Zach Speer
Music Teacher at Gwinnett County Public Schools
Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
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Top SchoolZach Speer is a technically grounded educator and former software developer with 11 years of experience blending classroom leadership and full‑stack engineering. He spent the last decade leading music programs—designing curricula, directing large-scale student productions, and mentoring performers—while earlier roles at Epic and Mbira delivered hands‑on development, QA, and security patch validation. Now transitioning into cybersecurity, Zach holds ISC2 and Google cybersecurity credentials and is preparing for CompTIA Security+, bringing a detail‑oriented, audit-minded approach honed through software vulnerability work and regimented music program logistics. Comfortable managing cross‑functional teams and third‑party integrations, he also brings a creative problem‑solving streak evidenced by designing modular sets and custom puppets for student productions. Based in Lawrenceville, GA, he pairs pedagogy and technical rigor to translate complex security concepts into teachable, operational practices.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
LaGrange CollegeUniversity of GeorgiaMaster of Music Educatation (MMEd), Master of Music Educatation (MMEd) at VanderCook College of MusicB.A., Music, B.A., Music at University of Illinois at Chicago
EnglishGithub contributions (5)
omegaschtroumpf/Squozotron
Jun 2016 - Apr 2020
Contributions:3 pushes, 2 branches in 3 years 10 months
omegaschtroumpf/webapps
Aug 2021 - Feb 2025
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 6 months
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