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Travels
The places I've been. ✈️ So I’ve come to the conclusion that I come from a pretty interesting background. Here’s why… North America - I was born into a 100% Per
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Fullstack Academy
Fullstack Academy is an immersive software engineering coding bootcamp located in New York City. Students of the full-time flagship course learn full stack JavaScript over the course of a 13-week, on-campus program.
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Experience 💼
Jan 2023 – May 2023
Lead Instructor
Remote
At Fullstack Academy, I taught frontend foundations to Amazon employees through Career Choice, coming full circle as an alum. Left in May to focus on family.
Dec 2016 – May 2017
Summer of Code Ambassador
New York, NY
Served as a Summer of Code Ambassador for Fullstack Academy, promoting their coding bootcamp programs and mentoring prospective students.
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Blog Posts ✍🏽
Tales From The Script Podcast
Coding Bootcamps: The Less Scary Alternative Originally recorded March 16th Tales From The Script Coding Bootcamps: The Less Scary Alternative Episode 9https://
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Interview With Kapor Capital - Summer Associate 2017
How an MS in CS student with no prior VC experience got an interview with one of the most well-recognized VC firms in Silicon Valley. Or how an MS in CS student
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My Experience With Wikipedia
TLDR; The platform treats newbies like shit. 🚪 Three years ago, I was blocked completely from editing any articles on Wikipedia due to choosing a bad username
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Fullstack Academy
Ambassador Employer Fullstack Academyhttps://fullstackacademy.com/ Location New York City, NY Date December 14, 2016 to June 4th, 2018 Role Ambassador Part-Time
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Fullstack Academy - Alumni Panel
Spoke at an alumni panel for Fullstack Academy's senior cohort. Event Alumni Panel at Fullstack Academy When March 15th, 2017 Location New York, NY About Invite
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Testimonials 💬
“I had the privilege of working closely with Frances during their tenure as a lead instructor at Fullstack Academy, where I served as a Mentor. Frances was responsible for guiding a diverse cohort of over 30 students through an intensive fullstack web development curriculum, whi...”
“When I was researching bootcamps, I ended up finding your blog detailing your time and experience at Fullstack. Your blog was a fantastic resource in helping me choose to pursue the bootcamp path, and Fullstack specifically, as I was deciding if/how to make a career transition fr...”
“I have been following your work ever since I first started considering going to Fullstack Academy a couple of years ago. I just wanted to say thank you for all of the content you post — it has been incredibly helpful!”
“Your blog helped me make my decision to join Fullstack Academy and I always wanted to say hello!”
“I don't know if you remember me but we Skyped a while ago. You were nice enough to let me ask you questions and get advice on the application process for Fullstack. I went into the admissions process with way more confidence and I got in! So thank you, you were extremely helpful....”
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