Mike Coon is a versatile software developer and research assistant with nine years of professional experience who blends a strong liberal-arts foundation in classics with practical full-stack web skills in JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Next.js, Express, and MongoDB. A former owner/operator of a one-man artisanal business, he brings entrepreneurial grit and a customer-focused mindset to engineering problems, running Mike’s Natural Soaps while building web solutions. Trained through intensive programs (Viking Code School, Launch School) and currently pursuing a BS in Computer Science at Oregon State, he pairs rapid self-directed learning with formal study in data analysis, machine learning, and low-level systems sparked by an assembly-language course. Now contributing as a Research Assistant at Brooklyn College, he combines teaching experience and academic rigor with hands-on development and a track record of quickly picking up new technologies. His uncommon mix of humanities scholarship, small-business product experience, and growing CS expertise makes him adept at translating complex technical concepts into user-centered solutions.
9 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at Oregon State University
Full Stack Web Development, Full Stack Web Development at Viking Education
Classics and Classical Languages Literatures and Linguistics, Classics and Classical Languages Literatures and Linguistics at The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Greek Institute, Greek Institute at Brooklyn College
Bachelor of Arts - BA Classics and Classical Languages Literatures and Linguistics, Bachelor of Arts - BA Classics and Classical Languages Literatures and Linguistics at New York University
Web Development, Web Development at Launch School
Postbaccalaureate Certificate Classics and Classical Languages Literatures and Linguistics, Postbaccalaureate Certificate Classics and Classical Languages Literatures and Linguistics at Columbia University
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Mike Coon - Research Assistant at Brooklyn College