Seattle, WA 98199 | (360) 674-9928 | betalantz@gmail.com | LinkedIn | GitHub | Portfolio
I am a Web Developer knowledgeable in Python, Javascript and Swift. My experience as a language educator and
entrepreneur has taught me how to identify core problems and solve them with an array of impactful solutions.
I particularly enjoy creative collaboration with other intelligent and talented technologists.
July-November, 2017 : Certificate, Black-belt, Full-stack Web Development; Coding Dojo (Bellevue, WA)
Attained black belts (95.5%+ marks) in iOS/Swift and MongoDB/Express/Angular/Node stacks.
Built 40+ web and mobile apps over 1000+ hours in the classroom, including MVC frameworks,
user authentication, forms with front/backend validations, CRUD database operations, with
final projects deployed to AWS/EC2 servers.
2005-2007 (Incomplete) : B.Music, Vocal Performance; San Jose State University (San Jose, CA)
1988-1992 : B.A., Classics: Reed College (Portland, OR)
Thesis title: The Erotics of Vision in Euripides' *Bacchae*, a close textual decoding
applying gender and semiotic theory
2018 - Current : Volunteer Instructor: CoderDojo (Seattle, WA)
• Enable young students' exploration and acquisition of basic programming concepts through
assisting them to complete projects in MIT's Scratch IDE
• Support students learning Javascript through the freeCodeCamp.org curriculum through
code reviews and explanation of key concepts
February 2012 - July 2017 : Head Teacher/Co-owner: IvyTree Language Center (Taipei, Taiwan)
• Positively impacted student outcomes through utilization of educational technologies in the classroom,
including interactive whiteboards (IWB), tablets, and networked student input devices
• Increased student enrollment by 35% and grew staff by 66%
• Created and taught curricula for all classes, grades 2 through 9
2008-2013 : ESL Teacher (Taipei, Taiwan)
• Taught English lessons to students age 2-15
• Graded/evaluated student work and wrote student assessments
1993-2007 : Early career (Portland, OR and Bay Area, CA)
• Legal assistant in three law practices
• In non-profit sector, lead team to generate $1M+ annual revenues [(SF Zen Center)](http://www.sfzc.org)
• Professional singer, assistant choir director, vocal coach
**These early and varied work experiences taught me the value of community, communication, trust,
ownership of and pride in one's work, diligence, persistence, professionalism, and adaptability**
Zap Bam Pow: GitHub Repository | YouTube
A multiplayer, networked 'lazer-tag' game for iOS 11 built over 4 days. I designed and
built the gameplay interface with a 3-person team. Players login to a local server and
play a timed round in which they try to target and 'shoot' QR codes affixed to the other
players. The project won a hackathon competition across four Coding Dojo campuses.
Technologies:
Swift 4 | ARKit | socket.io | Node.js
Tasket: GitHub Repository | Portfolio
A task tracking application created in Python using the Django framework. This application
allows users to track upcoming tasks and appointments. Users are able to register/login to
edit tasks, with additional validations implemented to prevent past dating. Also uses CRUD
operations, Bootstrap styles, Ajax dynamic search, and is deployed to AWS EC2 using Nginx as
a reverse proxy to serve multiple apps.
Technologies:
Python | Django Framework | SqLite Database | Bcrypt | Ajax | Bootstrap | Nginx | Amazon Web Services
Languages:
JavaScript | TypeScript | Swift | Python | SQL | HTML5 | CSS3
Libraries:
Socket.io | jQuery | AJAX | Bootstrap
Frameworks:
AngularJS | Express.js | Django | Flask
Databases:
MongoDB | NoSQL | MySQL/MySQL Workbench | SQLite | Entity Relationship Diagrams | Mongoose
Servers:
Amazon Web Services | MAMP
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Olivier Butler - Software Engineer at Arkera (London, UK)
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Mikayla Jordan - Software Engineer at Textio
- hippypanda@gmail.com | (303) 815-2359 | LinkedIn
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Minh Ngyuen - Instructor at Coding Dojo
- nguyenh.minh.p@gmail.com | (425) 246-4470 | LinkedIn