Michael Thorpe
Elementary School Teacher at London District Catholic School Board
Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Thorpe is an experienced product leader and educator who blends 11 years of product and growth experience at companies like Spotify, Ada, and Shopify with a recent transition to elementary teaching in Ontario. He has led live events and analytics product teams, scaling growth initiatives and cross-functional roadmaps while grounding work in user-centered evaluation from his sociology and education background. Comfortable switching contexts, Michael pairs data-driven product strategy with classroom pedagogy, bringing communication and curriculum design skills into technical stakeholder management. His profile uniquely spans high-velocity tech product leadership and hands-on teaching practice, reflecting a talent for translating complex systems into accessible experiences.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Elementary Education and Teaching, 85+, Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), Elementary Education and Teaching, 85+ at The University of Western Ontario
Github Skills (3)
plugin8
wordpress7
wordpress-plugin7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
michael-thorpe/typed.js-hack
Apr 2015 - May 2016
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
michael-thorpe/contextify
Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:12 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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