Dom Brassey
Multimedia Arts PT Faculty at Coliseum College Preparatory Academy
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolDom Brassey is a multidisciplinary educator and technologist with a decade of experience building web tools, teaching computer science, and shaping developer communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Credentialed across four CTE industry sectors, Dom blends hands-on JavaScript and full‑stack contributions (including work on notable projects like Mapbox GL JS and the RailsBridge event system) with curriculum design for digital art, game design, and AP Computer Science. A former developer-relations and growth lead at Mapbox, they launched developer livestreams, produced technical media, and founded an LGBTQIA+ ERG that created the "Queer in Tech" photo library. Their background in visual anthropology, participatory research, and performance art informs a pedagogy that centers inclusion, real-world projects, and community building—skills honed further through prison college teaching and youth creative-writing facilitation. Based in Oakland, Dom combines startup grit, open-source contributions, and classroom leadership to make tech and creative practice accessible.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
American Sign Language (ASL), American Sign Language (ASL) at Berkeley City CollegeMA, Communication Studies, MA, Communication Studies at San Francisco State UniversitySalesforce Administrator, Salesforce Administrator at Trailhead by SalesforceFull-Stack Web Development, Ruby + JavaScript, Full-Stack Web Development, Ruby + JavaScript at Dev BootcampComputer Science, Computer Science at Harvard Extension School
English, Sign languages
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (18)
webgl10
url-routing10
javascript10
event-handling10
back-end-development10
event-manager10
rails10
eventbus10
maps10
ruby-on-rails10
documentation10
api-design9
css9
front-end-development9
html9
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
mapbox/mapbox-gl-js
Sep 2020 - Nov 2021
Interactive, thoroughly customizable maps in the browser, powered by vector tiles and WebGL
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:56 reviews, 61 commits, 59 PRs in 1 year 1 month
Contributions summary:Dom primarily contributed to improving the documentation and examples within the Mapbox GL JS library. Their work included adding, updating, and clarifying example code snippets related to various features like custom style layers, camera options, and event handling. Additionally, the user refactored and added comments, and updated links within the API documentation to enhance the clarity and usability of the library's documentation.
vector-tilestilesmonorepobrowsermapbox
railsbridge/bridge_troll
Feb 2018 - Feb 2018
Event management system for all the Bridges (RailsBridge, MobileBridge, GoBridge, etc!)
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:9 commits, 1 PR, 5 comments in 4 days
Contributions summary:Dom contributed to the front-end and back-end of the application. Their work included adding and modifying footer links, updating the application layout, and implementing routes and views for past events. They also made a gender-neutrality change in the registration controller. Their contributions included both UI and backend components, demonstrating a full-stack approach.
management-systemevent-management-systemevent-managementrailsruby
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