Geoff Bentley
Kaiāwhina at Te Kooutu Koohanga Reo
Waikato, New Zealand
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Top SchoolGeoff Bentley is a multidisciplinary technologist and educator with 14 years of experience building web systems, leading teams, and designing user-centred digital experiences since first coding in 1998. He combines hands-on web architecture and systems integration skills (Perl, PHP, JavaScript, Bash, HTML/CSS) with a strong background in teacher professional development, running TechLeap and school-focused programmes like Repair Detectives and Happy Phones. Geoff bridges technical and creative worlds—translating complex technology for educators and communities while drawing on a parallel career as a professional musician and performer. He has founded multiple ventures to bring sustainable and exponential technologies into classrooms and community projects, and is Ministry of Education-accredited for PLD facilitation. Based in Waikato, New Zealand, he currently works in kaupapa Māori education as a Kaiāwhina, bringing practical tech, mentoring and cultural fluency to early learning. An unexpected strength is his long record of performance touring and music leadership, which informs his collaborative, performance-oriented approach to team and classroom facilitation.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Level 3 Certificate, Carpentry/Carpenter, Level 3 Certificate, Carpentry/Carpenter at Whitireia and WelTecDip.Mus, Music (Jazz) - piano, Dip.Mus, Music (Jazz) - piano at Wellington Jazz School (now NZ School of Music)Diploma, Te Tohu Paetahi, Diploma, Te Tohu Paetahi at The University of Waikato
English, German, Japanese, te reo māori
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Github Skills (50)
cms10
chrome-extension10
php10
publish10
deprecated10
browser-extension9
minecraft9
firefox-addon9
probot9
kernel9
vue8
browser-automation8
chrome8
javascript8
oculus7
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
philandteds/shop_rest_api
Jan 2015 - May 2018
Contributions:1 PR, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
philandteds/ezselection2
Jan 2014 - Aug 2015
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push in 1 year 7 months
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