Hey, I'm Zach.

About

I have always been a Maker. I started out making things as a kid, from giant tricycles that could hold three of my friends to parachutes (or ER visits to put another way). I explore the world around me, making things along the way. As I went off to college to become an engineer, I found that I enjoyed making things within an art context and quickly switched to sculpture and ceramics. I was hooked with the idea of "process"; learning new tactics to create. I developed a craft within every medium I could investigate. I fell in love with learning in order to create. The passion to learn and create led me naturally back to engineering with Software/hardware.

Customer Experience Design

85%

Full Stack Web Development

95%

Mentoring and Instruction

90%

Hardware Design

70%

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Technologies

Frontend

Javascript, React, Redux, HTML, CSS/Styling Libraries, A11y, Postman, APIs, Frameworks, Webpack, Socket.io, & Figma

Backend

Node.Js, Express, SQL (Postgres), noSQL (Mongo & Firebase), Docker, APIs, Bootstrap, & Algos/Data Structures.

Other

Technical Training & Instruction, Git, Test Driven Development, C++ (variant) within microprocessing IDE, and Hardware

Hardware

Microcontrollers, 3.3v-5v Senors/modules, Relays, electronic locks, solenoids, linear actuators, lasers, and 3D printers

Experience

2015 - current

Owner / Chief Technologist

Locked Manhattan LLC, Manhattan, KS

Designed & launched 10 original modernized escape rooms with proprietary hardware/software systems. Build out business supporting apps including public website, third party payments & software integration, & employee onboarding/ticketing system for a team of 10+ employees. Led YoY revenue growth of ~105% over 4 yrs, resulting in revenue >$1.43 Million in 6 yrs.

2019

Teaching Fellowship

Fullstack Adademy of Code, New York, NY

Assisted in curriculum administration including running lectures, grading, & code reviews. Tutored low preforming students on curriculum material.

2021-2022

Software Engineering Instructor

Fullstack Academy of Code, New York, NY (remote)

Instruct, mentor & provide technical leadership to 60 students enrolled in quarterly Fullstack Academy cohorts. Direct code reviews, lead lectures of full stack development & related technologies, answer technical questions, run technical interviews, and manage coursework for each cohort. Teach CS concepts (DataStructures, Algorithms System Architecture, & Javascript), & frameworks/libraries to prepare students entering industry as software engineers.

current

Microprocessor/Hardware Design Mentor

"Free in my free time", Remote

In my free time I select students that are interested in designing and building functional things using microprocessors (Arduinos and Raspberry Pi's). This is an unnofficial thing i enjoy doing to support creativety within teaching tech.

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