Mason Earl

Summary

Cursor Ambassador and community builder with 7+ years of operational experience. Currently organizing Salt Lake City Cursor meetups, creating educational resources, and developing open-source tools for the platform. Proven track record building playbooks, onboarding systems, and training programs that scale. Combines technical credibility (15+ published iOS apps) with operational excellence (led teams of 15+, managed $12M+ projects). Passionate about empowering developers to build with AI.

Community & Ambassador Experience

Cursor Ambassador 2025 – Present

Official Ambassador for Cursor AI Code Editor | Salt Lake City

Selected as official ambassador to represent Cursor's AI-powered development platform
Organize and host local developer meetups, growing Salt Lake City's Cursor community
Created comprehensive wiki documentation (90+ pages) covering features, MCP integrations, and workflows
Developed custom slash commands and companion scripts, shared as open-source resources
Write technical guides helping developers of all skill levels adopt AI-assisted development
Built Cursor Widget macOS app to extend the platform's capabilities, featured by community
Active on forums and Discord, providing technical support and debugging complex issues

Developer Advocate & Content Creator 2024 – Present

Technical Writing, Documentation, Community Education

Built personal website with wiki, tools, games, and technical blog serving developer community
Created educational resources on MCP server development, Xcode workflows, and AI-assisted coding
Grew LinkedIn following to 3,000+ through consistent technical content and engagement
Open-source contributor: published scripts, tools, and configurations for developer workflows

Operational Experience

The Tempest Company — Project Manager & Estimator 2018 – Present

Progression: Field Labor → Lead Estimator → Project Manager

Managed largest project in 92-year company history: $12M infrastructure, 30% margin, 15+ team members
Created playbooks and estimation methodologies adopted company-wide, improving efficiency 25%
Built onboarding and training systems for new team members and subcontractors
Coordinated across multiple time zones and geographic locations simultaneously
Developed communication protocols bridging field operations with executive leadership

University of Utah — Technology Sales Consultant 2016 – 2017

Set $1M+ single-day sales record through consultative, empathy-driven approach
Maintained 95%+ customer satisfaction through technical problem-solving
Translated complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences

Technical Credibility

Independent iOS & macOS Developer 2018 – Present

15+ Applications Published in Apple App Store

Designed, developed, and shipped 15+ iOS/macOS applications (Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit)
Full product lifecycle: concept → development → App Store → ongoing support
Built MCP servers, REST integrations, and developer tooling