Ira P.

Product Engineer

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia5 yrs 1 mo experience

Key Highlights

  • Experienced debate coach with proven success in competitions.
  • Skilled in teaching programming to young students.
  • Active participant in humanitarian innovation projects.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a versatile educator and coach in the IT and Software industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

TeachingDebateManagementLeadershipProgramming

Other Skills

BBC: microbitsCClassroom InstructionCommunicationComputer ScienceCritical ThinkingEmbedded SystemsGitHumanitiesInstructional CoachingLinuxMinecraft EducationOrganization SkillsPhilosophyPlanning

About

Interested in exploring any and all fields in the IT and Software industry. Looking for internships and part-time employment opportunities in the same.

Experience

Reddam house sydney

Debate Coach

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr · Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia · On-site

  • Coaching Year 7 students for the term, occasionally Year 8, 9 and 12 for the Eastside Debating Tournament. Give weekly training sessions on debating strategies and topics, and observe and give feedback on the team’s debate.
TeachingDebateInstructional CoachingClassroom InstructionPublic Speaking

Junior engineers

Instructor

Oct 2021Mar 2022 · 5 mos · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · Hybrid

  • Taught year 1, 2 and 3 students the basics of programming through Minecraft Education Edition, BBC micro:bits, and Scratch. Taught them loops, variables, coordinates, circuits, and basic game development. Took weekly classes and also week-long full time holiday programs.
TeachingProgrammingScratchMinecraft EducationBBC: microbitsEmbedded Systems+2

Humanitarian innovation hackathon

Participant

Jul 2021Jul 2021 · 0 mo · Australia

  • Worked on real-life humanitarian problems faced by Pacific Islanders
  • Worked with a team of 5 over the weekend in a fast-paced and competitive environment
  • Came up with a novel and innovative solution to combat mental health problems in adolescents in the Solomon Islands
  • Presented our research and solutions in 5-minute video
  • Was among the top 10 finalists out of 31 teams

University of sydney philosophy society

Executive

May 2021May 2022 · 1 yr · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • Helped plan and run events
  • Contributed philosophy topics to hold sessions on
  • Participated in weekly philosophical discussions
  • Helped with background administrative work
ManagementPhilosophyOrganization SkillsLeadership

Monte sant'​ angelo mercy college

Debate Coach

Feb 2021Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · On-site

  • Coached debating to Year 7s, 9s, and 10s for the FED inter-school tournament. Team of Year 10s reached the finals in 2021.
TeachingDebateClassroom InstructionInstructional CoachingPublic Speaking

The medley

Editor In Chief

Aug 2019Aug 2020 · 1 yr

  • Was the co-editor in chief for the online literary journal 'The Medley'
  • Read, analyzed, and chose from 50+ submissions
  • Edited and subedited pieces
  • Interviewed multiple famous authors for the journal
  • Gave the journal creative direction and expanded categories published

Ostraca - the creative writing society, hansraj college

Member

Sep 2018Feb 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos · New Delhi, Delhi, India

English debating society, hansraj college

Member

Aug 2018Feb 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos · Malkaganj, New Delhi

Internship cell,hansraj college

Coordinator

Aug 2018Jan 2019 · 5 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Executive council, dlf public school

School Captain

Aug 2016Sep 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo · Ghāziābād Area, India

Times of india nie

School Reporter

Sep 2014Sep 2015 · 1 yr · DLF Public School, Sahibabad

  • Covered all school events
  • Wrote press releases
  • Took video interviews
  • Worked on the Editorial Board of the School Newspaper

Education

University of Sydney

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) — Philosophy

Feb 2025Mar 2026

University of Sydney

Bachelor of Computing

Feb 2020May 2024

DLF Public School, Sahibabad

Senior Secondary

Jan 2004Jan 2018

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