Suraya S
Mentor
(24 reviews)
US$15.00
For every 15 mins
49
Sessions/Jobs
ABOUT ME
iOS Dev, UI/UX Designer, and Creative Technologist
iOS Dev, UI/UX Designer, and Creative Technologist
I am passionate about building scalable software, crafting engaging and intuitive interactions, and teaching. I love helping people of all backgrounds solve problems.
I've previously mentored students remotely in web development and Java. Currently, I help professors at the University of Southern California teach iOS development using Objective-C and Swift.
I am a strong advocate for rapid prototyping with different tools and approaches and believe that a prototype is worth a 1000 meetings! I am interested in all stages of a product: ideation, prototyping, user research, execution, etc and can offer strategic advice for where to start after having that initial idea.
English
Eastern Time (US & Canada) (-04:00)
Joined October 2015
EXPERTISE
6 years experience | 11 endorsements
I started developing iOS applications by making 5 Objective-C iOS games.. Since then, I have shifted my focus to developing general-purpo...
I started developing iOS applications by making 5 Objective-C iOS games.. Since then, I have shifted my focus to developing general-purpose apps in Swift! Currently, I help out professors at the University of Southern California to teach classes on iOS development. Lately, I've been working on building websites and APIs with IBM's server side Swift framework, Kitura.
4 years experience | 2 endorsements
The right user experience and interface makes the difference between your code being not only functional, but meaningful. I put UI/UX at ...
The right user experience and interface makes the difference between your code being not only functional, but meaningful. I put UI/UX at the forefront of any project I tackle. Putting the user first when beginning ideating allows for a streamlined implementation as the problem being solved will be understood at both a technical perspective and a 'human' perspective. I use various tools to prototype mockups and interactions such as Photoshop, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Sketch, and Maya.
2 years experience | 7 endorsements
Have built various websites for projects.
Have built various websites for projects.
5 years experience | 4 endorsements
Java was the first programming language I learned and I still use it to learn new data structures and algorithms. I think its a fantastic...
Java was the first programming language I learned and I still use it to learn new data structures and algorithms. I think its a fantastic language for people wanting to learn OOP and other fundamental concepts.
Creative Development
3 years experience | 1 endorsement
I work on creating generative compositions using libraries such as Processing, P5.js, Paper.js, Mo.js and many other scripting libraries....
I work on creating generative compositions using libraries such as Processing, P5.js, Paper.js, Mo.js and many other scripting libraries. I also enjoy creating music visualizations and generative algorithms for various data visualization scripts.
2 years experience | 6 endorsements
Have built various websites using JavaScript.
Have built various websites using JavaScript.
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(24 reviews)
John Fitzsimons
January 2020
Very good mentor that's easy to work with and understanding of any hiccups during the process.
Giridher
September 2017
Suraya makes harder concepts easier for beginners to learn and does an amazing job of making things easier to understand. She is prepared with material ahead of time and is a huge help for learning iOS development.
Jose
September 2017
She has been great.
Jerome
August 2017
Awesome teacher. Makes complicated stuff easy to grasp.
Jerome
August 2017
Awesome teacher!
Matt
August 2017
Extremely knowledgeable and great communications skills.
Kara Capozzi
August 2017
Suraya is an incredible teacher. She is well-prepared, helpful, and she always takes the time to ask if I am understanding everything. I am beginner, and she is great with helping me to feel at ease as well as confident in my abilities. She is a great teacher and mentor and I am am fortunate to have her help, and I highly recommend her.
c0nman
August 2017
I had a few questions going in, and Suraya was able to explain and demonstrate the concepts so clearly! I can't wait to use what I learned.
Kara Capozzi
July 2017
Suraya was an amazing mentor and tutor. She took her time to explain the topics that I needed help with (JavaScript) and was very flexible! I highly recommend her!
John Sal
June 2017
Again, Suraya was extremely helpful and efficient. She helped me with the design and database code for my app.
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