Tommy Waalkes
Freelance Software Developer
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTommy Waalkes is a freelance software developer based in Grand Rapids with nine years of experience building web applications and games, and a background as a .NET instructor at Grand Circus. He blends practical object-oriented engineering with hands-on teaching, helping new developers ramp up while continuing to ship freelance projects since 2013. Comfortable across the stack, Tommy pairs a formal Computer Science education from Hope College with a knack for approachable explanations and an occasional sense of humor that shows up in his GitHub projects. His career reflects both entrepreneurial self-employment and structured classroom mentorship, making him effective at translating complex technical concepts into usable, maintainable code.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science Classical Studies, Bachelor's degree Computer Science Classical Studies at Hope CollegeProgramming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
TommyWaalkes/LabTwo
Apr 2019 - Apr 2022
Contributions:1 PR, 1 push, 2 branches in 3 years
TommyWaalkes/September2022ClassRepo
Sep 2022 - Dec 2022
Contributions:101 commits, 4 PRs, 79 pushes in 2 months
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