Jim Lyst
Founder at LaunchBoard
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
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Top SchoolJim Lyst is a founder and educator with eight years of focused experience building project-based STEM and emerging-technology learning pathways, and a longer career blending optics engineering, product design, and teaching. He co-developed the award-winning Computing by Design curriculum for the iDEW initiative and has taught human-computer interaction, programming, design, and data at IUPUI. Based in Indianapolis, he leads LaunchBoard to scale practical learning experiences that connect classrooms to real-world tech like data visualization and IoT. His background in applied optics and years as an engineering/design consultant give him a rare mix of hands-on technical depth and curriculum design insight. He is especially skilled at turning complex technical topics into engaging, project-centered learning that prepares students for STEM careers.
8 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree Human-Computer Interaction, Master’s Degree Human-Computer Interaction at Indiana University IndianapolisTeaching Certificate - Physics and Math, Teaching Certificate - Physics and Math at Indiana Wesleyan UniversityBachelor’s Degree Applied Optics, Bachelor’s Degree Applied Optics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Github Skills (9)
stx5
cryptocurrency3
redux3
react3
wallet3
blockchain2
electron2
ethereum2
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Github contributions (5)
idewcomputing/code-trivia
Jun 2018 - Aug 2021
Contributions:4 releases, 147 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
idewcomputing/project-trivia-health
Jun 2018 - May 2021
Contributions:291 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
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