Ali Alkhulaqi — Full-Stack Developer

§ Experience, by arc

TheCoderSchool — Bayside, NYC Oct 2025 – Apr 2026

Taught coding fundamentals (Scratch, Python) to 15+ students across skill levels, with custom lesson plans per learner.
Substituted across classes, keeping progress consistent for every student.
Introduced project-based learning, guiding advanced students through building functional Python applications.

Skylight Pharmacy — Jamaica, NYC Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

Produced promotional video content for Instagram and TikTok, growing digital brand engagement.
Launched and managed Google Ads and Meta Ads campaigns to expand reach.
Streamlined internal data entry workflows and assisted with day-to-day IT support.

Project Empower — Remote Aug 2024 – Jan 2025

Architected user authentication and API routing for a non-profit platform serving low-income, first-gen college students.
Engineered session management for zero-error post-login routing across authenticated flows.
Co-organized the Project Empower Hackathon (2,000+ participants, $200,000 in prizes).

Go Detox — Van Wyck, NYC Jun 2021 – Dec 2023

Led a team of 3 through daily operations during 20–30 hour summer weeks.
Resolved third-party delivery platform issues (Uber Eats, DoorDash, Grubhub), cutting order errors and improving turnaround.

Jul 2026 – Present

TypeScript React Supabase Groq AI Claude

Aug 2025 – Jan 2026

Architected the database schema and secure REST API routes for Project Empower's student-facing platform.
Handled authentication flows and role-based routing logic.

TypeScript MongoDB