Armando Fox
Faculty Advisor For Digital Learning Strategy
San Francisco, California, United States
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Top SchoolArmando Fox is a seasoned professor and digital learning strategist at UC Berkeley with 15+ years bridging software engineering research, education technology, and online pedagogy. He blends deep systems and machine-learning research—spanning datacenter-scale Internet applications, software dependability, and mobile/ubiquitous computing—with hands-on courseware engineering, having co-authored and self-published the widely used "Engineering Software as a Service" materials and built supporting full‑stack course apps. As Faculty Advisor for Digital Learning Strategy and former co‑founder of education startups, he designs scalable online learning experiences and mentors faculty on MOOC and hybrid course design. Based in the Bay Area, he also brings entrepreneurial and creative chops—from founding startups and publishing courseware to long-standing work in community theatre and as a freelance music director—demonstrating an unusual mix of technical leadership and artistic practice.
15 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Computer Science, Ph.D., Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyHigh School, High School at Regis High SchoolBachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (VI-1), Bachelor's degree, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (VI-1) at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPreparatory Program Certificate, Piano Performance & Musicianship, Preparatory Program Certificate, Piano Performance & Musicianship at Mannes College of Music (now part of The New School)University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignThe Kew-Forest School
English, Spanish, French
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Github Skills (33)
mvc-architecture10
python10
rendering10
testing10
css10
cucumber10
blob-storage10
download-file10
rails10
google-app-engine10
uploads10
blob-store10
render10
erb10
file-upload10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
saasbook/courseware
Nov 2011 - Nov 2022
Courseware setup and information for instructors
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 73 commits, 54 PRs in 11 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Armando initially developed an AppEngine application for distributing courseware files, implementing basic upload, listing, and download functionalities using Python and the AppEngine Blobstore service. Later, they enhanced the application by adding features like an upload form on the front page and delete buttons for administrative users. Further modifications included adding a warning message for the courseware files and integrating a shell script.
coursewareinstructorscookbookedtech
saasbook/rottenpotatoes-rails-intro
Aug 2015 - Oct 2022
RottenPotatoes app skeleton for saasbook/hw-rails-intro
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 19 commits, 8 PRs in 7 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Armando primarily focused on setting up the foundation of a Ruby on Rails application. They added base files, including CSS styling and database seed data. Key contributions involved defining routes, updating the schema, and implementing features to create, edit, and display movie information. The user also transitioned from Haml to ERB for view templates, and updated Ruby version in Gemfile.
skeletonrailssaasapp-skeleton
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