Toronto Coding Bootcamp - Lighthouse Labs

Toronto Instructors:Learn from Toronto's Top Developers.

Juan Gonzalez

Web Instructor

Lead Instructor, Toronto

Juan is a Software Engineer who allegedly sold his first project in 1988. Whatever language was used to develop it has been forgotten. More recently he has been an entrepreneur with a passion for all things video.
David Mills

Web, iOS, and Intro to iOS Instructor

Instructor, Toronto

David has been working as a Web and Mobile developer for the last 7 years. In that time he’s worked for a Digital Agency, where he helped build, test and launch websites for brands such as Adidas, Sleeman and McCain. Always looking for a challenge, David teaches both Web and iOS at Lighthouse!
Fabio Neves

Web Instructor

Instructor, Toronto

If you travelled back in time to 2007, you’d find Fabio working on one of the first deployments of Amazon AWS. Today he splits his time between freelancing, consulting and producing music. Fact: we keep the tools locked up when he’s around, because his love of hacking hardware has been known to void warranties.
Rafal Dittwald

Web Instructor

Instructor, Toronto

Rafal studied systems engineering, but has been developing software since forever. At Lean Pixel he is a partner for the “Meta startup”, housing several different startups within it. Before that, he founded a startup, worked as a consultant developer, and then helped develop curriculum mapping software at U of Toronto.
Jon Salis

Web Instructor

Functional Imperative

Jon has spent five of his ten years focusing on Ruby/Rails. He is currently the CTO of Functional Imperative where he mentors several bootcamp grads, bringing his insight as an employer to the training process. When not working on cryptocurrency projects, you can find Jon having a beer after a competitive hockey game.
Maggie Moss

Intro to Web and Front End Fundamentals Instructor

SkyVerge

Maggie was part of our rockstar January 2015 cohort in Vancouver, and now she's passing on that knowledge to our students in Toronto. She's moved across the country three times in the last two years and currently works remotely as a Rails Engineer at SkyVerge.
James Cash

iOS Instructor

Lean Pixel

James is a Co-Founder and Lead Developer at Lean Pixel. In addition to his expertise in both Web and iOS development, James also competes in various powerlifting & strongman competitions and events throughout Canada. You wouldn't want to mess with this developer.
Rob Jackiewicz

Web Instructor

BrewBox

Rob is a start-up veteran, and is now running his own craft beer and alcohol e-commerce business. BrewBox is like the Dollar Shave Club of craft beer! Rob is also an expert in Rails, Angular, nodeJS, Python, and DevOps.
Kowsheek Mahmood

Web Instructor

Vectio

Kowsheek has a background in computer engineering, mathematics & philosophy. His first program was a keylogger written in C - but don't tell anyone! He's currently serving as the CTO at Vectio and is the Principal at ArchetypeTech where they love to build great products.
Jason Liang

iOS and Intro to iOS Instructor

Z1 LLC

Jason loves to program his own problems away.
Tory Shoreman

Front End Fundamentals Instructor

Beamwork ES

Tory is a history major, turned bank employee, turned dev. She left a career in banking when she discovered her love of web development. Since graduating from Lighthouse, she has worked as a front-end developer and is excited to share her love of all things CSS with the Front-End Fundamentals students!
Charlotte Lopez

Front End Fundamentals Instructor

Corus Entertainment

Charlotte's favourite things are design, dance, and code. She's a self-identified nerd and has recently been learning about finance. Charlotte has 12+ years of experience working in the broadcasting industry and merges her diverse interests by working with external broadcast apps and design!
Anthony Tulai

Intro to iOS Instructor

TribalScale

Tony is an iOS engineer with a background in nanotechnology engineering. He's passionate about all things cool in tech. You can always pique his interest with a healthy debate - even if he happens to agree with you on the issue. Happy coding!
Carlos Garate

Front End Fundamentals Instructor

Rangle.io

A Web Developer since the time of slow dial-up, Carlos loves mentoring people about Web tech. In order to catch up with the cool web kids, he enrolled in bootcamp in early 2017 and loved every minute of it. He currently works happily for Rangle.io and is a photographer in his spare time.
Steve Tran

Intro to iOS Instructor

Intro to iOS Instructor

Steve is a mobile developer and iOS instructor who’s worked on a variety of mobile apps for small and large companies alike. His strong interest in programming, teaching and community building has led to him helping others learn and grow as software developers.
Erin Gallagher

Intro to iOS Instructor

Intro to iOS Instructor

Erin is a Software Engineer at Connected working with a wide range of clients developing anything from mobile apps to augmented reality experiences. Prior to Connected, she worked for TD Bank as an Android & iOS developer on their core banking app. Erin is excited to share her love for all things mobile
Niloo Ravaei

Instructor

Blockchain Engineer & Technical Instructor at Blockgeek

Lighthouse alum Niloo is a filmmaker turned coder who’s helped FinTech startups in Toronto and SF scale into some of the biggest players in the space. When she’s not exploring the latest advancements in Blockchain, she helps Toronto-based charities use technology to streamline their operations.
Shagufta Sayani

Instructor

Blockchain Solution Architect and Developer

Shagufta is a Senior in IT Advisory Services at Ernst & Young LLP, architecting and developing Blockchain solutions for initiatives across industries in Canada and the US. She brings a deep understanding of distributed ledger technologies, cryptocurrencies, token architecture, and crypto-economics.
Jamiel Sheikh

Instructor

CEO of Chainhaus

Jamiel is CEO of Chainhaus, an advisory and dev firm specializing in blockchain and crypto solutions, tokenomics, and decentralized apps. He also runs Blockchain Federated, a global blockchain community. He is a graduate prof at NYU and CUNY, where he teaches performance management and data science.
Razvan Draghici

Instructor

Co-Founder / CTO at AgileAlpha Inc

Razvan is a full stack developer / devops dude who currently runs a boutique cloud hosting company. If he's not in front of a computer you'll most likely find him dirt biking through the forests and swamps of Southern Ontario.

You will also be supported by a community of developers.

Toronto Staff:

Nicole Husain

Director of Operations

Nicole can be found where science, technology & education intersect. After studying blind fruit flies, she spent many years leading small & mighty teams building educational games. You'll find her tinkering in STEM projects and is excited that her daughters are growing up in a world where nerds are cool.
Juan Gonzalez

Lead Instructor, Toronto

Juan is a Software Engineer who allegedly sold his first project in 1988. Whatever language was used to develop it has been forgotten. More recently he has been an entrepreneur with a passion for all things video.
David Mills

Lead Instructor, Toronto

David has been working as a Web and Mobile developer for the last 7 years. In that time he’s worked for a Digital Agency, where he helped build, test and launch websites for brands such as Adidas, Sleeman and McCain. Always looking for a challenge, David teaches both Web and iOS at Lighthouse!
Alexis Fefer

Admissions Manager, Toronto

Alexis is a wannabe techie and podcast enthusiast. Drawing on her background in HR and recruiting, Alexis helps Lighthouse find other wannabe techies and set them on the path to become aspiring web developers. She may be a small person, but she helps people achieve big goals!
Carmen Tsang

Manager of Employer Relations & Partnerships - Eastern Canada

Carmen helped launch a recruitment agency and Fatburger's 1st Burnaby location - she's not sure which was more fun! Now Carmen is proud to put her "headhunting" superpowers to use at Lighthouse Labs, and has managed career services for 5 of our locations!
Alix Ali-Dib

HR & Special Projects, Toronto

Alix eagerly cultivates a community around Lighthouse Labs. Her passion for cultivation extends beyond work – she recently received an in-game award on the Hay Day iPad app for three years of farming excellence.
Emma McPhail

Education Manager, Toronto

Emma took the midnight train to Vancouver to make a career change (but also to meet some nice dogs). Coming from an administrative background she is excited to join Lighthouse and expand on her previous volunteer work creating community experiences in the not-for-profit sector of Prince Edward Island.
Will Fraser

Community Manager, Toronto

After moving to TO from a farm town, Will fell in love with the tech community & is excited to live that daily through Lighthouse and their community! Outside of work he likes to listen to show tunes, read comics, and rewatch episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race.
Sandra Radovanovic

Growth Marketing Manager

Sandra is a passionate growth and product marketer devoted to meaningfully engaging audiences and creating exceptional customer experiences. She has led agile projects in a range of industries from finance to software. "Believe in iterations".
Olivia Essen

Devhub Community Coordinator, Toronto

Olivia is excited to indulge in the Lighthouse Labs culture and foster a community full of bright & fun go-getters. Always passionate to learn new things, she lets her inner nerd be the lead. When not in the office, you will find her on the search for cute dogs to pet or decent Canadian beers to drink.
Erika Lorenzen

Head of Events for Devhub and Lighthouse Labs

Erika discovered her passion for event planning during her undergrad; the rest is history! She has a love for learning, radiates positivity, and uses her organizing powers for good (mostly). Her training in both classical ballet and Disney movies means she spends most of her free time in dance classes!
Diego Mena

Designer

Diego has worked since 2002 as a graphic designer / Art Director mostly in advertising agencies. Graduated in Brazil in Visual Programming. The last 4 years of his career he formed his own Design / Audiovisual studio before moving to Toronto from his native Dominican Republic. He is also a musician / son
Janelle Stiehl

Student Success Coordinator

Janelle is passionate about developing others and is excited to work with Lighthouse Lab students and staff. She tries to stay active by playing soccer and practicing yoga but likes to balance this out by indulging in junk food.
Kate Clarridge

People & Culture, Toronto

Kate has an eye for talent that she uses to help us recruit the instructors and mentors you see on this page. She is passionate about building learning communities and facilitating knowledge sharing. Her earliest career aspiration was to be rockstar and after seeing her karaoke chops, we believe it!
Tim Huebsch

Marketing Coordinator

After 2.5 years in editorial at a national magazine, Tim's broken away from the sports industry to grow and foster LHL's social media presence and assist in everything communications. His favourite pastimes include spending time at the cottage, playing with his Australian shepherd and searching for pizza
Amy Mansell

Product Manager, Toronto

Amy is a rare mixed breed of strategist & executor all wrapped into one. She is responsible for building and iterating on our part-time education products & is known around the office as the reigning queen of reaction gifs
Louisa Smith

Career Services Coordinator

Louisa's main goal is to help people do their best work. Her secondary goal is to make the perfect cup of tea. With a counselling background and a penchant for positivity, Louisa always has a listening ear and finds new ways to problem solve. She loves watching Jeopardy and doing crosswords.
Sherman

Head of Naptime

Sherman is part puppy, part sleepy-head, part nut-job. When Sherman isn't napping under Shaki's desk, you'll find him running around and eating garbage. His most important role is to remind us not to take ourselves too seriously.
Josh Borts

Founder & Advisor

Owner of software development company Functional Imperative. Previously Josh operated a crabbing vessel in Iceland but unfortunately was deported to Canada after his work visa expired. He has reapplied but Iceland has yet to respond.
Jeremy Shaki

Founder & Chief Talking Officer, Toronto

Jeremy Shaki is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lighthouse Labs. He is a Montreal native, Concordia University Poli Sci graduate, former Director of Marketing at Sugar Media, and he plays basketball pretty well. Or at least he says he does. Jeremy is very well versed in Marketing and Brand Strategies, Operational Structures, and Staffing, and has been applying those skills to his first love.. Education. He loves what he does, and he loves to talk about it. Beware.

Meet the rest of the team.

testimonials

What I love about being a dev, is not just the problem solving aspect and feature creation/development, but the culture and community is such a great fit for me. It’s something that's made me realize that this my career path. This is what I'm going to do for the rest of my life.

Previously: Lead Hand, Parker Johnson Roofing
Now: Developer at Unbounce

I gained the fundamentals of software engineering from university, but that doesn't teach you to be a hacker, who is good at developing a product in a fast-paced environment and is always ready to try out new technologies. This is what I learned from LHL.

Previously: Project Manager
Now: Software Engineer at Axiom Zen

Not only do you leave with a new skill set under your belt, you meet a significant amount of super talented and passionate people.

Previously: Designer
Now: Co-Founder of Fetch

Lighthouse Labs kickstarted my career, the curriculum is current, relevant and engaging. It was the best possible use of my time.

Previously: .Net Developer
Now: Developer at Retsly

Start Dates:

Intro to Web Development	May 21 - Jun 27	Jul 9 - Aug 15	TBA	TBA
Intro to Front-End with JavaScript	May 20 - Jun 26	Jul 8 - Aug 14	TBA	TBA
Web Development Bootcamp	May 27 - Aug 2	Jun 24 - Aug 30	Jul 22 - Sep 27	Aug 19 - Oct 25
	Sep 16 - Nov 22	TBA	TBA	TBA

* This is a post secondary program where high school completion is a prerequisite, or provincial age of majority.

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