Flatiron School

Udacity

freeCodeCamp

Missouri State University

Code School

Treehouse

Cybersecurity and Full Stack Engineer

Responsible for coordinating, preparing for and delivering key components of a student’s course structure, including lectures, labs, one-on-one instruction and study groups. Act as their go-to technical resource and subject matter expert as they work through the program. Work with fellow faculty and staff to develop and deliver course material, troubleshoot curriculum issues, build community within our student body, and overall help create productive, inspired, employable practitioners of cybersecurity.

Lead Instructor Cybersecurity

- Interacting with students through Flatiron School's Q&A platform
- Delivering one-on-one support through text-based chat and video calls
- Helping students discover solutions to coding challenges by guiding them through a process of directed inquiries and incremental hints

Technical Coach - Cybersecurity

A key part of an amazing group of people working to win races for Democrats in 2020.

Used the latest campaign technology to positively impact Democratic outcomes. Helped accomplish campaign goals, supported campaign organizers and established cybersecurity protocols.

Worked with campaign staff to evaluate and / or implement tools in order to more accurately and easily analyze data as well as ensure campaign security.

DigiDems

Campaign DigiDem

Contracted, as part of a small startup, to help build a sophisticated analytical financial program.
Tasked with mainly creating a flexible “notes” component that users could use to flag issues and/or comment on “notes” that needed attention.
Worked with React, Redux, ANT components and Ruby on Rails.

CapStack Analytics LLC

Full Stack Engineer

A key part of a tight-knit, hardworking team of amazing people around the country working collectively to win races for Democrats.

Trained on the latest in campaign technology and positively impacting Democratic outcomes in the 2018 election cycle. Helping establish the next generation of campaign organizers and tech developers. 

Working with federal campaigns across the country to implement best practices in the tech space, optimizing platforms and opportunities, and utilizing all available resources.

DigiDems Organizer

An intensive training program designed to equip New Yorkers with the skills necessary to launch careers in web development. This program includes three months of intensive, full-time on-campus training, including classes/lectures, individual, pair and group programming projects, code challenges, presentations and more.

• Employed a variety of web development languages, frameworks, and libraries in-depth, including Git, Ruby, Rails, Active Record, Sinatra, Javascript, jQuery, React, Redux, SQL, PostgreSQL, HTML, CSS in multiple projects

• Collaborated with project teams to develop and present a variety of web-based applications while strengthening web development skills and efficiency.

Full Stack Web Developer

• Communicated with clients about needs and wants for their project.
• Built and maintained projects using HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery and other libraries/frameworks
• Employed SEO techniques in order to get higher rankings in search for the clients website
• Create and use various graphics files and programs
• Adept with Sublime Text, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, Git and GitHub, Terminal, OS X.
• Familiar with Photoshop, Google Analytics, CMS tools, web hosting, social media marketing platforms, UX & UI design

Freelance

Front-End Web Developer

• Transported and set up a professional, mobile studio at an assigned Picture Day location
• Provided Picture Day direction to school staff, parent helpers, and students
• Captured the unique personality of each student in a high-quality portrait

Lifetouch

Portrait Photographer

• Shared day to day operational duties: Staffing, training, serving, cleaning, baking, etc.
Specific duties included:
• Ordered supplies and managed inventory
• Designed, implemented and maintained our website
• Ads, promotion, and PR
• Set up and maintained all things computer related

Port Coffeehouse

Owner/Operator

• Assisted at-risk adolescents, and young adults, with disabilities and behavioral health issues in a group home
• Helped clients perform day to day tasks as needed: Cooking, cleaning, shopping, laundry, etc.
• Ensured client’s daily plans were implemented per doctor’s, nurses and house manager's requests.

Community Residences, Inc

Residential Instructor

• Maintained shop stock and machinery
• Delivered building materials
• Answered calls, worked in receiving and other general office duties
• Went onsite to help with construction and remodeling of homes

Measure for Measure

Shop Steward

• Recruited, hired and trained 18 counselors to work effectively with children ages 3 - 8
• Created schedules and provided guidance for summer program activities
• Managed payroll, petty cash and ordered supplies
• Assured parents their children were safe while having fun.

The New Canaan Nature Center

Director of Summer Programs

• Recruited, hired and trained 15 - 25 counselors to work effectively with children, ages 8 -15
• Developed activities and schedules for summer program
• Ordered and managed supplies
• Worked closely with other administrators to insure all camp operations ran smoothly.

Guided Discoveries

Director of Summer Camp / Program Instructor - AstroCamp

• Developed classroom curricula
• Conducted staff safety training and demonstrated the proper use of gear on ropes course elements, the rock wall and pool area activities
• Maintained, built and ordered classroom equipment and supplies
• Assisted Program Director as needed.

Assistant Program Director of School Programs - AstroCamp

• Taught environmental education providing students the opportunity to experience nature through a variety of hands-on activities
• Promoted community and cooperation among the students through safe, fun and challenging activities
• Facilitated leadership programs for participants to reach beyond their limits while enhancing communication and cooperation skills.

YMCA of Honolulu

Program Instructor

• Delivered educational, engaging and entertaining lessons about astronomy, physics, and other natural sciences
Additional responsibilities included:
• Writing/developing curricula and classroom materials
• Training newly hired instructors
• Conducting orientation sessions for up to 130 students at a time

Jerry Bennett