Tony Tam
Claude Code Tutor & Corporate Training Specialist
Kailua, Hawaii, United States
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Top SchoolTony Tam is a seasoned software leader and educator with over 30 years of engineering experience and 11 years of recent focused practice helping non-developers ship production-ready automation using Claude Code. A former Senior Principal Engineer and Director at Yahoo and Splunk, he built systems serving millions, led large distributed teams, and launched company-wide developer productivity initiatives. He now runs Technical Partners and tutors at Wyzant, where he’s trained 100+ professionals and achieved 103 five-star reviews by turning finance, product, and operations people into builders who deploy real automation in hours. An active open-source contributor to AntennaPod, he’s comfortable across mobile UI improvements, Android Auto, and Podcastindex standards—demonstrating hands-on craft alongside executive leadership. Based in Kailua-Kona and armed with a UC Berkeley CS degree and an MEd in instructional technology, he blends deep technical pedigree with a rare talent for demystifying tooling and getting teams to “ship it this morning.”
11 years of coding experience
30 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Education - MEd, Educational/Instructional Technology, Master of Education - MEd, Educational/Instructional Technology at San Francisco State UniversityHigh School, High School at Lowell High School
English, Chinese, Chinese
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Github Skills (14)
javas10
uid10
front-end-development10
android10
java10
google-apps9
ui-design9
kotlin9
podcast9
ad-manager9
audio-manager9
user-interface8
xml8
graphical-user-interface8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
AntennaPod/AntennaPod
Jan 2020 - May 2022
A podcast manager for Android
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer (Android)
Mobile Developer (Android)Contributions:146 reviews, 67 commits, 127 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Tony contributed primarily to the Android application's user interface and functionality. They implemented features related to settings preferences, episode filters, and Android Auto integration. The user also addressed bugs, improved the sharing functionality, and enhanced the display of media information, especially focusing on usability improvements within the podcast player and episode views. Furthermore, the user added Podcastindex and provided landscape layout support, refining the app's overall user experience.
appspodcastpodcast-managerandroidpodcasting20
tonytamsf/Just3
Oct 2015 - Dec 2019
Contributions:45 pushes, 1 branch, 5 comments in 4 years 3 months
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