I strive for excellence and meaning in my work. I ask questions, seek understanding and growth relentlessly, and care deeply about communication. I not only bring a solid set of technical skills to a project, but an unusual combination of soft skills. My background in theatre means I am uniquely experienced in generating results on a deadline, with myriad stakeholders each bringing a different talent to the project. I get the job done, and I can flash jazz hands while I do it

• VS Code, Atom, Postico, PostgreSQL, Postman, MacOS, Windows, GitHub, DB Designer, Outlook, Slack, 75wpm typing, 8000+ KPH 10key, Trello, Miro, Zoom, VS Liveshare, Google Suite, Office Suite, UX collaboration, wireframing, ERD design, Snowflake, Looker, Swagger, Teams, Heap, Confluence, Jira, DataDog, PagerDuty
• JavaScript, HTML, CSS, JQuery, JSX/React, Redux, SQL, Express, NodeJS, git, Jest,APIs, version management, LookML, Typescript, Angular, Data Visualization, Data Analysis, Ruby on Rails, Rspec
• Solution Oriented: able to identify a challenge and address it practically
• Communicative: highly capable of liaising between technical and non-technical individuals

• Eastern Washington University (BA Theatre) June 2004
• Prime Digital Academy (Full Stack Software Engineering Certification) January 2021

Stitch Fix

Software Engineer / Full Stack | March 2022 - Present

• Bridging the divide between technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring planned work meets the needs of all parties
• Executing front end engineering tickets on Stitch Fix home pages for feature updates, as well as marketing campaigns
• Adding and refining features for in-house CMS software, and partnering with marketing partners to rapidly update page content
• Seeking opportunities to improve agile processes and ceremonies to better meet business needs
• Leveraging test driven development to produce high quality Typescript, React, and Rails code for multiple customer-facing teams on both the front end and back end
• Onboarded to multiple teams (due to reorgs), ramping up to production quality code in new-to-me technologies within weeks
• Rotating as on-call engineer for both FE and BE teams, responding to incidents, troubleshooting, triaging, and executing regular maintenance duties

Prime Digital Academy

Student | August 2020 - January 2021

• Learned and used programming languages and techniques in a fast-paced high-intensity virtual environment
• Engaged in study groups, projects, and classroom lecture entirely remotely
• Navigated multiple programming technologies while engaging in real-time virtual lecture space
• Implemented newly-acquired skills to produce Minimum Viable Product
• Researched and tested skills outside of curriculum to achieve desired results

Group Client Project

• Developed a customized full stack React app for Powderhorn Safety Collective (PSC), a grassroots community-support organization. The app allows community members to submit i ncident reports, view public notices and j oin the PSC’s mailing l ist. PSC volunteers and Admins can update, assign, follow, communicate about, and respond to incidents using the app. Admins can also edit and update i ncidents and user accounts.
• Used VSCode, Postman, Postico/PostgreSQL, JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS, APIs, DB designer, Node.js, Sweet Alerts, and Bootstrap

Solo Capstone Project

• Developed a full stack web-app to track and numerically represent an individual’s risk of contracting COVID based on CDC/Department of Health data for simplification of quarantine-bubble contact decision making, allowing users to enter activity and risk tolerance data for sharing with potential bubblemates to better determine COVID-contact-compatibility, based on numerical representation of quantifiable risk-level data
• Using VSCode, Postman, Postico/PostgreSQL, JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS, APIs, DB designer

Tasks Unlimited

IT and Purchasing Manager | January 2019 - April 2020

• Supervised part time IT staff and front desk reception staff, implementing first system of coverage and schedule management, leading to improved attendance and performance
• Maintained relationship with third party IT vendor, negotiating Managed IT (MIT) contract from 3 years to probationary 1 year term, improving customer service and project management
• Served as first point of IT troubleshooting contact for staff, liaised with MIT company for staff issues, reducing IT support tickets and redundant work by 25%
• Disseminated IT policy and procedure updates to all staff, ensuring organization-wide clarity and consistency in computer use
• Received, tracked, and fulfilled all supply and purchasing requests achieving 30% reduction in supply costs
• Recorded payments for accounts receivable using Intacct software
• General office management tasks supply inventory, postage meter/copier maintenance, board room scheduling
• Developed and implemented first set of IT best practices, policies, and security guidelines improving staff productivity and reducing IT security incidents by 80%
• Developed new purchasing system organization-wide, consolidating disparate processes and reducing total operating costs by 30%
• Developed and implemented novel IT on-boarding process and training for new employees

YMCA - Shoreview

Membership Sales Advisor | July 2017 - January 2019

• Managed dozens of active enrollment files from initial contact to finalization and on-boarding
• Integrated personal and financial member-data in virtual and hard copy platforms
• Connected with potential members over the telephone and in person, conducting tours and guiding enrollment
• Counseled prospects in procuring income-verification documents & issued personalized scholarship quotes
• Ran and assessed sales and contact reports, & determined self-directed time management to meet goals
• Coordinated calendars, appointments, and schedules to ensure sales coverage

NASA Dryden Flight Research Center

Support Specialist (Contract) | June 2007 - December 2009

• Edited operation manuals for Flight Simulator software and hardware
• Arranged engineer travel, through branch travel agency then reconciled per diem and expense reports
• Conducted tours of the simulation facility for visiting engineers/staff