I'm a friendly, non-dev, cisgender guy from NC who enjoys playing music/making noise, hiking, eating veggies, and hanging out with my best friend/wife + our 3 kitties + 1 greyhound.
You graduated Flatiron School and are currently an SWE coach there too, correct? Can you talk a bit about how you moved from the role of student to coach at Flatiron? I'm thinking about the particular strengths you might be able to bring as a coach who is also a graduate of the program.
Bonus fun one: I see you include the description "Cat Mom" in your bio... wanna share some info on your cats? I realize no one asked, but my cat kids are Icarus (pure sweet), Jade (sweet & spicy), and Kiernan (sweet & sour). All good kitties! 😸😸😸
Flatiron really likes to hire graduates as coaches because we have already made our way through the curriculum. Most likely we are fresh out of the bootcamp and remember going through all the highs and lows that accompany learning something new, which helps us connect with and support the students in their journey. It's been really rewarding to see students visibly relax when I tell them I also struggled with a certain topic. It also helps some of the students to know that we were in their position not too long ago and now we know enough to help teach it.
Coaching has helped me gain a deeper understanding of Ruby and JavaScript. It's given me the ability to answer questions about complex topics in a very basic way. I can't thank Flatiron enough for giving me the opportunity to become a better developer all the while giving back to the community that helped change my life.
Now onto my cats!! I have two and, man oh man, those little dudes are a handful. They are both about 1.5 years old. Luke Catwalker (sweet & ditzy) is a Havana Brown and Pouncy (sour & spicy with a sprinkling of sweet here and there) is an Ocicat. See tweet for pics of them!
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You graduated Flatiron School and are currently an SWE coach there too, correct? Can you talk a bit about how you moved from the role of student to coach at Flatiron? I'm thinking about the particular strengths you might be able to bring as a coach who is also a graduate of the program.
Bonus fun one: I see you include the description "Cat Mom" in your bio... wanna share some info on your cats? I realize no one asked, but my cat kids are Icarus (pure sweet), Jade (sweet & spicy), and Kiernan (sweet & sour). All good kitties! 😸😸😸
Flatiron really likes to hire graduates as coaches because we have already made our way through the curriculum. Most likely we are fresh out of the bootcamp and remember going through all the highs and lows that accompany learning something new, which helps us connect with and support the students in their journey. It's been really rewarding to see students visibly relax when I tell them I also struggled with a certain topic. It also helps some of the students to know that we were in their position not too long ago and now we know enough to help teach it.
Coaching has helped me gain a deeper understanding of Ruby and JavaScript. It's given me the ability to answer questions about complex topics in a very basic way. I can't thank Flatiron enough for giving me the opportunity to become a better developer all the while giving back to the community that helped change my life.
Now onto my cats!! I have two and, man oh man, those little dudes are a handful. They are both about 1.5 years old. Luke Catwalker (sweet & ditzy) is a Havana Brown and Pouncy (sour & spicy with a sprinkling of sweet here and there) is an Ocicat. See tweet for pics of them!