Scott Simpson
LinkedIn Learning Instructor
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolScott Simpson is a seasoned technical educator and content producer with 10+ years creating hands-on Linux, Python, SQL, and IT courses for a global audience, reaching over 2 million learners as a LinkedIn Learning instructor. He blends deep systems and desktop support roots with instructional design and video production expertise, routinely building Python-based tools and browser extensions to streamline workflows and enable interactive learning experiences like GitHub Codespaces templates. Based in San Francisco, he teaches at Stanford Continuing Studies and continues to prototype practical developer-facing solutions while authoring over 50 courses. Known for turning complex technical topics into engaging, production-ready training, he pairs an MA in Education and a background in technical operations to bridge pedagogy and engineering in scalable learning products.
10 years of coding experience
MA Education, MA Education at San Diego State UniversityDiploma, Diploma at Northgate High School
English, German
Github Skills (25)
maintenance6
vertica5
maintenance-mode5
linkedin5
odbc5
cassandra4
linux4
sql3
explore3
data-visualization3
data-analysis3
database3
sap-hana3
mysql3
databases3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
LinkedInLearning/learning-linux-command-line-3005201
Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push, 2 comments in 1 year 1 month
scottsimpson/scottsimpson.github.io
Apr 2022 - Jan 2024
Github Pages template for academic personal websites, forked from mmistakes/minimal-mistakes
Contributions:45 pushes in 1 year 9 months
templategithub-pages-templatemmistakesmistakesjekyll
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