Stephen Koch Email & Phone Number

Stephen Koch is a Software Engineer, Web at Robinhood. They possess expertise in user experience, actionscript, html 5, flash, information architecture and 25 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "Stephen is a rare gem in the tech world. He is not only unbelievably knowledgable when it comes to all things tech, but his ability to communicate with non-technical people is simply incredible. Whether it's with clients or our internal team, Stephen's always able to distill the complex and explain it in a way that resonates with everyone in the room (and he's also great to have around just for conversation). Beyond being a phenomenal communicator, Stephen is a natural leader and teacher. He single-handedly built and grew our development discipline from nothing into an integral part of the business, core to every project at the company. He leads with kindness and humility, always ready to jump in and help his team with any problems they've encountered, while at the same time always open to learning from those around him, even his junior team members. I've worked with a great number of smart, capable technologists over the course of my career, and I really couldn't recommend Stephen more highly -- any company would be beyond lucky to call him a member of their team." and "As Hard Candy Shell's first (and ultimate) Technology Director, Stephen needed to do a lot of things both quickly and well. He needed to command authority and presence when speaking with clients about sticky technical issues. He had to educate us less-than-savvy coworkers on what was possible and what was not. He had to foster and mentor HCS's foray into front-end design and development. He had to assemble and lead an amazing tech team that did the work of a department 10x its size. And, most importantly, he had to learn. This is perhaps Stephen's biggest asset, and one that doesn't tend to get highlighted once the work is complete: Stephen isn't afraid of what he doesn't know when approaching a project or problem. Often, due to the tech-heavy deliverables of our process, the extremely tight timelines, and the myriad different technical requirements of dozens of different clients, Stephen faced problems he hadn't before. But his flexibility and his ability to research and learn how to solve those particular problems made him an incredibly versatile and dependable tech director. What's more, he brought that spirit of learning and collaboration to his team and the company at large, leveraging individuals' strengths and helping them to learn from one another where they lacked knowledge. He did all this with wit and dedication to his craft. It shows in every product we launched during his tenure."

Listed skills include User Experience, Actionscript, Html 5, Flash, and 26 others.