Gene Babon
Co-Organizer & Chief Percolator (volunteer Leadership)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolGene Babon is a seasoned technologist and volunteer leader with 20+ years of experience blending team leadership, project management, and front-end web development. Based in Cambridge, he has scaled community-driven learning programs—most notably growing Boston PHP into New England’s largest education-focused meetup and launching Web Apprentices to train 250+ designers and developers. He pairs curriculum design and classroom instruction with hands-on product ownership and strategy, building membership and skills development platforms that reach thousands. Known for valuing people over code, Gene bridges workforce development, nonprofit impact, and technical training to turn volunteers into capable contributors. An analytical communicator and prolific content creator, he has published 300+ career-focused articles and runs private alumni and networking initiatives that extend his training mission beyond the classroom.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Client Server Programming & Web Applications Development, Certificate, Client Server Programming & Web Applications Development at Clark UniversityBachelor of Science, Mathematics, Bachelor of Science, Mathematics at Penn State UniversityMaster of Science, Physical Education / Exercise Physiology, Master of Science, Physical Education / Exercise Physiology at Purdue University
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Github Skills (1)
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Github contributions (5)
webapprentices/bostonphp
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:141 commits, 343 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
webapprentices/goodreads
Jul 2021 - Nov 2022
Contributions:880 commits, 882 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 3 months
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