Bloc, Bloc Inc.
Bloc offers structured, intensive online courses in web development, mobile development, and web design, built around the time-tested model of an apprenticeship. Bloc students around the world acquire life-changing skills through hands-on, project-based learning and continuous mentoring from an experienced professional.
Bloc Alumni
Ann Chan
UX/UI Designer, Product and Metrics Associate at Dotforge Accelerator
Design
Education
University College London, U. of London 2012 — 2015
Bachelor’s Degree, Economics, 2:1
Bloc 2014 — 2015
User Interface & User Experience Design
The Cheltenham Ladies' College 2010 — 2012
A Levels, Maths (A*), Further Maths (A*), Physics (A*), Economics (A), Chinese (A)
Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong 2006 — 2010
IGCSE, 8 A* 1 A
Experience
dotforge September 2015 - Present
Freelance September 2014 - Present
Reseed March 2014 - December 2014
UCL DECIDE July 2014 - September 2014
Mayor of London Low Carbon Entrepreneur October 2013 - June 2014
UCL Entrepreneurs April 2013 - June 2014
NACUE 2013 - June 2014
HSBC August 2013 - September 2013
AIESEC in Venezuela July 2013 - August 2013
AIESEC UCL-SOAS September 2012 - August 2013
Skills
Economics, Leadership, Marketing Strategy, Usability Testing, Team Management, User Experience Design, Graphic Design, Web Design, Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Innovation, Photoshop, User Interface Design, Mobile Application..., Team Building, Microsoft Office, Teamwork, Branding & Identity, Public Speaking, Start-ups, Market Research, Research
Jennifer Palacios
Full Stack Web Developer
Internet
Education
Bloc 2015 — 2015
Full stack web development, Full Stack Ruby on Rails developer
Universidad Rafael Landívar 2006 — 2010
Hotel and Restaurant Management, Bachelor´s degree
Experience
Abebooks September 2012 - Present
Bloc, Inc. January 2015 - July 2015
Tata Consultancy Services March 2011 - August 2012
Westin Hotels & Resorts January 2010 - June 2010
24/7 Customer May 2008 - October 2008
24/7 Customer February 2008 - April 2008
Skills
Hospitality, Multitasking Skills, Spanish, Interpersonal..., Humor, Sales, Spanish-English, Technical Support, Customer Service, Multicultural, Help Desk Support, Online Help Development, Microsoft Office, Situational Leadership
Patrick Hofer
Technical support and software novice at Sinterwerke Grenchen AG
Automotive
Education
EF Englishtown 2015 — 2016
English C2, English
Free Code Camp 2015 — 2016
Certificate in Full Stack Web Development, Computer Software Engineering
Bloc 2015 — 2015
Certificate in Backend Webdevelopment (Ruby on Rails), Computer Software Engineering
Berufs- und Weiterbildungszentrum Lyss 2011 — 2014
EFZ, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Experience
Sinterwerke Grenchen AG April 2015 - Present
F +.H. Engel AG August 2014 - March 2015
F. + H. Engel AG November 2012 - July 2014
Band Genossenschaft Bern August 2011 - October 2012
Peter Urban
Digital Designer at Kontrapunkt
Design
Education
Bloc 2014 — 2015
Frontend Web Development, Frontend Development
Danmarks Medie- og Journalisthøjskole 2009 — 2012
Bachelor's degree, Graphic Design
Helle Mardahl 2008 — 2008
Creative Research & Illustration Course
The Scandinavian Design College 2008 — 2008
Foundation Degree, Architecture and Product Design
Experience
Kontrapunkt September 2012 - Present
KEA - Københavns Erhvervsakademi October 2013 - Present
Peter Urban September 2009 - Present
Dansk Dynamit May 2012 - Present
Kontrapunkt October 2011 - February 2012
India September 2009 - June 2010
e-Types April 2009 - September 2009
Skills
Interaction Design, Logo Design, Web Development, Creative Direction, Graphic Design, Web Design, Typography, Branding & Identity, Concept Development, Corporate Identity, Corporate Branding, Art Direction, Visual Identity, Layout, Visual Communication, Graphics
Roman Belov
Ruby developer
Computer Software
Education
Bloc 2013 — 2014
Ruby on Rails developer, Web development
Bloc, Inc. 2013 — 2014
Ruby on Rails web development
Högskolan i Jönköping / Jönköping University 2012 — 2014
Master's degree, Information engineering
Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation (Technical University) 1998 — 2004
Engineer-Mathematician, Mathematics and Computer Science
Skills
Web Development, Github, Scrum, Git, HTML 5, CSS3, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Heroku, AngularJS, Linux, CSS, Ruby
William De Vos
CoFounder at The Rights
Information Technology and Services
Education
Bloc 2015 — 2015
Full Stack Web Development
Universiteit Antwerpen 2008 — 2014
Commercial Engineer
Universiteit Antwerpen 2012 — 2012
Summerschool Yerevan, Emerging economies in transition
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwecollege 1997 — 2008
Wetenschappen Wiskunde
Experience
The Rights February 2014 - Present
Gusto/Lucy Chang/Bocadero/RAFC September 2009 - 2014
Skills
Business Strategy, Start-ups, Project Management, Business Development, Financial Analysis, Entrepreneurship, Marketing Strategy