Bill K.

Education: Stanford University, BS in Computer Science 

Career: Software Product Manager in Energy

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Bill, a native of Orange County, learned how to code when he was 15 when he took a life changing AP Computer Science course in high school. He deepened his knowledge beyond the classroom setting by starting his high school’s robotics team and doing software research projects for the US Navy. This passion led him to attend Stanford University where he earned his degree in Computer Science.

Bill has 2 years of experience teaching the Stanford University computer science intro curriculum as a teacher’s assistant, along with over 2 years of private tutoring. Most impressively, Bill was an inaugural volunteer instructor of Code in Place during the COVID pandemic, a virtual introduction to Computer Science through Stanford University for people all around the world. Bill approaches teaching with the goal of making his students better problem solvers for all subjects and standardized tests. He’s noticed that students often struggle because they don’t understand the underlying concepts. He teaches his students how to approach learning the underlying concepts so they can apply that same thought process to different subjects.

Bill is a full-time software product manager in the energy industry, where he builds complex software products that operate grid-scale batteries. When he’s not working or teaching, you can find him floating in the surfing lineup somewhere in North County.