Portfolio
Speaking Engagements & Teaching Experience
Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace. — Confucius
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From guest lectures and conference workshops to panels and webinars — pick my brain on what you have in mind.
Pick my brain→2012 – Present
Speaking Engagements · Sharing my passions
- Delivered 50+ guest lectures in higher education for computer science and IT management
- Delivered conference workshops and paper presentations, educating faculty on low-code/no-code and agile best practices at various academic conferences such as EdSigCon, AMCIS
- Google Scholar - 4 papers with 30+ citations with h-3 index equivalent to a PhD student
- Judge and Mentor at First Global Robotics 2026 Ingite challenge for high school students
- Judge at the 7th Global AI Hackathon Hack Nation
- Mentor at MIT UPOP
- Panel Speaker on engineering career SWE Boston x SWE Northeastern event 2026
- Panel Speaker on leadership and communication at SWE x WEST event 2026
- Workshop leader at WPI IT Educational Conference 2019
- Speaker at Granite State Coding Bootcamp 2019
- Panel Speaker at MIT's Unconference 2018
- Speaker and Mentor at the 1st Suffolk University Hackathon 2017
Sep 2013 – Mar 2020
Faculty Technology Advisor · Mendix
- Taught a 6-unit for-credit class in MIT's computer science department each winter semester
- Delivered conference workshops and paper presentations educating faculty
- Primary North America trainer — certifying hundreds of customers and partners globally
- Built 3+ online academy learning paths for specialized and advanced topics
- Wrote educational articles and how-tos for the Mendix developer community
- Hosted the highest number of technical webinars; created the Train the Trainer workshop
- Ran the marketing academy campaign at a 60% open rate and 30% click rate
Sep 2016 – Sep 2018
Mathematics Teacher · Shkolla Shqipe Boston
- First inaugural mathematics teacher, launching the math program for K1–6
- Taught fundamentals with the Singaporean method: concrete, pictorial, abstract
- Managed school website development and content creation
- Ran social media and marketing — 100% increase in engagement, doubled enrollment
May 2005 – Jan 2020
Teacher and Lecturer · MIT
- 3 semesters IAP 6.S190 Rapid App Development Competition — for-credit class on building apps rapidly
- 4 summers MIT OSTEC — college-level mathematics and app development for high schoolers
- 1 summer MISTI Germany — mathematics and physics for high schoolers in Germany
- 4 years Educational Studies Program — HSSP intensive precalculus, Splash combinatorics and statistics, SAT prep with underprivileged youth
- 1 summer Materials Science & Engineering — mentored lab students, demonstrated glassblowing and metallurgic processes
Jun 2013 – Jul 2016
Online Standardized Test Tutor · PrepNow
- One-to-one online interactive PSAT, SAT and ACT preparation for high school students
- Advanced to Tier 2 level
- Students saw 10–30% score improvements