Jonah Saltzman
Software Engineer
I’m a new software engineer interested in backend development and data science. I graduated from Harvard University in 2019 with a degree in government, and spent several years in various roles at Boston-area public schools. Currently a fellow in the Immersive Software Engineering course at General Assembly, I am committed to pursuing my passion for software.
- Location
- United States, United States
- jsaltzman@alumni.harvard.edu
- Phone
- 6173350501
- jonahsaltzman
- GitHub
- jonah-saltzman
Experience
– present
Software Engineer Immersive Fellow at General Assembly
- 600-hour intensive & immersive software engineering fellowship
- Build frontend, backend, and full-stack applications
- Incorporate latest frameworks & technologies:
- React.js + Express.js
- MongoDB
- Node.js
- Write complex, efficient algorithms in JavaScript & Python
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Education Paraprofessional at Cambridge Public Schools
- Teach first-grade students lessons in math, science, writing, and social studies
- Design & prepare lesson plans & curricula
- Provide targeted reading interventions to individual students & small groups
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Zone Staff at Scholar Athletes
- Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, and other contacts, to help high school students requiring special academic and social & emotional support
- Manage a caseload of high school students requiring additional academic and social & emotional support, selected by myself or referred by teachers, parents, or school counselors
- Maintain case history records based on interviews with students on case load, prepare reports on such students to provide to parents, teachers, administrators, and treatment providers
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Information Technology Intern at Codman Academy Charter Public School
Maintain and administer school computer networks and related systems including hardware, systems software, applications software, and student database system
- Perform data backup and disaster preparedness operations
- Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, and network problems, and replace defective components when necessary
- Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures to protect student data, school property, and school network infrastructure
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Program Manager at Alpha Partners Education
- Develop and implement program strategy for Summer 2016 session
- Manage and direct program staff across sites in 3 Chinese cities serving ~200 students overall
- Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate academic staff
- Collaborate with teachers to develop curricula that meet program standards, and set and evaluate performance goals and objectives
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Case Management Intern at International Institute of Boston
- Provide case management and employment services to refugees, asylum-seekers, asylees, secondary migrants, and immigrants within six months of arrival to U.S
- Supervise job placement, English acquisition, registration for public benefits, and referrals for legal assistance
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Rural Outreach Program Instructor at Tsinghua University
- Teach English and basic global politics at a rural school in Mengcheng County, Anhui Province, China, as part of an outreach program operated by Tsinghua University in Beijing
Education
B.A. in Government from Harvard University with GPA of 3.7
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Fellowship in Software Engineering from General Assembly with GPA of N/A
Skills
- JavaScript
- Level: advanced
- AWS
- Level: high
- Cloud computing
- Level: high
- Serverless applications
- Level: high
- APIs
- Level: advanced
- WebSockets
- Level: high
- React.js
- Level: advanced
- MongoDB
- Level: high
- Node.js
- Level: advanced
- Full-Stack Development
- Level: high
- Front-End Development
- Level: high
- Python
- Level: high
- SQL
- Level: high
- Bootstrap
- Level: advanced
- Express.js
- Level: advanced
- Back-End Development
- Level: high
- Algorithms
- Level: high
- CSS
- Level: high
References
Jonah is a dedicated and motivated employee. During his tenure with us he performed day to day functions as tech support and after a few short weeks was up to speed with our protocols. He was tasked with some side projects to self manage during his time here and he exceeded our expectations in that capacity. One project designated to him was development of a wiki site for common user support tasks. The guides and tutorials he prepared were well done and very professional and are still in use today. We certainly miss his friendly spirit in our office but know he will do well and be a valuable asset to any employer who seeks him out.
