Full-stack developer · educator · builder — based in Los Angeles, California.
I’m a full-stack developer with years of freelancing and teaching, specializing in JavaScript, React, Node, PHP, and MySQL/Mongo. I’ve worked with startups and companies such as Mixotype, ExRx, and People’s Care, and I’m often consulted for innovative problem-solving.
Familiarity with multiple coding languages helps me provide unique business and tech solutions. I share that passion via bootcamps, electronic publishing, and a YouTube archive at @WengTeachesCode (I’ve moved away from regular YouTube publishing to focus on testing emerging AI developments every month).
I hold a MERN web development certificate from UCLA (top marks). Before the bootcamp I freelanced with the JavaScript–jQuery–PHP–MySQL stack which I self-learned. After certification I was a senior tutor for coding bootcamps across Trilogy, 2U, and edX — taught 159 students React, GraphQL, Sequelize, Node, and more.
I also completed a Project Management course at UC Berkeley (Dec 2022). With a prior healthcare background as a registered nurse, I aim toward entrepreneurial roles in innovative healthcare software — while staying hands-on as an engineer. I’ve also studied Python and AI applications / prompt engineering as AI tooling entered everyday product work.
Also advise when it helps: automation & AI-transformation consulting — marketing/ops workflows, SEO & content systems, accessibility audits, and business-process + AI tooling — engineer-first, without a hard sell. Details on Services · Advise. Related SEO, marketing & accessibility certifications.
Certificates & achievements · Open source · Merged PRs
Bootcamp graduate with distinction; now mentoring the next cohort of developers.
Project management coursework to bridge engineering and leadership.
RN background informs careful, user-safe product thinking.
A short archive of certificates and highlights: UCLA Full Stack MERN+ (Parchment), W3Schools CSS and MySQL, Mimo Web Development, SQL, and Python, edX AI applications and prompt engineering, UC Berkeley project management, plus open source (100+ repos and merged PRs), site credits, an ExRx feature, Mimo leaderboards, and the UCLA top-marks report.