Jacob Estep is a co-founding UX engineer at ND Connect, a startup that aims to connect neurodiverse people with relevant mentors. He recently completed an M.S. in Technology Innovation from University of Washington, where he learned how to apply design thinking, prototyping, and entrepreneurship to solve real-world problems.With two years of experience in full stack engineering and UX design, Jacob has contributed to various impactful projects, such as developing a generative AI app for VocaLamp that reduced user distractions by 60% and creating a community resource data management platform for Mary’s Place that reduced research time by 30%. He has skills in user research, Figma, agile, SQL, noSQL, Flutter, Java, Kotlin, Python, React, HTML, CSS, JS, and C++. He is passionate about technology, design, and social justice, and he is always eager to learn and grow as a professional. He is looking for new opportunities to collaborate with other folks in tech and work on challenging, meaningful, and impactful projects.