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Elaine Queathem

CEO, Co-Founder
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Nathaniel Hudson

Director of Recruitment and Full Stack Enrollment
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David Rodriguez

Full Stack Instructor
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Johan Bester

Full Stack Teacher's Assistant
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Kurtis Jin

Cybersecurity Instructor
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Alex Pearson

VP Learning, Co-Founder
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Ashley Hunter

Data Analytics + Python Instructor & Website Manager
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Cameron Brantly

Full Stack Instructor
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Vivek Khattri

Instructor & Agile Coach
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Chloe Potsklan MSC, CISSP

Cybersecurity Instructor
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Laurie Wilson

Director of Partnership Outreach
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Alex Adler

Full Stack Instructor
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Spencer Dunlap

Full Stack Teacher's Assistant
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Jasmine Owens

Cybersecurity Instructor
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Douglas Van Horn

Data Analytics + Python Advisor
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Justin Treadwell

Director of New Programming
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Matt Thomas

Advisor & Instructor
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Stephanie Grimshaw

Agile Project Manager / Full Stack Instructor
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Michael Webb

Full Stack Teacher's Assistant
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We endeavor to give back to our communities by increasing tech talent and expanding business opportunities. We designed a comprehensive curriculum that would allow our students to expand their professional horizons in 12-20 weeks.

Questions? Reach out to Justin at 770-301-2937

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Elaine has been involved with technology her entire life, but when working for a small software technology company in 2009, she became acutely aware of the shortage of qualified programming resources which were essential for a small company to grow and thrive. Now, several years later, she is in a position to begin to help people develop those important and sought after skills. That’s why she founded Savvy Coders.

Nathaniel is an alumni of the 2019 Savvy Coders Full Stack Web Development Bootcamp. Upon graduation, Nathaniel joined the Savvy Coders Team as a teaching assistant until moving on to work in public health, where he served the Saint Louis area in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Now Nathaniel has returned to the Savvy Team to reignite his passion for software development by helping those in his community achieve their goals.

David is deeply passionate about connecting people. If he can help, he likely will. He is also a dedicated problem solver. Every challenge is an opportunity to grow and evolve, and he embraces the challenge. His brain works in logistics and formulas. He learned a tremendous amount about Full Stack Development and the Agile/Scrum Methodology and acted as the Scrum Master for his team.  David helps the students with “Review Nights” to ensure they have mastered the curriculum that was taught during the week.

Johan is an alum of the June 2020 Savvy Coders Bootcamp. He is currently a freelance web developer living and working in the bi-state metro area of St. Louis. He has been in love with technology ever since he was 5 years old when he saw a main-frame computer at his dad’s work.
 
Johan is a 5th generation African from mix European heritage and has worked and lived in several countries around the world. When he is not messing with computers, he’s reading, playing games, watching movies, working in his vegetable garden, and practicing stick fighting.
 
He likes to help people. He is motivated to help build a better, brighter, more just, and more sustainable tech future for all.
 
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With more than 15 years in the IT industry, Kurtis has worked with multibillion-dollar companies like Samsung and Hyundai. Kurtis has held previous titles such as IT Director, IT Manager, NOC Supervisor, Project Manager, Full Stack Developer, and Help Desk. He has educated employees throughout his IT career and is here to steer students in the right direction to be successful in their career paths. 

Alex is one of the co-founders of Savvy Coders and the primary author of the course curriculum. It’s Alex’s mission to help others grow as developers through formal instruction, personal mentorship, and contributions to the software development community. He currently works as a Senior Software Engineer/Application Team Lead at Volley Labs.  You can find out more about Alex at alexpear.com

Ashley is a bilingual “Jill of many Trades” that wears many hats.  She likes web development, UI/UX, and interacting with people on social media. Being a business owner, she found out how much of a niche she had for social media marketing which landed her where she is now. When she isn’t working, she’s at home spending time with her husband, dog Invidia and tending to her plants & vegetable garden. She can be reached at [email protected]

Cameron heard about coding in casual conversations several times.  “I decided that I should learn a little about it for the next time it came up. As it turns out, I really liked it!! I signed up for Savvy Coders shortly after that. I recently made a career change to become a web developer and enjoy my daily tasks. I’m not sure what to say my future goals are. Right now I’m enjoying learning more about this field and the opportunities that it has opened up for me.”

Vivek is passionate about sharing his knowledge, expertise, and experience that he’s gained from working in 7+ multinational companies and multiple startups. Working as a Scrum Master & Agile Coach, he has gained valuable insight into how to be an effective facilitator and coach. In addition, he has spent 100’s of hours in agile boot camps; teaching and coaching agile to aspiring Scrum Masters and Product Owners.

Chloe is a Security Engineer at NBCUniversal focusing on security architecture for cloud environments. Prior to NBCU she worked as a Cyber Risk consultant at Deloitte in the Secure Software Enablement group focusing on application security. Outside of work, she volunteers with the 501(c)(3) non-profit Techqueria as a NYC chapter lead and interim board member.

Laurie has always had a passion for Information Technology. Starting early in her career, she worked for MasterCard International and was responsible for their Email Help Desk and Training function.

Over the years, she has built a great reputation in the St. Louis area as a Recruiter, Account Executive, and Leader. Her resume and interview preparation are quality-oriented and she works hard to ensure that everyone is as prepared as they can be for the interview, which makes her a great fit for mentoring Savvy Coder students!

Alex is a developer, with experience in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, obtained while attending the Savvy Coders Web Development Boot Camp. As a result of gaining his Agile certification, he has been able to incorporate the methodology into his daily coding activities, as well as creating code that is user focused. He really enjoyed learning how to troubleshoot and debug code. Alex has strong communication skills with a passion to embrace the challenges of coding.  He receives glowing reviews from his students where his teaching style helps them learn and grow!

Spencer is a dedicated Full Stack Web Developer with a strong background in Operations and Project Management. He takes ownership and initiative while keeping an eye on the details. His adaptability enables him to connect diplomatically with people of all backgrounds and grasp new ideas quickly. Skilled in managing complex projects Spencer has a passion for learning and positively impacting others

Jasmine is a cybersecurity enthusiast that loves to educate and help her community succeed. She currently works full-time for Cass Information Systems as an Information Security Associate while giving back to the community via speaking engagements, participating on a cyber advisory board, and now as a teacher’s assistant for Savvy Coders. For her, it is all about making sure her community stays safe and providing them opportunities to create a legacy to remember for their families.

A strategic global leader an Masters in Business Administration/Finance and 30+ years of software engineering and data analytics experience.  Currently working for Dun & Bradstreet as a Principal, Analytics Governance professional with a proven ability to deliver actionable insights and scalable products/services that make an impact on a business.  Also worked for Mastercard as a Data Scientist, gaining extensive cross-functional experience throughout the organization defining data strategies and delivering business intelligence that exceeded the expectations of customers.
 

Justin is excited to bring his more than 10 years of Startup experience to the Savvy team. His passion for connecting people and ideas has proven invaluable contributions to the companies that he has committed toward. He has been plugged in to the Saint Louis Startup Community since 2013, and is a graduate of the Focus St. Louis Future Leaders curriculum. In addition to creating and facilitating corporate training programs, both in the US and Internationally, he has strategically helped others find their place in the workforce and grow their careers. His hobbies include traveling and historic home restoration and renovation.

Matt is an experienced solution-minded Senior Software Engineer currently employed at Bayer Crop Science on the customer platform for internal and external web presences. He is dedicated to mentoring students & junior developers in development and career skills. He routinely presents talks and assists in organizing local Meetups. In his personal time, he likes to work on and build automotive, web and IoT projects.

Steph’s bio is coming soon!

Michael wants to use the skills he’s learned to build, design, and deploy applications. Whether on a team or as an individual, he will use his skills to create a positive and lasting impression. In his quest to begin his technical career, he’s attended two boot camps, LaunchCode and Savvy Coders. Most recently, at Savvy Coders, he operated in an Agile/Scrum team to code in Sprints, held daily standups, and performed Retrospectives while creating his capstone project. Once he has a good understanding of something, he can break it apart, put it back together, and move around in it – needless to say, he has strong troubleshooting skills!