04. Meet your instructors

Course 1 Instructor - Stephen Chen

What is your background?
I am a full-stack software engineer with more than 10 years experiences in software/web development. I have both bs and master degree in computer science.

Where have you worked?
I have worked for company like Citrix System, Liberty Mutual and Google.

What positions have you been in?
I've been worked as software engineer, web developer, software engineer tech lead, and machine learning engineer.

**How have you applied the course skills in projects you have worked on? **
In my previous project, we replaced the existing Monolithic system with microservice based system. And All microservices were built with Spring Boot.

Course 2 Instructor - Kesha Williams

What is your background?
I am an award-winning software engineering manager with 24 years’ experience, with a BS degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Spelman College.
I've been coding in the Java language since the late 90’s and has enjoyed watching the language evolve over the years.

Where have you worked?
I began my career with the National Security Agency (NSA) and worked for companies like McKesson, Delta Air Lines, and the US Air Force.
Currently I serve as a software engineering manager in the IT department of Chick-fil-A and i've trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Europe, and Asia while teaching online at the University of California.

What positions have you been in?
Software engineer
Software engineering manager

**How have you applied the course skills in projects you have worked on? **
I was responsible for the booking engine on www.delta.com. If you’ve ever purchased an airline ticket on Delta’s website, you’re using code developed by me!
Also, i've developed an enterprise-wide supply chain web application used by the US Air Force to quickly secure replacement parts for equipment and machines damaged on the battlefield.

Course 3 Instructor - Aravindan Ramkumar

What is your background?
I am a software engineer with over 15 years of experience building distributed software systems and a certified Java developer; i'm currently working at Netflix on the infrastructure for their next generation media pipeline.

Where have you worked?
I have worked at Accenture Services Pvt Ltd, UBS, Best Buy, and Netflix, to name a few.

What positions have you been in?
Software Engineer
Java Developer
Lead Technical Consultant
Principal Software Developer
Senior Engineering Manager
and Lead Software Engineer

Course 4 Instructor - Sareeta Panda

What is your background?
I am a Java enthusiast who specializes in Enterprise Application development with Java and Kafka, NoSQL, Spring security, and CI/CD. I have over a decade of experience, spanning recently acquired startups to top Fortune 500 companies.

Where have you worked?
I have worked at IBM, StubHub, and currently at Walmart Global eCommerce.

What positions have you been in?
Software Engineer
Java Developer
and Senior Software Engineer. To name a few.