# Hillery Shay

> Multidisciplinary problem-solver and critical thinker.

Location: Oakland, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/hillery

I am a top-tier analytic and critical thinker who can also facilitate a fraught meeting. I’m a creative problem-solving powerhouse who has also mastered in-the-weeds skillsets that range from crisis de-escalation to software development (ask me about DataDiet: a browser extension I wrote that tracks and quantifies the server-side electrical cost of a user’s browsing habits to help them reduce their environmental impact). I’m a highly educated and highly motivated researcher with excellent public speaking skills. 

I am skilled at collaborative work and deeply value environments that facilitate cooperation. I’m self-reflective, thoughtful, and committed. My favorite problems are the hard ones: I am especially interested in security, networking, and decentralized protocols. I recently earned a Masters in Interdisciplinary Computer Science, which means I have training in how to think multidimensionally about challenges that are usually cordoned off in a specific discipline. I am looking for the next big problem to solve.

I’m driven, dependable, knowledgeable, and I love to work.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Element
Jan 2021 – Present

### Apprentice @ Green City Landscapes
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021 | Berkeley
Apprentice builder at an ecologically-minded hardscaping/landscaping company in Berkley, working closely with owner to learn all aspects of the business, including project management, customer engagement, budgeting and strategic planning, building, maintenance, installation, and advertising.

### Residential Counselor @ Progress Foundation
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 | San Francisco
Responsible for the daily management of a ten-person crisis residential program, 
including running day treatment groups, providing individual and group counseling, crisis intervention and de-escalation, developing and implementing personalized treatment plans and providing thorough and timely documentation to meet state and county requirements.

### Mechanic @ Homespun Bikes
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Oakland
Responsible for all aspects of operating business, including sales, bike repair, inventory management and developing and implementing customer education classes.

### Medical Section Volunteer Coordinator @ Berkeley Free Clinic
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | Berkeley
Responsible for coordinating volunteer medics to provide medical care 5 nights a week, maintaining clinic records and reporting requirements to the state, as well as developing and providing new volunteers with a 6-month, 25-hour-a-week training curriculum.

### Co-Owner @ Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 | Berkely
Responsible for all aspects of business, including inventory management/parts ordering, sales, bike repair, and customer education. Member of the hiring committee.


## Education
### Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Computer Science
Mills College

### Bachelor’s Degree in Political, Legal, and Economic Analysis
Mills College


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hillery-shay-65a01a113

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Last updated: 2026-04-10