Summary
Melody Ayres-Griffiths is a serial founder and hands-on technologist with nine years leading RetroCoders and a decade-long history building Paleotronic, focused on teaching coding through vintage computing paradigms. She combines deep systems and support experience—from early roles in systems administration and Apple service—to design curricula and tooling that use classic languages and emulators to accelerate learning of modern languages like Go and Swift. Based in Victoria, BC, she bridges technical operations, educational product design, and community publishing as editor/GM of Paleotronic Magazine. Her work emphasizes learning the “why” behind computing—teaching Assembly, Pascal and BASIC first so learners gain intuition that speeds later language adoption. Melody’s background in hands-on repairs, server administration and tutoring gives her a rare practical perspective on both low-level computing and learner-facing product delivery. She’s known for translating obscure retro-computing knowledge into modern, scalable educational experiences.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bendigo TAFE
Belmont Secondary School, Victoria, British Columbia
Music Music, Music Music at Vancouver Community College (VCC)