April Copes
Systems Architect & Systems Engineer at Wired Different Labs
New York City Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolApril Copes is a Systems Architect and Systems Engineer with eight years of product and technical leadership experience, currently building Wired Different—a public, multi-domain mastery system that blends electrical engineering, mechanics, math, and music into documented, repeatable learning pathways. She pairs hands-on industrial automation experience (leading complex conveyor installations and troubleshooting high-stakes I/O circuitry) with product management at scale, having driven revenue-critical products, streamlined development cycles, and led cross-functional teams at Penske, Fox, and startups. April’s work emphasizes systems thinking and visible iteration: she documents failure and recovery as part of the learning cycle to make mastery accessible outside traditional gatekept routes. A lifelong learner with a Master of Engineering background and numerous certifications across data, UX, cloud, and manufacturing, she uniquely bridges practical fabrication skills, data-informed product strategy, and educational design.
8 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Certification, Testing for Web Accessibility With Accessibility Insights, Certification, Testing for Web Accessibility With Accessibility Insights at CourseraCertification, Testing Web Accessibility - Google, Certification, Testing Web Accessibility - Google at UdacityCertificate, Data Analytics, Certificate, Data Analytics at Dataisgood AcademyCertification, Fullstack Software Engineering, Certification, Fullstack Software Engineering at DigitalCraftsCertification, Lean Six Sigma Certificate - Green, Certification, Lean Six Sigma Certificate - Green at The Lean Six Sigma CompanyExcel Skills for Business Specialization, Finance, General, Excel Skills for Business Specialization, Finance, General at Macquarie UniversityCPR, First Aid, and Basic Life Support Certification, Public Health, CPR, First Aid, and Basic Life Support Certification, Public Health at American Heart AssociationCertification, Artificial Intelligence, Certification, Artificial Intelligence at UdemyCertification, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, Certification, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing at University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignCertification, Product Management, Certification, Product Management at University of AlbertaData Science, SQL for Data Science Specialization, Data Science, SQL for Data Science Specialization at University of California, DavisCertification, Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate, Certification, Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate at Google pour les prosMaster of Engineering - MEng, Engineering Management, Master of Engineering - MEng, Engineering Management at University of Colorado Boulder
Github Skills (7)
chatbot7
full-stack6
anthropic4
stackblitz3
javascript1
api1
fetch1
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
antdevelopment1/portfolio
Nov 2018 - Sep 2019
Contributions:51 PRs, 146 pushes, 10 branches in 9 months
antdevelopment1/finalCap
Dec 2018 - Jan 2019
Contributions:50 PRs, 129 pushes, 3 branches in 16 days
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