About Skillspire

Affordable coding bootcamp

Meet Skillspire

Empowering students to find work they love

Skillspire is an affordable coding bootcamp on a mission to empower people to pursue the work they love. We serve adult age students (18+) who are looking for a faster and more affordable path to a new career or career advancement. Our goal is to level the playing field by providing training and mentorship to those from under-represented populations. We provide a welcoming environment for everyone, including low-income students, women, and minorities.

With ever tightening immigration rules, we see increased demand for local skilled talent. Many even come with prior tech backgrounds and degrees. Without pathways into our ecosystem, they end up in low-paying jobs: warehouses, airport, rideshares. By training students locally, we aim to source skilled talent locally so that tech companies don’t have to outsource or offshore, all while creating increased diversity in the tech companies.

Our mission

Break down barriers that preclude women, people of color, and other under represented communities to enter the tech workforce

Meet our Founder

The Founder and CEO, Yasmin Ali, being a minority woman from an under-represented community is able to connect and understand the background of the people that Skillspire targets. As a community activist for the past 10 years, she has been able to establish relationships with several CBOs, affinity and religious orgs.

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Our Live Instructors

Learn from instructors with real world experience in the tech industry.

Mohamed Ahmed

AI Instructor

Mo, a Seattle-based entrepreneur and investor, specializes in AI-driven innovation. He transformed Magalix from an idea into a multi-million-dollar success, leveraging AI to optimize cloud infrastructure. With deep expertise in product and people leadership, he helps enterprises harness AI for growth and efficiency.

Ivan Avilla

Cybersecurity Instructor

Ivan is a well rounded Cyber Security professional with over 24 years of professional experience in both government and major telecom sectors. I currently specialize in Cybersecurity Leadership and Cyber Incident Response/Handling, Digital Forensics, Malware Analysis and Penetration Testing.

Melissa Lee

Cybersecurity Instructor

Highly skilled in technical and operational domains, with proficiency in programming languages like Python, C#, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and SQL. Experienced in TensorFlow model development, Linux systems, network analysis with Wireshark, and security tools such as Nmap and Tenable Nessus. Adept at using Figma for design and PowerShell for automation. Strong in Scrum SDLC methodology, project management, Windows Active Directory, and AWS (CCP certified). Demonstrates exceptional time management, communication, collaboration, and complex problem-solving, with a focus on efficient project planning and design/development within budget constraints.

Swathi Guruduth

Intro to Data Analytics Instructor

Experienced in Project Management and in the manufacturing industry. Highly skilled in Data Analytics and Data Science

Andrew Smith

Java and Cloud Computing and Advanced Data Analytics Instructor

Experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the medical practice industry. Skilled in Computer Science, C#, .NET Framework and Software Documentation. Strong engineering professional with a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Computer Science from Oklahoma State University.

Melanie Milligan

Advanced and Intro to Data Analytics Instructor

Melanie is a seasoned Data Consultant with a wealth of experience in the field of data analytics. Melanie has been at the forefront of data-driven decision-making, helping organizations harness the power of their data to drive business insights and growth.

Martin Alvarez

Cybersecurity Instructor

Martin is a Security Support Engineer at Amazon with a strong background in Cyber-Security. He has interned at IBM, automating security processes with Node.JS, and at Nordstrom, where he developed and tested micro-services for inventory management. Martin actively contributes to tech communities in Seattle and enjoys producing music, working out, and exploring the city.

Monica Howard

Full Stack Web Development Immersive Instructor

Monica is a Full Stack Web Developer using Python, Flask, and Django. She is also familiar with object oriented programming (OOP) and functional programming. Monica is very knowledgeable in the MVC design pattern and full stack MERN and Python apps. She's also comfortable using git for version control and Github to fork, branch, and merge code.

Abshir Mohamed

Full Stack Web Development Immersive Instructor

Abshir is a Software Engineer from Microsoft with a strong track record of success in designing, developing, and delivering high quality software applications

Guzal Noori

Full Stack Web Development Immersive and Data Analytics Instructor

Guzal is a Full-Stack Software Engineer specializing in Java, Python, and JavaScript frameworks who is dedicated to getting projects done with high quality and in a timely manner. She is skilled in DevOps and Cloud with knowledge in Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform.

Farhad Ahmed

Java and Cloud Computing Instructor

Farhad is a Software Engineer. He is a back-end software developer who has significant front-end experience. His top skills are in Java, Spring Boot, and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Ruby Vohra

C# and Azure Cloud and Intro to Data Analytics Instructor

Ruby is a software engineer at T-Mobile. She has been an Instructor with Skillspire since 2020.