Summary
Geoffrey Barto is a clinician and communications coach with over a decade helping non-native English speakers develop workplace communication skills, combining a strong academic background in French language with practical training experience in Silicon Valley. He has designed and delivered customized language programs, built intake and tracking systems to streamline delivery, and currently supports learners at Lindamood-Bell while running an independent coaching practice. Comfortable with data tools and light engineering from his Free Code Camp training, he blends pedagogical rigor with pragmatic tech-savvy—whether creating process automations or coding from vintage TRS-80 roots to modern Stack Overflow-enabled workflows. Fluent in cross-cultural instruction and assessment, he brings a rare mix of language scholarship, classroom coaching, and product-minded process design to international learners and corporate clients.
11 years of coding experience
Front-End Web Developer, Computer Software Engineering, Front-End Web Developer, Computer Software Engineering at Free Code Camp
French Cultural Studies, French Cultural Studies at Université de Haute Bretagne (Rennes II)
MA, French language, literature and culture, MA, French language, literature and culture at Michigan State University
Reed City High School
BA, French, minor in chemistry, BA, French, minor in chemistry at Central Michigan University
Supplementary Business Education, Supplementary Business Education at Ferris State University
Epistemology of Journalism in France, Epistemology of Journalism in France at Institut de Touraine
English, French, Spanish