Bill Wilkin

I am a second career Software Engineer. I was a teacher/instructor classically trained in theology. That all changed when I read a book called, Automate the Boring Stuff with Python by AL SWEIGART and nothing has been the same since.

I started teaching myself Python in order to accomplish work tasks at a fraction of what I had been doing. I loved writing code to make my day to day life better but I wanted more. I wanted to build websites. I wanted to user microcontrollers/microprocessors like Arduino and Raspberry Pi to make everything smart.

I attended Coding Dojo bootcamp where I graduated with highest honors. Shortly after, due to my teaching/instruction background, I began teaching for them. After 1 1/2 years of teaching the Python and Java stacks, I accepted a position at Twilio as a Customer Succes Engineer where I work to this day.

Cover of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python by Al Sweigart

Ajax
API's
Apache
Arduino
AWS
Bootstrap
CSS

Django
Express
Flask
Git
Github
Google App Script
Gunicorn

HTML
Java
Javascript
Jquery
MongoDb
MySQL
Nginx

Node
Numpy
OpenCV
Pandas
PostgreSQL
Postman
Python

React
Rest
Spring Boot
Terminal
TypeScript

TA Buddy

Help Desk Manager and Effeciency Tool

When I taught software development online, I designed a tool that would help the Teaching Assistant (TA) staff not only be able to access resources more quickly, but also to be able to record information about the students that they were helping. The administration was able to make many business level decisions from this information:

It influenced what hours we staffed our TA's as we could now identify what days/times students need the most help.
The curriculum team used the data to know what assignments were unclear or confusing.
The instruction team used the data to identify which lectures to emphasize.

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Park It

Parking Records Management

This was my first full stack project. It was written in Django and utilized Google API's and Jquery.

Park It is a parking records management that has both a customer facing side that allows users to register their vehicles, obtain the proper permit for the appropriate lots, and pay for any tickets that they may have. The admin portal allows for the citing of vehcicles along with full CRUD (Create Read Update Delete) of all entities.

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Typer

Typing Speed Calculator

Typer allow a user to test and improve their typing speed by typing out inspirational quotes. Words per minute is calculated along with number of errors made to provide an accuracy percentage.

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Snail Tracker

Geo Location Distance Calculator

The thought experiment is intriguing: Would you accept 10 million dollars in exchange to allow yourself to be hunted by an unstoppable snail the rest of your life. You will surely die if the snail ever touches you. The snail is magic and can pass through solid matter and cannot be trapped or stopped.

Snail tracker uses Google API to stay one step ahead by calculating how long it will take the snail to reach you based on the distance between where you are and the snail's last position.

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Github Repo

Coding Dojo

Full Stack Web Development Program

Oct 2020

Fuller Theological Seminary

MDiv

June 2015

Colorado Christian University

BA Youth Ministry | Leadership

June 2008

Twilio

Remote Customer Success Engineer

July 2022 - Present

Helped clients utilize Twilio/Segment products across multiple platforms to enhance customer engagement.

Coding Dojo

Instructor

Jan 2021 - July 2022

Educated adult professionals on programming and coached them to achieve their goals in web development, Python, and Java.

Fuller Theological Seminary

Campus Safety Corporal

2017-2021

Designed and integrated the parking program, resulting in increased revenue by $40,000 in the first year.

Advanced Python
Machine Learning with Python: Foundations
Electronics Foundations: Fundamentals
Electronics Foundations: Basic Circuits
Electronics Foundations: Semiconductor Devices
Learning Arduino: Foundations
Learning Arduino: Interfacing with Hardware
Learning Arduino: Interfacing with Analog Devices
Customer Service: Handling Abusive Customers

“Connecting People to Technology”

About Me

Skills

Projects

TA Buddy

Help Desk Manager and Effeciency Tool

Park It

Parking Records Management

Typer

Typing Speed Calculator

Snail Tracker

Geo Location Distance Calculator

Education

Coding Dojo

Fuller Theological Seminary

Colorado Christian University

Work Experience

Twilio

Coding Dojo

Fuller Theological Seminary

Courses

LinkedIn

CodeCademy

Coursera

Contact