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Seattle, Washington, United States

Full-stack role in a small organization with a large user base. Partnering with product managers, designers, curriculum writers, and other engineers to support Code.org's mission of expanding equitable access to computer science. Professional growth demonstrated with two promotions in four years. Some key experiences:Dance Party, AI Edition: a coding tutorial built in React to introduce students to language models in the context of music and dance. Led efforts to build a feature to… Show more Full-stack role in a small organization with a large user base. Partnering with product managers, designers, curriculum writers, and other engineers to support Code.org's mission of expanding equitable access to computer science. Professional growth demonstrated with two promotions in four years. Some key experiences:Dance Party, AI Edition: a coding tutorial built in React to introduce students to language models in the context of music and dance. Led efforts to build a feature to allow students to preview animations generated by their code. Technologies used: TypeScript, React, Redux.Java Lab: an in-browser experience for high school students to learn Java programming. Includes a React-based integrated development environment (IDE) and AWS Lambda to execute student code and communicate to and from the browser. Part of the team that built the IDE and led development of a feature that allows teachers to group their students and review each other’s code. Technologies used: React, Redux, Ruby on Rails, Java, AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudFormation).Collaborated with our design team to iterate on and translate Figma designs into code.Added unit, integration, and end-to-end tests across our stack. Managed production deployments, version control in git, and day-to-day responsibilities on the command line.Implemented general improvements to JavaScript development with upgrades to our component library tool (Storybook) and core dependencies like Webpack and FontAwesome.Built and maintained React-based tools for Code.org's professional learning team, including creating an editor with a real-time preview (WYSIWYG) for internal staff to write surveys and a library feature to reuse questions across surveys. Technologies used: React, Redux, Ruby on Rails. Show less

Seattle, Washington, United States

Conducted wide-ranging analyses of Code.org's curriculum, teacher and student surveys, and school uptake of computer science. Created visualization tools for internal and external stakeholders to access and share key metrics.

Greater Chicago Area

Built a geospatial predictive model in partnership with the City of Syracuse, NY to identify potential water main failures before they occur.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Built intuitive data visualizations of user behavior across marketing channels and geographies, conducted AB testing alongside product managers to evaluate new features, and identified opportunities to improve user experience using web analytics tools.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Led analysis of a report tracking international financial resources for health in developing countries. Determined main messages, collected data, implemented statistical analyses, and prepared data visualizations to government stakeholders.

Master Of Public Health (M.P.H.), Health Metrics And Evaluation

Recipient of fully funded fellowship through the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Relevant Coursework: Data Programming.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering