Paul Masson
Member Of The Board Of Advisors at Strategic Alliances Resources Network, LLC
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Masson is a strategic innovation architect with over 40 years of experience designing and operationalizing multi-party innovation ecosystems, public/private partnerships, and commercialization pathways across government, industry and academia. Based in San Francisco, he advises Fortune 500 executives, federal agencies (NASA, DOD, DOT) and state economic development authorities, and has led the launch of two dozen alliances mobilizing roughly $250M in investment. A Wharton MBA with a background spanning early-stage startups, corporate finance and advanced technology commercialization, he pairs rigorous financial discipline with hands-on tech knowledge from AI and big data to drones and indoor food systems. Notably, Paul has translated lessons from international upheavals into adaptive strategy systems that prioritize implementation and continuous learning, and even contributes to developer-facing documentation in prominent open-source projects like three.js and SageMath to improve technical clarity.
13 years of coding experience
33 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Economics and History, BS, Economics and History at University of PennsylvaniaEdison High-Tulsa OKMBA, Finance, MBA, Finance at The Wharton School
Spanish
Github Skills (19)
javascript10
maintenance10
python10
mathematica10
mathematics10
notation10
3d10
x3dom10
html10
documentation10
basics9
learn-ruby-on-rails9
webgl9
user-manual9
arbitrary-precision8
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
mrdoob/three.js
May 2014 - Jan 2023
JavaScript 3D Library.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:88 commits, 83 PRs, 78 comments in 8 years 9 months
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributed to the documentation of the three.js library, specifically focusing on API documentation. Their commits updated and added documentation for various aspects of the library, including geometry, WebGL programs, and textures. They also added and modified example files to demonstrate library features. This work highlights a focus on improving the usability and understanding of the three.js library for developers.
virtual-realitysvgwebglcanvasjavascript
sagemath/website
Jun 2016 - Jan 2017
Source for https://www.sagemath.org/; submit Issues/PRs here to update the website
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:13 commits, 7 PRs, 10 comments in 7 months
Contributions summary:Paul's contributions primarily involve updating and correcting links within the website's documentation. They fixed broken links and updated older ones across several pages, including the tutorial, tour, and quickstart guides. The focus of the changes is on maintaining the accuracy and accessibility of the website's documentation, ensuring users can navigate and access the necessary information. The updates also cover language-specific versions of the website.
sagemath
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