At portfolio courses our goal is to help you build a portfolio of work that you can use to showcase your skills to potential employers, colleagues and clients.
It's great to have a "piece of paper", but nothing says you can do the job like real projects completed for your own fun and learning.
We'll be offering a suite of courses to allow you to grow your technical and soft skills while building an awesome portfolio of work.
Instructor:
Dr. Kevin Browne is a professor of computer science who teaches post-secondary level courses on systems programming, web development, software architecture, human-computer interaction, and many other subjects! Kevin has 20 years of teaching experience and has won a Teacher Award of Excellence.
Kevin is an experienced entrepreneur, as co-owner of a co-working space and technology consultancy, and was winner of Top 40 under 40 in Business in the Hamilton-Niagara region. Kevin is also a community organizer, having organized over 100 tech events (conferences, meetups, etc.) with over 4000 unique attendees, and winner of the "Difizen" of the Year award in Hamilton for community impact.
Kevin is very passionate about helping students to develop excellent work portfolios that will help them to get their dream jobs!
Kevin has a PhD in computer science from McMaster University, was a former fellowship holder at the IBM Centre for Advanced Studies, and currently teaches at both the community college and university-level.