Jim Haff
Global Lead Software Engineering Instructor at General Assembly
Greater Chicago Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJim Haff is a seasoned full-stack web developer and educator with 11 years of experience, currently serving as Global Lead Software Engineering Instructor at General Assembly. He designs and scales web development curricula while managing cross-functional teams to drive innovation in immersive training programs. Comfortable across the stack—React, Node/Express, Socket.io, SQL/NoSQL, and deployment on DigitalOcean/Heroku—he blends practical engineering with hands-on teaching from prior freelance and TA roles. A former science teacher with a BS in Chemistry and Teacher Education, he brings rare classroom pedagogical rigor to technical instruction and mentorship. Colleagues describe him as an open-minded collaborator who enjoys building projects, solving problems, and continually learning new tools.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry, Teacher Education, Bachelor of Science (BS), Chemistry, Teacher Education at Illinois State University
English
Github Skills (39)
vscode-extension10
vim10
vscode10
keybindings10
typescript9
visual-studio9
neovim9
layout8
css-grid8
visual-studio-code8
datatypes7
boolean7
socket6
declarative-programming6
css6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
Jimbojones1/audioVis
Dec 2016 - Sep 2024
Contributions:3 pushes, 2 branches in 7 years 11 months
ga-chicago/wdi5-homework
Jun 2016 - Jul 2016
Contributions:67 PRs, 68 pushes, 15 comments in 1 month
wdihomework-assignmentsubmissions
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