Teaches online

Teaches all skill levels

Age: 8+

Speaks English, Arabic

Teaching since 2007

Robotics Software Engineer Nanodegree

About Tarek O.

5.0

(22)

Tech Educator and Parkour Coach. For the past 10 years I gave lessons to groups and individuals in 6 countries for all ages starting from 8 years old. Most recently, I have built and helped design 8 of the most popular high tech escape rooms in New York City. In the past, I have provided IoT solutions for environmental, agricultural, and “smart cities” projects, acted as team lead on numerous software analysis and web development projects, launched and managed the first hackerspace and mobile makerspace in Egypt, taught interdisciplinary tech/art workshops, and coached parkour on an individual and team level. From Egypt and based in New York.

Instructor details

Subject

Location:

Student's Home

Teaches Online

Teaching Hours

Tuesday

5 PM-7 PM

Wednesday

5 PM-7 PM

Thursday

5 PM-7 PM

Friday

5 PM-7 PM

Saturday

5 PM-7 PM

Sunday

5 AM-7 PM

Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

Pricing

30 minutes

$35

60 minutes

$65

ReviewsWrite a review

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5.0

22 Reviews

William (or Bill)

Online

A tutor who is not only intelligent, but is brilliant; which extends to rich emotional intelligence. Tarek is a pleasure to work with. He knows his stuff, verrry well; shows compassion, a willingness to teach, and the ability to get into the student's mind enough to do it well. Thanks, TakeLessons, for getting someone like this. And keeping him. All the best - Bill Leikam

Posted Jul 28, 2021

Darlene

Online

I can't say enough about Tarek's knowledge of Linux. I had 3 prior Linux teachers that could not solve my issues and didn't have an understanding of my goals. From the start, Tarek did. On the first lesson, he solved one of my issues and continues to help me understand and love Linux. He is extremely knowledgeable, patient and so nice. I look forward to many more lesson with Tarek. Nicole

Posted Jul 9, 2021

Zaineb

Online

Great Python teacher. Goes above and beyond to teach and help you succeed. I highly recommend taking lessons from him.

Posted Jul 4, 2021

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Experience

Technologist

Dec, 2020 - Present

National Museum of Mathematics

I help maintain a working state of the museum's exhibits and I build new exhibits. I also support the museum's IT department.

Coding Teacher

Jan, 2019 - Jun, 2019

EXPLORE EXCEED CHARTER SCHOOL

I taught Computer Science for 6th, 7th and 8th grade, having worked with the school and my team to build a unique curriculum that fits the diverse background of the students and accommodates their abilities to discover engineering by building JavaScript games, interactive websites using HTML/CSS and Scratch programs.

Head Coach (Parkour)

May, 2018 - Nov, 2018

GRASSROOTS FITNESS PROJECT

Since joining Grassroots, I have reconstructed its parkour program and taught all levels of parkour as a personal trainer and as head coach for larger classes. I created, developed, and led the Grassroots summer camp which combines parkour and STEM education for kids ages 7-13.

Technologist / Embedded System Engineer

May, 2017 - Present

Clue Chase

My job at Clue Chase includes writing embedded systems firmware, designing and building the production electronics, architecting the IoT sensor network, implementing the data acquisition and developing the monitoring and control dashboard for the company. I also work in product design and development to maintain the company's competitiveness in the tech entertainment industry.

Manager/Co-founder

Oct, 2015 - Jan, 2016

Maker Express

Outfitted a small microbus with educational tools, 3D printers, laser cutters, small robots, simple crafts, and a small library to launch a “mobile makerspace.” Coordinated 3-month cross-country tour across more than 30 cities, providing workshops in co-working management, Internet of Things (IoT), photography, and other subjects to schools, universities, and co-working spaces.

Software Engineer

Jun, 2014 - Jan, 2015

NOOR Data Networks

Engaged in web development using PHP and .Net. Applied scrum software management platform as a scrum master.

IoT System Architect

Jun, 2014 - Jan, 2017

NOOR Data Networks

Worked with Noor customers to build smart IoT solutions to suit business development needs, from software to custom hardware design. Designed and implemented IoT solutions for environmental, agricultural, and “smart cities” projects. Contributed to the development of the IoT Lab (the first in Egypt), from determining component inventory and stock to purchase of measuring tools to 3D printers for fulfillment of R&D needs.

Parkour coach

Aug, 2007 - Jan, 2016

Parkour Egypt

Developed Parkour Egypt into Egypt’s biggest parkour team, with more than 500 members and 15 branches across Egypt. Taught parkour for over 9 years to circulating members.