Karl Hakkarainen
WISE Instructor at Worcester Institute for Senior Education (WISE)
Templeton, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolKarl Hakkarainen is a seasoned technology educator and consultant with a multi-decade career designing documentation, training, and web-based solutions for technical and non-technical audiences. As a WISE instructor and longtime technology adviser, he blends classroom teaching on digital humanities and social networking with hands-on delivery of registration, payment, and SSO integrations for lifelong learning programs. He has led documentation and tooling efforts at enterprise firms like IBM and TransPerfect and run a consulting practice building responsive websites, email and social campaigns, and automation for small businesses and nonprofits. A pragmatic problem-solver, he pairs systems-level thinking (cross-platform ops, APIs, shell scripts) with clear user-centered documentation and instructional design. He continues to stay hands-on—supporting grandchildren with WiFi and social media troubleshooting—bringing both technical depth and a teacher’s patience to community-focused projects.
9 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
B. A., summa cum laude, American Studies, B. A., summa cum laude, American Studies at Amherst CollegeParalegal Studies, highest honors, Paralegal, Paralegal Studies, highest honors, Paralegal at Mount Wachusett Community CollegeAmerican History (United States), American History (United States) at University of Massachusetts AmherstOakmont Regional High School
English
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (2)
json6
jq6
Github contributions (5)
RoasterBoy/WISE-Tools
Jan 2019 - Mar 2025
Contributions:343 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
RoasterBoy/wise-orgchart
Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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