About Me

Brief Bio

Born in Ukraine

I grew up in Lviv, a large city (European-scale) in western Ukraine. After high school, I came to the U.S. with my parents.

Education

All of my post-secondary education was obtained in USA - formally (B.A. in sociology, M.S.W.) and informally (self-motivated study effort driven by varied interests.

Currently, I'm working through a full-stack coding boot camp run by U of Penn and Trilogy Ed Svcs.

Mission and Vision

I am interested in using my skills and knowledge to further public interest, civic engagement and democratic participation, besides making my living and following other creative pursuits. Code for Philly seems to be a wonderful opportunity to give back and pay it forward, pardon the cliches.

Tech I'm interested in

• UI/UX
• JavaScript
• Front End Web Dev
• css3
• html5
• Node.js
• ReactJS
• ReactNative
• express.js
• mongodb
• MySQL
• PHP
• WordPress
• LAMP/MAMP
• MEAN
• Python
• git
• github
• Heroku
• laravel
• Linux
• Flask
• Flash
• Django
• D3
• Responsive Design
• Bootstrap
• C++
• C#
• AngularJS
• Vuejs
• Apache
• API
• Web App
• Mobile web applications
• ajax
• jquery
• Ruby on Rails
• java
• sass
• Typescript
• JSON
• iOS/Swift
• NLP
• SEO
• Perl
• Docker
• cloud

Topics I'm interested in

• CivicEngagement
• Civic Hacking
• Civic Education
• Democracy
• Hacking
• Education
• science
• Data Science
• Science Education
• Computer Science
• Coding
• entrepreneurship
• Artificial Intelligence
• Conceptual-Artist
• Horticulture
• Wood Working
• Environment
• species and land preservation
• sustainability
• Transformative-Justice
• Homelessness
• Animal Shelters/Pet Adoption
• Urban Design
• urbanism
• Urban Development
• Urban Planning
• Meditation
• Mindfulness
• Culture
• arts and culture
• Maps
• Mapping
• geographic information systems
• Geometry
• Photography
• Film
• foreign language
• Language
• Literature
• opengov
• Open Data
• Open Source
• medical informatics
• Media
• Journalism
• local economy
• Knowledge
• library
• social impact
• Public Benefits
• Public Awareness
• Social projects
• Psychology
• Art
• smart city
• Economic Inequality
• Software Engineering
• Web Development
• Front End Web Development
• content development
• big data
• renewable energy
• Cyber security
• Semantic Web
• Climbing
• web design
• Brewing
• Backpacking
• outdoors
• Camping
• Gentrification
• Food Insecurity
• Crowdsourcing
• Architecture
• Campaign Finance Reform
• climate change
• civil rights
• User Experience
• Civic Tech
• Ethical Tech
• Edtech
• Digital Divide
• UX
• Natural UI
• UI
• data visualization
• Clean Energy
• GIS
• Travel
• Software Development
• Design
• Women's Rights
• globalization
• feminism
• Minorities
• Immigration
• Gerrymandering
• Mental Health