Hi, I‘m Jia Chen

I like to build random things.

I‘m a student developer from Singapore and the developer of dozens of vaguely amusing, overcomplicated projects.
I also run the Swift Accelerator Programme, a programme by Apple and IMDA.

I‘m an Apple Certified Trainer and work on various community initatives involving Apple technologies.

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Some places I‘ve been in.

            
News articles, features, and random other places my name or face might have popped up in.


            

                
                    

                        
Turning code into a superpower.

                        
Apple Education • apple.com

                    

                
                
                    

                        
Southeast Asia’s first Apple Developer Center opens in Singapore

                        
Apple Newsroom

                    

                
                
                    

                        
Apple's Swift Student Challenge is now open for applications: Winners get a golden ticket to Apple Park

                        
Hardware Zone

                    

                
                
                    

                        
Apple’s Swift Student Challenge 2024 Opens With New Distinguished Winners Category

                        
GeekCulture

                    

                
                
                    

                        
Behind The Scenes: Meet the next generation of coders

                        
Apple App Store Story

                    

                
                
                    

                        
From coding novice to tech mentor: An inspiring journey with Apple's Swift Accelerator Programme

                        
Hardware Zone

                    

                

                
                    

                        
16-year-old Jia Chen from SG is one of the winners of Apple’s WWDC20 Swift Student Challenge

                        
Hardware Zone

                    

                
                
                    

                        
我与库克的20分钟

                        
Zaobao

                    

                
                
                    

                        
苹果执行长库克：对中美贸易战达致和解表示乐观

                        
Zaobao

                    

                
                
                    

                        
"I am so impressed with the high school students in Singapore’s Swift Accelerator Program…"

                        
Tim Cook on X (formerly Twitter)

                    

                
                
                    

                        
Apple picks up apps created by SST students

                        
The Straits Times

                    

                
                
            

        


        

            
Some evidence that I know what I‘m doing.

            
I have no idea what I‘m doing, but I‘m pretty sure I‘m doing something right. Here are some certifications, credentials, and more.


            
Experience

            

                
                    
                    

                        
Trainer

                        Swift Accelerator
Mar 2021 - Now
                    

                
                
                    
                    

                        
Technical Mentor

                        Apple Developer Academy
Mar 2023 - Jul 2023
                    

                
                
                    
                    

                        
Curriculum Development (Swift)

                        Tinkertanker
Nov 2020 - Mar 2023
                    

                
            


            
Certifications & Credentials

            

                
                    
                    

                        
Apple Certified Trainer

                        Apple • Oct 2023
                    

                
                
                    
                    

                        
WWDC21 Swift Student Challenge

                        Apple • Jun 2021
                    

                
    
                
                    
                    

                        
App Development with Swift Certified User

                        Certiport/Apple • Dec 2021
                    

                
    
                
                    
                    

                        
App Development with Swift Associate

                        Certiport/Apple • Dec 2021
                    

                
    
                
                    
                    

                        
App Development with Swift Level 1

                        Certiport/Apple • Jul 2020
                    

                
    
                
                    
                    

                        
WWDC20 Swift Student Challenge

                        Apple • Jun 2020
                    

                
                
                    
                    

                        
Swift Accelerator

                        Apple/IMDA • 2018
                    

                
            

            
        


        
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