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Spencer Spradling-Woods

Des Moines

Summary

Seeking a position using critical thinking skills and problem-solving abilities to help achieve company goals.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Swim Lesson Instructor/Deck Supervisor

Safe Splash Swim Labs
11.2022 - Current
  • Duties included supervising the pool area and ensuring lessons were conducted safely and efficiently, improving overall student swimming proficiency through consistent evaluation, feedback, and personalized instruction, training other instructors to create a cohesive learning environment and ensure consistent teaching methods across all classes.

CNC Operator/IT Specialist/Metal Fabricator

Woods Metal Work
01.2020 - Current
  • Family owned welding and custom fabrication business.
  • Duties included designing parts for a CNC plasma cutter, maintaining company server, developing and hosting company website, building and fabricating custom metal parts.

Customer Service Associate

Home Depot
07.2021 - 11.2022
  • Processed orders accurately and efficiently, ensuring timely delivery of products or services to customers.
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by effectively addressing inquiries and resolving issues.

YEP Special Missions Intern

Textron Aviation
06.2019 - 07.2019
  • Duties included testing a web based sales tool for aircraft modifications as well as compiling sales data into Excel spreadsheets.

YEP Metal Bonds and Composites Intern

Textron Aviation
06.2018 - 07.2018
  • Duties included using various lab equipment to test metal bonds and composite materials as well as analyzing the data received from testing and assisting in compiling the data into Excel spreadsheets.

Education

Computer Science And Physics

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

Skills

  • Python (4 years experience)
  • Java
  • Haskell
  • Some knowledge with Web GL, HTML, and F#
  • Microsoft Office
  • Excel
  • Word
  • Lifeguard/CPR certified

Additional Information

  • Super Mario Brothers AI: Used reinforcement learning to teach an agent to progress through a Super Mario brothers level.
  • Brain Tumor Image Recognition: compared effectiveness of different neural networks at recognizing tumors in brain images.
  • Part Quoting: Created a quoting tool that produces pricing information and potential profit based on current market price of material.
  • Tight-End Production: Compared effectiveness of various K-nearest-neighbors algorithms at predicting NFL tight-end production using Pandas library.

Timeline

Lead Swim Lesson Instructor/Deck Supervisor

Safe Splash Swim Labs
11.2022 - Current

Customer Service Associate

Home Depot
07.2021 - 11.2022

CNC Operator/IT Specialist/Metal Fabricator

Woods Metal Work
01.2020 - Current

YEP Special Missions Intern

Textron Aviation
06.2019 - 07.2019

YEP Metal Bonds and Composites Intern

Textron Aviation
06.2018 - 07.2018

Computer Science And Physics

Drake University
Spencer Spradling-Woods