Tufts, he’s merging research in STEM education with practical software delivery experience.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Computer Science at Cornell CollegeMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Tufts UniversityHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Iowa City West High SchoolNone, Web Development, None, Web Development at Startup Institute Boston
English, Spanish, French, Hebrew
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Github Skills (123)
python10
automation10
infrastructure10
remote-execution10
package-repository10
infrastructure-management10
scale10
event-stream10
configuration-management10
iot10
salt10
docker10
zeromq10
saltstack10
infrastructure-as-code10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
nw0428/modelsexample
Feb 2018 - Jul 2022
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 6 months
nw0428/routeexamples
Jun 2017 - Jul 2022
Contributions:2 PRs, 12 pushes, 9 branches in 5 years 2 months
ruby-on-railsrailsrubyrouting
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