--- title: "John Shearin (@jshearin01) | Hashnode" description: "In college, I studied biomedical engineering. However, a BioE undergrad degree is best suited as a bootloader to med-school and other graduate schools. I ori..." url: "https://hashnode.com/@jshearin01" --- @jshearin01 # John Shearin @jshearin01 · Raleigh, NC · Joined November 2020 ### [Personal Website on Django, Heroku, and AWS S3](https://johnshearin.hashnode.dev/personal-website-on-django-heroku-and-aws-s3?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I've taken a break from the Kaggle Courses to build my personal website. Over a year ago, I wanted to create an API for a fun idea I had. I learned Django in order to use the django REST framework, but I never put anything into production after som... 7 min read · [johnshearin.hashnode.dev](https://johnshearin.hashnode.dev/personal-website-on-django-heroku-and-aws-s3?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 8, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/personal-website-on-django-heroku-and-aws-s3/5fcfa3b6a38e1f208d80d868) ### [Kaggle Courses - Pandas Course](https://johnshearin.hashnode.dev/kaggle-courses-pandas-course?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Onto the next Kaggle Course for Pandas . I've worked a good amount with Pandas, probably more than I have with pure Python. Knowing that Pandas is used to create DataFrames for machine learning models, I am going through this course as a refresher on... 7 min read · [johnshearin.hashnode.dev](https://johnshearin.hashnode.dev/kaggle-courses-pandas-course?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Nov 26, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/kaggle-courses-pandas-course/5fcf8e42a38e1f208d80d6a1) ### [Kaggle Courses - Day One Recap - Python Course](https://johnshearin.hashnode.dev/kaggle-courses-day-one-recap-python-course?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I am reviewing the Kaggle Python Course as I complete it. I am completing it as a quick review of the fundamentals of Python; I've done Jose Portilla's Complete Python Bootcamp From Zero to Hero in Python on Udemy. I also completed two-thirds of Jo... 6 min read · [johnshearin.hashnode.dev](https://johnshearin.hashnode.dev/kaggle-courses-day-one-recap-python-course?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Nov 24, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/kaggle-courses-day-one-recap-python-course/5fbd8cd7e740f128ad38c523) ### [What's Now and What's Next](https://johnshearin.hashnode.dev/mainwhats-now-and-whats-next?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) My Current Situation I recently left my job as a technical support engineer at a big healthcare tech company. I left so that I could move back to my home state and maybe get back to the biotech side of healthcare. In my recent job, I mostly gained so... 7 min read · [johnshearin.hashnode.dev](https://johnshearin.hashnode.dev/mainwhats-now-and-whats-next?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Nov 20, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/mainwhats-now-and-whats-next/5fb8026e0ae19203f6d91f17)