TODD ENDERS
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.”
- Albert Einstein
ABOUT ME
Einstein had it right and I subscribe to his thinking that we need to learn for life. Not only do I like to learn for life, but I also find sharing what I know to be gratifying as well, in tech and in life. Tech though, hasn't always been my labor of love.
My coding career started out rough. I got in over my head with computer science courses, namely Java. It knocked me down a peg or two from my usual success and as a result, I put coding down and started with atmospheric science. It was a great choice, but eventually I wanted to code again.
Ever since 2014, I've been back in the coding mindspace and I am over-the-moon about my choice to pick it up again. I've had a deeper appreciation for the code I used to struggle with and I've been exposed to many technologies and ideas. It's hard for me to pin down my favorites, but I definitely have a soft spot for the LAMP stack, which I cut my teeth on, as well as Ruby's 'do everything for you' mentality.
Outside of the coding realm, you can most likely find me brewing a batch of beer, watching sports, at a concert, or fitting a video game in.
I've shared some of my projects that I built either as a student at Coding Dojo or freelance below.
PROJECTS
h2o2seattle.com
Landsat-8 Surface Temperatures
Bright Ideas
Pokeshop
HISTORY
CODING DOJO
Employed January 2016 - Present
Bootcamp Leader - Online Instruction
I teach web development principles to upwards of 40 online students wishing to jumpstart their careers over a course of several months. It's been very rewarding getting students to the finish line and into new jobs. Having an ever-growing breadth of knowledge is a necessity for this position.
CODING DOJO
Attended: Sept 2015 - Dec 2015
Graduated Bootcamp with Triple Black Belt in LAMP, MEAN, and Ruby on Rails stacks.
Black Belt achievement consisted of recreating a wireframe with most CRUD operations involved in a 4.5 hour timeframe along with AWS deployment.
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
Attended: 2014 - 2015
Graduated with an MSc with Honors in Computing
This program taught me about the software lifecycle, networking, relational databases, Java-based OOP, and front-end languages, but the highlight was my dissertation, where I compared the D3 Javascript library against the Google Maps API when trying to visualize Landsat-8 surface temperatures for the Oxford area.
EARTH NETWORKS
Employed: 2007 - 2014
Meteorological Field Technician
Deployed and maintained a network of 100+ weather instruments in the Puget Sound region as well as traveled internationally.
UNIV. OF WASHINGTON
Attended: 2002 - 2006
Graduated with a Bachelors in Atmospheric Science
Much of my studying revolved around atmospheric motions, chemistry, and forecasting.
LEADERSHIP
Online Instructor
This role let's me lead online students through a 5 month coding bootcamp.
Leading a cohort of online students gets challenging at times. However, it is always fulfilling in the end to get them to exceed their own expectations. I strive to give students the confidence in our curriculum and myself by exuding optimism and confidence.
CODING DOJO
Online TA Lead
This role was created to address the growing concern for coverage for online students.
Online TAs, typically remotely-vetted, are under my guidance for how to handle online student engagement as well as reporting issues. I've overseen reshaping of TA responsibilities to work more closely with a lead instructor.
CODING DOJO
Backbone Curriculum Development
There was a need for BackboneJS curriculm to be built as part of a front-end frameworks course.
Over the span of several months, on top of leading online cohorts, I developed a set of text, videos, and assignments for students to learn the basics of BackboneJS.
CODING DOJO
Student Representative for MSc in Computing
There was a volunteer opportunity to represent the MSc in Computing cohort.
I represented my classmates in student/staff meetings to discuss opportunities for curriculum, grading, and general feedback on the course.
OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY
Assistant Coach of American Football
There was a volunteer opportunity to help the American football team.
I had a blast working with British coaches to help coach football fundamentals to college-aged students. I was in charge of defensive backs, a position I never played myself but was able to coach them up to execute at a high level, have fun and appreciate the game.
OXFORD BROOKES PANTHERS
CONTACT ME
- TODD ENDERS
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todd@toddenders.com
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