- "Code readability isn't just about personal preference!", !!Con 2022 (November 2022)- "User Preferences vs User Settings and The Importance of Inclusive Language", We <3 A11y by Kendo UI (February 2022)- "Why Accessibility is Important", We <3 A11y Panel Roundtable by Kendo UI (February 2022)- "Accessibility August 2021 on Dev Roulette LIVE" with Stephanie Myers (August 2021)- "Debugging Semantic HTML Elements for Accessibility" SomeAnticsDev Twitch stream (August 2021)- "Getting started with accessibility" interview with Kevin Powell (released July 2021)- React.Indy, "Building an Accessible Modal" (October 2020)- Twitter Design's "Disability in UX" panel discussion (7/30/2020)- The Indianapolis Ruby Brigade Monthly Meetup, "A Disabled Dev's Journey" (11/13/19)- Sigstr, Diversity & Inclusion Panel, (9/11/19)- IndyPy La Femme Pythonista, Right Brain Talk, "A Disabled Dev's Journey" (9/10/19)

- Built the foundational design system components for HashiCorp Developer with an emphasis on collaborating early & often using RFCs & daily asynchronous communication- Facilitated additional React implementations of the Helios Design System as an intermediary passing along guidance from the Design System team- Provided unique input & feedback for the creation of multiple Helios Design System components, resulting in higher quality user & developer experiences- Implemented a collaborative & self-documenting design review process that consolidated feedback across the Product, Design, Education, & Engineering organizations- Reviewed components & features for WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance in the discovery, design, & implementation phases- Coached peers on building & testing accessible design system components with robust, maintainable, & extensible APIs- Created & influenced inclusive team norms that increased productivity, collaboration, & balance of differing working styles- Led the migration & maintenance of hyperlink formats in over 2,500 Markdown files in more than 15 GitHub repositories across tutorials & documentation for all HashiCorp products, of which, the maintenance tooling catalyzed the creation of a linting system for streamlining content authoring- Worked with Product, Design, & Education teams to document problems & create solutions with user data collected from surveys, analytics systems, & Google Search Console- Built out a comprehensive guide for writing pull request descriptions and inclusive & effective code reviews, resulting in multi-organization adoption- Set the technical vision for the team by proposing new architectures, tooling, & best practices, enabling peers to deliver high-impact work & encouraging a more inclusive team environment- Authored & facilitated the adoption of more than a dozen system-level & team-level RFCs & significantly contributed to multiple others, paving way for widespread impact & influence in the project

- Upgraded webpack from version 4 to version 5, decreasing production build size by 75% (51MB to 13MB) and stabilizing CI builds- Built multiple React hooks for making API requests and easily tracking their loading states to provide better UI/UX feedback for users- Migrated several pages using legacy Redux and React class components to function components written in TypeScript and little to no Redux, enabling the use of React hooks and improving overall performance- Incorporated the use of tools that improve developer experience and the code review process: the Prettier code formatter with CircleCI checks on PRs and the classnames package for conditional styling in custom components- Proposed and created the first integration tests between the frontend and backend repositories to catch breaking changes in PR checks before code is reviewed or merged- Analyzed dozens of project dependencies, created a plan for updating or removing each one, and designed a process for keeping dependencies up to date- Wrote multiple scripts for automating most of the frontend release process using the new GitHub command-line interface- Planned and led the beginning of the migration of test suites from Enzyme to React Testing LibraryTech: React 16 (Context API, Hooks), TypeScript, Less, Sass, Redux, Jest, Enzyme, ReactTesting Library, ESLint, Babel, webpack, Storybook, QuillJS, FontAwesome, Syncfusion,AnyChart, Ant, Twilio, Flask, PostgreSQL, Jenkins, CircleCI, Sentry, LogRocket, Jira

I started a Twitch channel in April of 2020 because I was looking for new ways to socialize during the pandemic. I really missed my knitting friends at the local yarn shop, so I decided to knit live and see who would stop by and chat. Then I discovered that people also streaming coding and gave that a try too.

- Migrated from a legacy Rails application to a modern React and Redux application, making it easier to add new features and develop an attractive UI- Created and updated several API endpoints to use Fast JSON API and filter, sort, and paginate data- Onboarded a junior developer with no Rails experience through pair programming and coaching them through their first projects- Led the scoping, estimation, and definition of work for several epics and small projectsTech: React 16 (Hooks), Redux, Sass, Jest, Enzyme, FontAwesome, Ruby & Ruby on Rails,Docker, CircleCI, Clubhouse.io, GitLab, MySQL

- Built out brand-new React pages and components with accessibility in mind, such as a full-screen modal that allowed users to create email marketing campaigns- Worked with full-stack and back-end developers to plan how the front-end and back-end would effectively interactTech: React 16 (Hooks), Styled Components, Jest, Enzyme, Lodash, Jenkins, Jira

- Completed several patient and non-patient features in a multi-module Electronic Health Record web application- Re-created the patient-side company marketing website from scratch using Vanilla JSTech: JavaScript, HTML, Sass, PHP, SQL, QuillJS

For the 2017-2018 Fall academic quarter, I was a teaching assistant for the junior-level Software Requirements Engineering course. By the end of the course, students should be able to:- explain the importance of requirements engineering and how the process works,- gather requirements from stakeholders with specific techniques,- communicate scope, feasibility, and priorities with stakeholders,- meet specified requirements by designing and prototyping user interfaces, and- evaluate usability, utility, and efficiency of prototypes by completing usability testsMy specific duties included:- Acting as the client for the students to practice professional communication while gathering requirements- Grading various assignments- Holding milestone reviews with project teams

- Increased maintainability and implemented remote commands for an existing web HMI which was used for in-vehicle customer demos and the development of V2X technology- Facilitated collaboration between teams in Troy, Michigan, Kokomo, Indiana, and IndiaTech: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, WebSockets

- Researched the Java Security Architecture to calibrate security in a Java Virtual Machine- Developed test Xlets to evaluate security calibrations and API implementationsTech: Java, Xlets, JVMs, JARs

In this position, I was a teaching assistant for the Introduction to Software Development course. Many freshman Computer Science and Software Engineering students (maybe some other majors as well) take this course and it is the first time they learn how to program. The course teaches students the basics developing code through the Python programming language. My specific duties included answering student questions during class lectures when they were given work time and assisting the professor as needed.

The summer began with only knowledge of how to connect and pair Bluetooth devices. After weeks of reading numerous sources and watching informational videos on Bluetooth Low Energy, I started to research Android App development using Android Studio using available BLE demo applications on the developer site. This provided a solid ground of understanding before diving into building a proof-of-concept prototype from a development kit.One development kit required the use of a serial terminal and commands in order to set up configurations of the Bluetooth module. While this too provided an even deeper understanding of Bluetooth Low Energy and how to create a custom GATT Service with the multiple types of characteristics, it was found that another development kit may provide a better prototype for demonstration.With just over two weeks remaining in the summer, the project switched gears to a kit which required an interesting scripting language and seemed to be easier to implement for the simple purposes we desired. In the short time left, I was able to provide a fully functional prototype with the existing product and compatibility with both Android and Apple devices. Apple app development was not possible, however, the prototype included a heavily modified BLE Android demo app which was able to display a health device's desired test results at a simple press of a menu option.

Individually worked with students aged K-10 in various ways. Depending on a student's needs, we would re-visit concepts or move forward with workbook problems. Almost everyone had a different preference for practicing their skills including chalkboard and whiteboard quizzes, flashcard races, and online games.This position required great patience and repetition and some days were more difficult than others, but being able to learn about all of these children and their very different personalities was one of the most rewarding things. I was almost always leaving with a smile on my face because of the things they did or said.

For the entire term of the internship, data was collected and compiled for statistical inference in Excel concerning the lives of submerged entry nozzles (SENs) used in the continuous casting process. Over 15 hours of indentation hardness tests were also completed on steel micro samples to more closely view the effects of changing small aspects during casting and molding. In completing the mentioned tasks, many interesting trends were found and thus provided the company hypotheses to further research beyond the summer months.

Period of employment included the summer of 2012 and 2013, as well as December of 2012 through January 2013.The main focus of this position was to organize the process used to receive acknowledgements on orders for doors and hardware. I checked for price discrepancies, missing items, and incorrect part numbers by comparing the information in a PO system and the PDF documents sent by manufacturers. All information was tracked in a custom Excel spreadsheet I created for easily compiling dates, phone numbers, or notes regarding orders. To troubleshoot unusual findings, phone calls and emails were shared with manufacturers' customer service individuals and the warehouse would be searched by myself for received or missing/late shipments.

This position supported me for the final months of senior year. I was able to see a different side of the restaurant business with owners from one of the oldest Mexican restaurants in Indianapolis and learned the recipe for the best fresh guacamole you could ever taste.

Started as an after school dishwasher and moved on to serving after a few weeks when the boss was impressed with my handwriting. I learned how to make customers comfortable and how to deal with those who were not so easy to please, including other servers on the team. Communication was a key skill developed which continues to support me well today.