Jan 2023 – Present:Tech Trainer and Content Assistant Manager at Preface UKDeveloped comprehensive training materials and curricula for various technology-related courses (Web Development, Programming, AI, Data Science).Built new features for the company's website frontend using TypeScript, React, and Next.js.Delivered training sessions for groups and individual students.Trained junior instructors.Jan 2021 – Jan 2023:Classroom Instructor at Code4000 Workshop, HMP WandsworthCode4000 (part of Catch-22) is a tech workshop that teaches UK prisoners coding skills and helps them find jobs in web development. Responsibilities included:Guiding students through building frontend web applications (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React) and supporting their learning with educational materials and teaching sessions. Assisted in creating portfolios.Teaching students Git, version control, internet fundamentals, and Agile principles.Maintaining and updating Code4000 websites (legacy version on Ruby on Rails, current version on WordPress).Expanding the curriculum by adding new educational modules for React, Ruby on Rails, and Node.js.Developing custom software for internal use at Code4000 (created an app using Node Express and Postgres for processing student data within the prison’s offline environment).Coordinating visits and group projects with volunteer mentors from prominent software engineering companies (e.g., Palantir).Managing client relations with HMP Wandsworth management, ensuring compliance with prison rules and guidelines, and maintaining paperwork according to their procedures.June 2020 – Oct 2020:Student at Makers Academy BootcampLearned to build web applications using HTML, CSS, Ruby on Rails, and React.Prior to April 2020:I built a career in Russian-language media in the UK, serving as an editor for London-based newspapers and magazines for 10 years. Please see the 'Experience' section for further details.
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