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Fullstack software engineer with 6+ years of experience and a background in tech as a writer and marketer. Occasional improviser. Tools and languages I'm loving: Typescript, React, Python/Django, Tailwind, GraphQL, React QueryIn the past, I’ve enjoyed working with Node and NestJS.A bit more about me: I decided to become a software engineer after being a writer in the tech industry as well as spending a few years around the folks at Chi Hack Night (a civic tech meetup) that were making awesome things to make Chicago* a better place. One day, I said to myself, “Enough watching people make stuff and writing about people making stuff, it's my turn!” So I took an online course in Python from EdX (MIT's 6.00.1x: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming), loved it, and entered FullStack Academy to continue my journey. It’s been a few years and a pandemic since then and I’ve never looked back. I enjoy:- Taking a broadly scoped project, breaking it into pieces, getting it done, and telling non-engineers about it- Building things that are helpful- Collaborating on self-directed teams with opportunities to mentor and be mentored.- Thinking about the future of society, technology, and media- Using simple language to communicate complex subjects- Pragmatism as an engineering philosophy: the right solution is always contextualMost importantly: I am a do-er, passionate about collaboration, making smart decisions, and creating excellent work. *I used to live in Chicago. Now I live in Boston. From a city with The Bean, to Beantown.Bonus fun facts if you've made it this far! - I spent a year studying Arabic in Egypt - In college, I started an informal student group called Stew Wednesday - I've lived on 3/4 US coasts (San Francisco - West, Boston - East, Chicago - Third) (still missing Gulf)

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