# Carol Pedersen

> CSPO | Software Engineering | EdTech

Location: St Charles, Missouri, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/carolpedersen

Bridging tech and strategy | Full-stack dev (React, Go, AWS, SQL) with product mindset | Skilled in cross-functional collaboration & clear communication | Experienced in education & learning design


React, TypeScript, Go, Python, SQL, NoSQL, HTML, CSS, Terraform, AWS, Azure DevOps

## Work Experience
### Associate Software Engineer @ Orenda Education
Jan 2023 – Jan 2025
· Contributed to frontend development using React, TypeScript, and Material UI, focusing on building and updating UI components

· Used React Query for data fetching and caching, gaining experience with query lifecycle and cache invalidation

· Assisted in developing backend features in Go for AWS Lambda services, including API Gateway integrations and DynamoDB data access

· Applied test-driven development (TDD) practices to collaborated cross-functionally to build features from PBI requirements

· Supported infrastructure tasks with Terraform, setting up AWS resources alongside LocalStack for local testing

· Participated in a pair programming workflow with regular code reviews

### Lead Operations Specialist @ Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023
· Promoted to Lead with additional people and project management duties in August 2023

· Conducted time studies resulting in a reduction of time-spent-per-applicant by ⅓

· Designed and implemented the pilot version of tutors-for-schools pipeline, which included conducting initial research, analyzing data from over 10,000 applicants, and managing a team of 4 applicant reviewers

· Designed a process to determine the accuracy of user profile data and managed a team of 8 as they implemented the process and audited over 12,000 tutors on the platform

· Cleaned and analyzed data using Looker, SQL, and Google Sheets for a variety of projects in order to improve the efficiency of business processes and improve client experience

### Tutor Sourcing Specialist @ Varsity Tutors, a Nerdy Company
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021
· Exceeded performance metrics consistently by sourcing high quality tutors and providing knowledgeable, personable customer service to applicants

· Spearheaded projects to increase efficiency which resulted in reducing the applicant backlog by 70%

· Designed research-based standard operating procedures for tasks such as verifying teacher certifications of applicants

### Middle School Teacher @ St. James School District
Jan 2013 – Jan 2019 | St. James, Missouri
· Developed research-based, multi-grade writing rubric in order to increase cross-grade alignment and increase targeted differentiation within writing curriculum

· Designed curriculum for Digital Citizenship course on basic computer skills and online safety

· Mentored peers in Canvas LMS curriculum design and meaningful technology integration

### Writing Specialist @ School District of Clayton
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Clayton, Missouri


## Education
### Master of Education - MEd in Secondary Education and Teaching - English
Truman State University
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012

### Certificate in eLearning Instructional Design and Development
Oregon State University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

### Bachelor of Arts - BA in English, Minor in Women's and Gender Studies
Truman State University
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010

### Javascript in SQL, Java, React, Node
LaunchCode
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/carol-joy-pedersen

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Last updated: 2026-03-29