Working authentically.

Experience

2020 — 2024GoogleSoftware Engineer

2020 — 2024

2019 — 2020The CollegianAssistant Editor

2019 — 2020

College Place, Washington, United States

Helping lead and manage a staff of 27 writers, designers, and copy editors in the weekly production of the student newspaper at Walla Walla University.

Leading efforts to improve the online publication, including redesigning the website for greater usability.

2018 — 2020Walla Walla UniversityWeb Developer

2018 — 2020

College Place, WA

Created a webpage using Angular allowing students to electronically vote in school elections.

Patched vulnerabilities due to old code on the student body website.

Worked on updating the code and the database to prepare for the new school year.

2019 — 2019GEICOSoftware Development Intern

2019 — 2019

Chevy Chase, Maryland

Worked with a team of three engineers to gamify the GEICO Android app by rewarding users who engage with the app and explore its features.

Incorporated location and user data to personalize the GEICO app to the user.

Participated in the software development process, including Agile, Scrum, and code reviews.

2018 — 2018NASA - National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSoftware Engineering Intern

2018 — 2018

Greenbelt, Maryland

Developed a tool in Python comparing large sets of data between two polar-orbiting satellites to determine the integrity of the collected data.

Parallelized data comparison tool by implementing Docker containers, making analyzing data faster and more efficient.

Increased the efficiency of the tool by eliminating incomparable data before being analyzed.

Education

2016 — 2020

Walla Walla University

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

2016 — 2020