# André Kovac

> Software engineer, AI & React Native trainer, and educator. Mission: "teach to empower." Helps engineering teams, managers, and curious adults master complex skills through hands-on learning. Based between Bali and Germany (Munich & Berlin).

## Key facts

- Trained engineering teams at Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds, McKinsey, Roland Berger, BMW, DATEV, REWE, innogy and dm TECH.
- Top 5% on StackOverflow (React Native & JavaScript), 2M+ developers reached.
- Lead instructor for General Assembly and Workshops.de.
- Competed in 22 hackathons across 6 countries.
- Speaks 5 languages: German, English, Mandarin Chinese, Indonesian, and some Spanish.
- Background: cognitive science + applied mathematics (both with distinction), published in PLOS Computational Biology, former CTO.

## Offerings

- Flagship workshop "From coders to team players": teams build a real AI agent while developing product thinking, communication, and ownership - the three factors that decide whether software projects succeed (from 20+ interviews across tech-company hierarchies).
- AI training for managers and executives.
- React / React Native deep-dive workshops for engineering teams.
- Keynote speaking and science slams.

## Products

- Slangua (https://slangua.com): a slang dictionary that shows how people actually talk, from textbook formal to street casual. Indonesian available; more languages coming.

## Pages

- Workshops: https://www.andrekovac.com/workshops
- Products: https://www.andrekovac.com/products
- About: https://www.andrekovac.com/about
- Speaker bio (copy-ready): https://www.andrekovac.com/bio
- Writing: https://www.andrekovac.com/blog
- Work / portfolio: https://www.andrekovac.com/work

## Contact

- Email: dev@andrekovac.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrekovac/