Zachary Dean
Chess Teacher at Eight by Eight LLC
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolZachary Dean is a Flatiron School-trained full-stack software engineer with a backend tilt, transitioning from an 11-year career as a chess educator in New York City where he designed curricula, produced instructional video content, and led tournament teams. He pairs practical coding skills in JavaScript, React, Ruby, and Rails with proven experience in curriculum design, remote instruction, and program coordination across schools and nonprofits. Known for relationship-building and strategic planning, he brings classroom-tested communication skills and meticulous record-keeping to engineering teams. Based in New York, Zachary is excited to apply his instructional design mindset and iterative problem-solving to build impactful software.
11 years of coding experience
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Flatiron SchoolBachelor's degree, Philosophy, Bachelor's degree, Philosophy at Hunter College
Github Skills (22)
aws-s310
react-native9
javascript9
amplify9
amazon-cognito9
barrage9
storage9
aws-amplify9
aws9
sst9
cloud-services9
react9
aws-apigateway9
aws-mobile9
mobile-analytics8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
vanleuvenze/react-radar-chart
Jan 2018 - Feb 2018
Contributions:72 commits, 35 pushes, 1 branch in 9 days
vanleuvenze/NTSPlaylists
Feb 2016 - Feb 2018
Contributions:4 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years
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