Edward Barrenechea
ESL Instructor at Albert School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolEdward Barrenechea is an experienced ESL instructor and community educator based in Philadelphia with over a decade of hands-on experience teaching, coordinating out-of-school-time programs, and mentoring students who often see him as counselor and friend. Trained in journalism (Temple University) and communications, he pairs strong storytelling and photography skills—freelancing for The Times Herald and The Temple News—with technical proficiency in web and scripting languages such as HTML5, JavaScript, Python, PHP, and CMS platforms like WordPress and Drupal. He has practical mobile development experience, including creating a reusable Android RecyclerView sticky header library with header caching, double-header support, and click detection. Comfortable organizing events, driving student engagement, and using Google and MS Office suites, he blends classroom leadership with multimedia promotion and social media savvy. Colleagues describe him as persistent and curious—someone who turned a “too far” dream into a sustained career while continuously expanding technical skills. He brings a rare mix of pedagogical empathy, creative media practice, and practical software craftsmanship to community-focused education.
11 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Journalism, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Journalism at Temple UniversityAssociate of Arts (A.A.), Communication, General, 3.5, Associate of Arts (A.A.), Communication, General, 3.5 at Montgomery County Community College
English, Spanish
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Github Skills (7)
javas10
recyclerview10
android-sdk10
android-recyclerview10
android10
java10
ui-design8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
ebarrenechea/header-decor
Apr 2015 - May 2020
A couple of sticky header decorations for android's recycler view.
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:3 releases, 74 commits, 32 PRs in 5 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Edward was responsible for developing a library for creating sticky headers in Android RecyclerViews. Their contributions involved the initial implementation of the core `StickyHeaderDecoration` class, including methods for header caching and drawing. They refactored the adapter interface and added a double header feature. Additionally, they added click detection for the headers.
coupleheaderandroid-libraryandroidkotlin
ebarrenechea/Ticker
Sep 2014 - Oct 2014
Contributions:99 commits in 28 days
androidandroid-appkotlinkotlin-androidjava
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