Jim Flores
High School Chemistry & Physics Teacher at Visitation, Clayton, Brentwood, Bexley, Upper Arlington, San Jose and Menlo-Atherton schools.
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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Jim Flores is a former high school Chemistry and Physics teacher with 30 years of classroom experience who transitioned into software development to build practical tools for educators. Trained at LaunchCode in Python/Flask, C#, SQL and with contributions across frontend and full-stack repos, he focuses on clean, maintainable code—refactoring TypeScript exercises, improving UI structure in a flight-simulator studio, and adding Java demo frameworks. Based in St. Louis, he pairs deep content knowledge in physical chemistry and pedagogy with hands-on coding to create classroom-ready solutions that address gaps he observed while teaching. His work is informed by decades of lab-based, inquiry-driven instruction and a drive to translate pedagogical needs into usable software.
9 years of coding experience
Teacher certification Secondary Education and Teaching, Teacher certification Secondary Education and Teaching at University of California, RiversideComputer Programming/Programmer General, Computer Programming/Programmer General at LaunchCodeBachelor's degree Chemistry (with a minor in Mathematics), Bachelor's degree Chemistry (with a minor in Mathematics) at Washington University in St. Louis
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Github Skills (17)
javascript10
css10
typescript10
user-interface10
object-oriented-programming10
refactor10
java10
javas10
typescript-types10
html10
typescripts10
refactoring10
software-design9
file-management9
dom-manipulation9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
LaunchCodeEducation/typescript-lc101-projects
Feb 2020 - Feb 2020
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:14 commits, 7 PRs, 17 pushes in 1 day
Contributions summary:Jim primarily focused on refactoring and consolidating TypeScript exercises within the repository. They updated and moved code across multiple files to centralize the exercises into a single file. The changes include variable declaration, function implementation, class definition, and import/export statements, ultimately streamlining the exercise structure and promoting a more modular design.
LaunchCodeEducation/java-web-dev-exercises
Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
demos, exercise sets, and studios for java-web-development
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 4 PRs, 9 pushes in 1 month
Contributions summary:Jim primarily contributed to the Java-based web development exercises within the repository. They added demo code for temperature conversion and "Hello World" methods, demonstrating core Java programming concepts. Furthermore, they created starter code for lesson exercises, focusing on object-oriented principles with classes like `Student`, `Teacher`, and `Course`. The user also made code adjustments and added initial framework for more advanced exercises involving interfaces, showing a clear progression through the course material.
javaweb-development
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