Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
Ruslan Poptsov is a Partnerships Specialist at Omni - Tech & AI Growth Partner. Prior to this role, Ruslan worked as a Full-Stack Engineer at Pursuit. Ruslan is also an Entrepreneur at the NYC Department of Small Business Services and a Founder of Homeboy Entertainment Records. In addition to their entrepreneurial endeavors, Ruslan is an actor and performer with SAG-AFTRA and has experience in music production and acting. Ruslan's diverse background includes work as a Production Assistant at Brooklyn Workforce Innovations and as a Courier at Postmates. Ruslan has a degree in Full-Stack Web Development from Pursuit and is currently pursuing additional education at Kingsborough Community College.
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
Leap, Inc. d/b/a Brooklyn Workforce Innovations (BWI) helps jobless and working poor New Yorkers establish careers in sectors that offer good wages and opportunities for advancement. BWI’s mission is to empower low‐ and moderate‐income people by helping them gain access to living‐wage employment opportunities and career paths, and to develop programs that counter prevailing market inequalities and contribute to a broader movement for economic justice. We offer full‐time intensive skills training followed by at least two years of job placement, access to social supports and career advancement counseling. BWI’s award winning programs include: - Red Hook on the Road (commercial driver training) -"Made in NY" Production Assistant Training Program -Brooklyn Woods (green cabinetmaking and mill work) -Brooklyn Networks (teledata cable installation) -Brooklyn Navy Yard (customized employer training, adult education, career development and support services) -New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Resident Training Academy (trains public housing residents for upwardly-mobile jobs with NYCHA) Visit our website: bwiny.org “Like” us on Facebook: facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-Workforce-Innovations/148187008563181 Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/nybwi