# Liz Phillips

> Senior Software Engineer at Spotify

Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/lizphillips

I used to develop experiences for audiences, and now I engineer them for users.
After a brief foray into free coding resources and a few text books I became hooked. Applying the problems solving skills I cultivated building shows to building apps, games, and website has become my hobby and my career. I'm deeply interested in art, social justice, and games. I love learning new technologies, and working with all aspects of implementation from front end to back end. I specialize in complex problem solving that requires me to use different skill sets.

Proficient in: Javascript, Node.js, React, Redux, CSS, HTML, Git, Github, Google Cloud,
Familiar: Java, AWS, Vue, Next.js, Netlify, Vercel

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Spotify
Jan 2023 – Present | New York, United States

### Web Engineer @ Spotify
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States

### Full Stack Software Engineer @ Fabric Technologies, Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 | Brooklyn, New York

### Teaching Fellow @ The Grace Hopper Program
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area

### Volunteer Wordpress Developer/Front-End Developer/Graphic Designer @ 48in48
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
In 48 hours, my teammate and myself helped to rebrand, reorganize and develop a website for two NYC nonprofits, The Women’s Center for Education and Career Advancement (WCECA) and The Coalition On Positive Health Empowerment (COPE). Our design for WCECA took third place out of 48 websites.

http://www.WCECA.org - Second Runner up for Best New Website at 48in48NYC 2016

### Intern @ InteractAble
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area
- Responsive web design and development with Bootstrap
- Wordpress website design
- App Logo design
- Graphic design for promotional materials
- Module/Level building based on the game design document
- QA Testing including Bug Reporting and Smashing
- Editing game design documents for alternate builds
- In-game image modification and replacement

### Lighting Designer @ Temple University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016
Lighting Designer for:
Odd Girl Out
Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Arcadia
Anything Goes

### Projection Designer and Engineer @ Temple University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016
Projection Designer and Engineer for:
Odd Girl Out
Macbeth

### Graduate Assistant @ Temple University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016
Lighting Design & Projection Design
Lighting Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Hang/Circuit/Focus Light Plots, Manage Undergraduate Students, Troubleshoot Lighting Problems, Strike Lighting, Design/Hang Rep Plots

### Social Media and Marketing Manager @ Luminosity Mobile
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
I manage the community, social media, and marketing for Luminosity Mobile, a mobile game developer.
This includes managing the Twitch, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ Pages. As well as tracking analytics, and keeping in touch with our fans and the community.

### Web Designer @ The Colored Girls Museum
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
Developed a website for The Colored Girls museum with SquareSpace.

### Projection Designer @ Orbiter 3
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
Designed Projections for the World Premier of Moon Man Walk.

### Projection Designer @ Dirty Joke
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
Designed projections for Jennifer Blaine's one woman show, Dirty Joke, at the Annenberg Center in West Philadelphia

### Assistant Designer @ Applied Mechanics
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
We Are Bandits

### Benefit Event Spotlight Operator @ Pig Iron Theater
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Operated a spotlight for a one night fundraising benefit show and auction for Pig Iron Theater at the Trocadero Theater.

### Audio Visual Technician @ Rubin Museum of Art
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
Helped set up the K2 Lounge. During concerts I ran live lighting looks during the performances.

### Lighting Technician @ Productions by Gilad
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
Load in and strike for events, concentrating on Lighting setup and troubleshooting.

### Electrician/Spotlight Operator/Light Board Operator @ Georgia Shakespeare
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Atlanta, GA
Involved, as an electrician, in load-in, crossover, and strike of 4 shows in rep. Spot Op, Board Op, and Stage hand for 3 of the 4 shows respectively.

### Production Design Work Study @ Savannah College of Art and Design
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Savannah, GA

### Stitcher/Wardrobe @ Boston Children's Theater
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011
Responsible for construction, running, and strike for a double cast of Footloose, followed by a rep of Spring Awakening/Little Women the Musical.


## Education
### Immersive Student in Full-stack Javascript Engineer
Grace Hopper Program at Full Stack Academy
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017

### Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Lighting Design
Temple University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2016

### Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Production Design: Lighting and Scenery Concentration
Savannah College of Art and Design
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lizkristinaphillips
- Website: https://lizkristinaphillips.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/illuminatedspace

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Last updated: 2026-03-23