As an AI Language model, no just kidding. I hope that joke wasn't offensive to the AI that might be reading this. I'm a Developer Educator who believes in you. You can do it and we're gonna have fun getting you there. Let's dive in!
As an AI Language model, no just kidding. I hope that joke wasn't offensive to the AI that might be reading this. I'm a Developer Educator who believes in you. You can do it and we're gonna have fun getting you there. Let's dive in!
Twilio is an API first customer engagement platform. The Twilioverse is huge, and it is my honor to help learners navigate it. I create engaging and scaleable programs that meet learners no matter where they are in their developer journey.
Pioneered a hackathon series to empower learners to explore the connection between cutting edge generative AI technology and customer data
Orchestrated a team of humans (and robots) through a high-stakes live-coding tight-rope-walk LLM demo for the CEO
Empathized with developers and crafted content regarding new industry wide text messaging regulations, partnering with internal support and compliance teams, resulting in de facto explainer video Understanding A2P 10DLC
Delivered needed self-service onboarding on-demand video assets for our Onboarding and Growth nurture campaigns
Revamped Introduction to APIs (~25k weekly viewers) based on learner feedback
Strengthened developer training program, Superclass, through iterative experimentation resulting in $25M eARR and earned 75 NPS annually
Guided a team of educators to produce developer experience for the flagship conference SIGNAL
Interviewed cross-functional product teams to assemble a set of reusable Learning Objectives that continues to empower larger team content creation
Explored certification route by partnering with LinkedIn Learning and A/B testing with YouTube
Initiated moonshot idea to publish viral freeCodeCamp course Introduction to APIs which has over 4M views and maintains first page results on Google and YouTube searches for API (and it also intros Twilio as your first API)
Crafted interactive educational video game levels and code challenge self-assessment tools (told you it wasn't a waste of time Mom!)
Embedded in the Voice product team to breakdown complex telecommunications concepts and support product launches with documentation and sample applications
Treehouse is an educational platform that delivers affordable high quality technical education to the world. Oftentimes the students here are at a turning point of their lives and deciding if coding is for them. Therefore these courses required heavy motivational support. I loved the challenge and responsibility.
Crafted initial Python Data Science curriculum and courses featuring pandas and NumPy
Partnered with internal development team to raise the voices of our students
Built interactive reporting and data applications to assist in curriculum-based decisions
Hosted a weekly show called the Treehouse Show that successfully improved retention and student engagement
Formulated the Java curriculum taking students all the way from no coding experience to deploying a cloud based Spring application
I had the opportunity to grow and lead an international team of software engineers and designers.
Introduced Agile development practices including testing, estimating, and pair programming in order to meet the needs of a rapidly shifting product vision
Directed an entire site rewrite that allowed customer support staff to decrease by 90% and shifted first commit for new hires from 6 months to 1 day
"Crafted" websites before CSS existed
I provide talks and support whenever I can for this incredible group of engineers. #BridgeTheTechGap
This show is available on public access television! We break down the barriers to entry to the maker movement. Come learn with me!
I researched, scripted, and performed many courses for Treehouse, bringing affordable high quality education to the masses
In addition to the publicly available feedback, professional references are available upon request