Hiroko Nishimura
Hi! I'm a Professional Beginner, specializing in deconstructing technology to teach from 0 ➡️ 1
Hiroko Nishimura, M.Ed.
I am a teacher, writer, and photographer with a mission to make different technologies accessible to complete beginners.I have a Master's of Education from University of Maryland for Special Education, 5 years experience in corporate IT, and 7+ years of experience in online teaching, technical writing, and content creation.I am skilled at learning about a technology from zero, then turning around to teach the introductory content to fellow newbies.
Other Projects
Some samples of my writing/teaching/course creation work:
Taught Build Modern Layouts with CSS Grid at egghead (did everything from beginning through post production on my own)
Worked as a Content Strategist to reorganize the How to egghead website to help other new teachers learn how to create online courses
Created introductory JavaScript tutorials and documentation for egghead (unfortunately seems like most of the pages are not visible anymore)
Currently collaborating with the Amazon Lightsail service team to create beginner-friendly Amazon Lightsail tutorials
Created a free comprehensive AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Exam Study Guide for beginners
Technical and non-technical tutorials on my blog (including JavaScript, different software installations, AWS): hiroko.io/tutorials
While not very active in the past few years, I have video recording/editing experience that I utilized to create egghead courses and publish on YouTube
Amazon Web Services
AWS Community Hero since 2020
Teach Introduction to AWS for Non-Engineers at LinkedIn Learning (720k+ learners, available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Polish, German, Italian)
Author of AWS for Non-Engineers with Manning Publications (English & Korean)
Creating documentation and tutorials at awsnewbies.com since 2018
Active as a speaker and panelist at various AWS/tech events/podcasts
Do you need a Professional Beginner?
Do you need a Professional Beginner to help your potential or new users learn about the fundamentals of your service or company?I might be the person you're looking for, to be that beginner myself, learn it from you, and then create content that is accessible to your potential clients!Reach out on LinkedIn, or shoot me an email! I'd love to chat!
Hiroko Nishimura, 2026.