2. Why Gufsky?
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• Pragmatic, Data Driven
• Energetic (startup energy), Passionate, Fun
• Experience
Mission: To train students of all levels to be quality
engineers, problem solvers, industry leaders, and team
players that lead your company.
3. Why Gufsky?
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We value:
• Problem solving, iteration, learning, experimenting
• Craftsman-ship, performance, customer focused innovation
• KPIs, Data over opinion, measuring
• Hack-a-thons, innovation, testing ideas
• Team first focus & team building
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Our Team
CTO - Full Stack JavaScript Architect
• 15+ Years JavaScript Engineering Experience
• Author of Redux book
• Curriculum development
• Technical reviewer of JavaScript Publications
• Open Source Author, Front-End Architect, Google Expert, …
• 13+ Years Training Experience
• 10+ years of curriculum development
• Culture and relocation trainer - large scale companies
• Passionate around changing Milwaukee’s future
CEO - Community & Training Expert
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Our Team
Brilliant, Diverse, Experienced Trainers
• Gufsky’s trainers are a diverse group including women and minority
trainers that are experts in their fields and passionate about teaching
JavaScript. Our trainers have worked with companies such as Shopify,
AuthO, Netflix, Facebook, Booking.com, Direct Supply, and Joy Global.
• Everyone learns differently and each of our trainers brings a fresh
perspective along with years of development experience.
6. Our Approach
• Tailored to learners and company
specific goals
• Measuring: Student’s knowledge &
progress (before, during, and after
bootcamp).
• Pair & Mob programming, Code
reviews, iteration, agile, pragmatic
real world
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10. A Day in Boot Camp
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• Coffee, morning icebreaker, recap & tech Q&A for previous topics
• Lesson intro & lecture
• Begins hands on coding exercises
• 15 min bio break
• Non-code exercise (whiteboard: architecture diagrams & design,
team problem solving) or coding continuation (depends on topic)
• Team Lunch - convo focused on passions, ideas for hackathon, etc.
• Hands on coding exercises
• Q&A, topic lecture
• 15 min bio break
• Pair programming and/or Mob programming
• Code reviews
• Wrap-up & high fives
11. What students receive
On top of traditional Boot Camp
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• Git, Github (training and exposure)
• Slack Channel (training and exposure)
• Customised training booklet
• Engineering culture communication
checklist
• Swag
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• Hands on, fully immersive project based
coding
• 2 Day Hack-a-thon
• Pair programming, Mob programming
• Ramp-up coaching into new teams
• Code reviews (peer, & trainer)
What students receive
On top of traditional Boot Camp
