Jacob Silcoff
Assistant Debate Coach
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolJacob Silcoff is a medical student with a strong foundation in computer engineering and 11 years of experience blending technical work with coaching and leadership. He has shipped backend web features at Expedia using Java, Kotlin, GraphQL and AWS, and applies that engineering rigor to organizing debate programs and large fundraising efforts. As Assistant Debate Coach and former Chair and Treasurer of the McGill Debating Union, he coordinates training, events and budgets—having helped raise over $40,000 and run numerous tournaments. Comfortable tutoring and teaching technical topics, he translates complex concepts for diverse learners, a skill he leverages in both clinical studies and software projects. Based in Montreal, he offers an unusual mix of backend development experience, educational coaching, and medical training that makes him effective at systems thinking and communication under pressure.
11 years of coding experience
Doctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine, Doctor of Medicine - MD, Medicine at McGill University
French, English
Github Skills (5)
chips3
javascript2
command-line-tool2
audio1
cli1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jacobsilcoff/jacobsilcoff.github.io
Jun 2017 - Dec 2023
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 7 months
jacobsilcoff/DPMProject
Feb 2019 - Sep 2019
Contributions:73 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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