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Chris Kloester

Chris Kloester

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Director

Moonrise Education | Melbourne

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My New Track

AI Fundamentals

My New Course

Understanding Machine Learning

My New Course

Understanding ChatGPT

My New Track

AI Fundamentals

A skilled educator turned creative developer.

My Work

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Understanding Machine Learning

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Understanding ChatGPT

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Understanding Artificial Intelligence

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Moonrise education

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Understanding Machine Learning

My Certifications

These are the industry credentials that I’ve earned.

AI Fundamentals

AI Fundamentals

DataCamp Course Completion

Take a look at all the courses I’ve completed on DataCamp.

Courses

Introduction to Python
Understanding Artificial Intelligence
Understanding ChatGPT
Intermediate Python

My Work Experience

Where I've interned and worked during my career.

Moonrise Education | Mar 2023 - Present

Founder and Managing Director

As Founder and Managing Director of Moonrise Education, I created, and now manage, the Moonrise app: a hybrid-micro-learning literacy coaching app designed to coach parents and educators on evidence-based techniques to nurture children’s early language skill development through a systematic, phonics-based approach. Aside from managing daily business operations, growth, and development at Moonrise, I also provide educational coaching to parents, teachers, schools, and kindergartens both in person and online.
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NetworksX | Feb 2022 - Mar 2023

Investment Research Associate

NetworksX is a modern day investment and market research services provider. Australia’s first and largest Expert Network, we help Private Equity firms, Public investors, Management Consultants and Corporates conduct effective due diligence and strategy work through access to industry experts that are bespoke to their needs. We believe that the best investment decisions are driven by compliant human insights powered by tech that automates processes and captures critical data in fast time. We fuel better and faster decisions via our unique research methodology.

Pitch Venture Capital | Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

Founder Success

I provide services to further develop our founder success program and develop the systems that help support our founders' personal and business growth.

Pitch Venture Capital | Jul 2021 - Oct 2022

Head of Founder Success

I work with new founders, helping them to get from idea stage to investment! I work directly with start-ups from all different industries, helping new founders progress through a data driven process of testing and iteration to build their businesses up, avoid common pitfalls, gain traction, and get funded! I provide guidance and education on: - Market Research - Branding - Go to Market Strategy - Marketing & PR - Lean start-up techniques - MVP design and build considerations - How to gain, build and demonstrate traction - How to find, cultivate and maintain good investor relationships - How to gain investment I like to think of myself as a learned lighthouse, illuminating potential pathways to success for founders to navigate, until they can reach the shores of seed round funding.

Westbreen Primary School | Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

Classroom Teacher

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Kensington Primary School | Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

STEM Teacher

I currently teach, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to F-6 students. As this is the first year of STEM at KPS, I am also in charge of curriculum and assessment design and implementation.

Merri Creek Primary School | Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Classroom Teacher

I worked teaching Grade 2 in literacy, numeracy, science and inquiry.

Westbreen Primary School | Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

Classroom Teacher

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Junta de Andalucía | Oct 2011 - Jun 2012

Language Teacher

I worked as an English language consultant and in-class teacher in primary and secondary schools.

Out There | Apr 2011 - Present

Managing Director & Core Contributor

Out There is a Travel Philosophy website dedicated to helping people develop the confidence and skills to travel outside their comfort zone and have the time of their lives doing so! The content we provide is geared towards improving the social, cultural, and environmental behaviours of travellers.

Freelance, self-employed | Oct 2010 - Jun 2012

Private English Tutor

I worked teaching English in a private capacity to a variety of different clients across multiple cities in southern Spain. My clients included, university students and professors, business professionals, primary and secondary students.

Junta de Andalucía | Oct 2010 - Jun 2011

Language Teacher

I worked as an English language consultant and in-class teacher in a primary school.

ANZ | Jan 2010 - Jul 2010

Sales Consultant

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My Education

Take a look at my formal education

Master's degree, Elementary Education and TeachingUniversity of Melbourne | 2015
Bachelor of Science - BS, ChemistryUniversity of Melbourne | 2009

About Me

Chris Kloester

I am a passionate educator turned developer. I love to build things and can work in python and no-code applications like Bubble.io and Flutter. I recently built my own app to coach parents on how to instill a love of literacy in their kids.

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