Mario Jerez
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolMario Jerez is a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Minnesota and a swarm robotics researcher with five years of software and teaching experience. He blends hands-on engineering—ranging from full-stack .NET development and production support to data-efficient reinforcement learning for NASA planetary drilling—with strong pedagogy as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Comfortable working bilingually in English and Spanish, Mario has delivered government-facing solutions, trained clients on APIs and scripting, and mentored undergraduate researchers. His NASA internship produced a Dyna-style RL algorithm and thorough technical documentation, highlighting both research depth and an emphasis on reproducible engineering. He excels at translating complex domain requirements into practical software and clear instructional materials, often spotting edge cases before they become problems. Based in Minnesota, he brings a rare mix of applied robotics research, client-facing product delivery, and classroom mentorship.
5 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science and Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science and Engineering at University of MinnesotaIB Diploma, IB Diploma at Keystone Academy, BeijingBachelor of Arts - BA Computer Science and Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts - BA Computer Science and Mathematics at Sarah Lawrence College
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Github Skills (15)
gymnasium10
q-learning10
api10
reinforcement-learning-environments10
reinforcement-learning10
agent9
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multi-agent-reinforcement-learning8
multi-agent7
rubiks-cube5
simulate5
deep-reinforcement-learning5
cube4
machine-learning2
python2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
mariojerez/mariojerez.github.io
Oct 2022 - Feb 2025
Contributions:38 pushes in 2 years 5 months
mariojerez/Space-Impact
Oct 2020 - Jun 2021
Contributions:6 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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