# Luisa Marieth Morales > Senior Software Engineer @ Emerson Collective Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/luisamariethmorales If you're learning to code, please keep going! I've found it's a journey with potentially a lot of twists and turns. When you hear something is "easy" or "simple" - the person saying it only believes that because they've already learned it. Don't let anyone tell you you're not meant to be in tech, you belong. About my journey: I made the switch from community development to web development in July 2015. After completing an apprenticeship with Stealthwerk (an awesome design-minded development agency in NYC), I joined them as a full-time front-end developer. Two years later, I moved to SF to join the amazing team at Front as a Software Engineer, where I focused on building features for a product (multi-channel inbox) that helps people be happier and more productive at work on a daily basis. I moved back to NYC a few months later, started my Masters in Computer Science program at Pace University and an Engineering Fellowship at The Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity. At university I focused on developing my backend and core computer science skills. I graduated with honors and a concentration in artificial intelligence. I then joined the Emerson Collective Data Products team where I built a variety of greenfield products to demonstrate use cases where public data could be leveraged to empower the public sector. My skills span across the stack. Most recently I've been using Python, Flask, Pandas, Pytest, Scrapy, SQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, PostgreSQL, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, AWS, Vercel, Mapbox, LangChain, OpenAI, Jupyter Notebook, Airtable, Retool, Notion, JIRA, Figma, Sentry, Mixpanel, and more. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Emerson Collective Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 Collaborated cross-functionally in an ambiguous environment to build 15+ greenfield prototypes/MVPs. Utilized low-code tools like Retool, Airtable and built full stack applications powered by public APIs or custom ETLs/APIs. Languages/Frameworks/Tooling: Python, Django, Flask, Pandas, Pytest, Scrapy, SQL, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, Next.js, React, Mapbox, Tailwind CSS, Postgres, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, AWS, Vercel, Mapbox, LangChain, OpenAI, Zyte, Jupyter Notebook, Airtable, Retool, Notion, JIRA, Figma, Sentry, Mixpanel, and more. • Led intern hiring and onboarding; managed 2 interns, both secured full-time engineering roles post-graduation. • Led search feature rebuild for an internal product, migrating from Amazon Kendra to Elasticsearch, improving data quality and refactoring ETL and APIs, resulting in a 100% increase in user trust in search results. • Tech lead, architect and backend developer on WorkInEd, a jobs search site collating DOE teaching roles: > Designed and implemented a scalable backend for scraping 13k+ public school districts, supporting shared scrapers and integrating Airtable to help the product manager track and manage school district data. > Built ETL pipeline to dedupe, clean, and enrich scraped data ensuring accurate and up-to-date postings. •Core backend engineer on Immigration Commons, a closed platform providing reliable immigration data: > Implemented API endpoints for summary visualizations of 10+ years of EOIR data, enabling employees from 13 state offices and 30 national organizations to leverage time series insights and inform advocacy efforts. > Refactored core (EOIR) data ETL and integrated OpenSearch index and Vercel cache resets to fully automate ETL process, fully removing manual engineering effort and improving reliability. > Scraped state immigration data and prototyped RAG chatbot extension, validating feasibility of new feature. ### Software Engineer @ Emerson Collective Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 ### Graduate Assistant @ Pace University Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Greater New York City Area I held two Graduate Assistantships while completing my degree. I was a part-time Graduate Assistant for Dr. Hill, the Dean of the Seidenberg School throughout my masters degree. Dr. Hill and I collaborated on ad-hoc projects and student outreach. After joining the Learning Center as a tutor, I returned as a part-time Graduate Assistant the following semester. At the NYC Learning Center I helped fellow Pace students better understand working with/using Excel, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python. I also worked on ad-hoc projects and improvements to the tutor and student experience. ### Engineering Fellow @ Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 • Researched and engineered a data visualization dashboard, with search functionality, making it easier to select neighborhoods for upcoming outreach efforts and increasing use of government services. • Improved user experience and engagement of the organization’s community websites (Growing Up NYC and Generation NYC) through testing and development of new features and enhancements, with a focus on web accessibility. • Programmed and architected reactive components for the NYCO Patterns open source library, contributing chart components which enabled the team to quickly build custom reports and data visualization dashboards. • Collaborated on improvements to the ACCESS NYC open source library, testing the accessibility of components and reviewing documentation. ### Front-end Developer @ Self Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 • Improved existing, and architected new, mobile-friendly websites to improve clients’ online presence, user experience, and user engagement. • Coded websites using Wordpress or a static website architecture in collaboration with designers and other stakeholders, ensuring the final product met desired criteria and outcome. ### Software Engineer @ Front Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area • Re-engineered the online user onboarding process utilizing AngularJS, Node.js, and Stylus, improving the setup process for business accounts and doubling the number of teammate invitations sent out during onboarding. • Built a new alert feature to increase the number of plugin integrations per account, with exposure of 1,000+ users resulting in 120+ new installations within the first week. • Decreased search result load times by refactoring and coding new search components, resulting in an improved and more user-friendly email and platform search experience. • Wrote unit tests in Mocha, Chai, and Sinon.JS to improve stability of front-end codebase. ### Front-end Developer @ Stealthwerk Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | NYC • Programmed, enhanced, and built custom websites for several global media and cosmetic companies using Adobe Photoshop, WordPress, Drupal, jQuery, PHP, and SASS to increase digital engagement and revenue. • Developed a microsite, MyTommyMag, for Tommy Hilfiger, integrating the Storify API to pull in user-generated content, randomizing the content displayed every time a user visited the page, leading to increased time on site. • Implemented redesign of mobile-first website for Smashbox (US), which was later rolled out to other markets. ### General Manager @ Projective Space Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 My responsibilities were a mixture of community development, marketing and sales. My priority was to ensure the Projective Space community had an awesome place to work, network and grow their businesses. ### Founder @ PokSea Studios Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 We specialized in building startup exposure through social media consulting, and developing strategies on a startup budget and team bandwidth. Below are a few of the clients we worked with. Innovation Warehouse: Lead their community development efforts within the London Tech City area and engagement with startup communities outside the UK market. This included social media, blogging, website maintenance, partnership and sponsorship arrangements, and one-on-one consulting. Models4Water: Maintained their website, social media accounts, and supported in their fundraising efforts to improve access to clean water in Burkina Faso. Neapolitan Express: Assisted in the development of their website and social media branding. Developed and outlined an online marketing plan for the launch of their food truck and continued engagement post-launch. ### Founder & Organizer of New York Silicon Alley Meetup @ Techmeetups Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | New York City Techmeetups was setup to create a global network of tech communities from San Francisco to Sydney, with the belief that tech communities are isolated and great things can be achieved if individuals connect within their own cities and outside their borders. I started the Techmeetups, New York City branch. This was also the first U.S group to launch. I organized monthly events along with my amazing co-organizers and event volunteers. All of our events had a tech component, ranging from hackathons to 'How-to' sessions. Our events brought together thousands of tech enthusiasts helping to build the tech ecosystem in New York City. ### Intern @ Innovation Warehouse Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 I worked as part of the founding team to develop processes, documentation and a pre-launch following. Upon launching in May 2011 my focus switched towards community development, which included managing events, social media, community wellness, website updates, and word of mouth marketing within the London startup community. Innovation Warehouse were amongst the first coworking spaces/accelerators to launch in London - 1 of 3 spaces of its kind in 2010. ### After School Lego Robotics Teacher (Volunteer), representing FIRST @ P.S 188 Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 I taught a class of 15 students, from the ages of 10 - 15, how to build robots using LEGO Mindstorm and program them using Robolab 2.5.4. ### Intern @ Colombian Consulate - NYC Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 I worked alongside the Consulate General’s assistant, and helped within the legal and immigration departments. ### Intern - Video Editor @ Eyebeam Art & Technology Center Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 I worked alongside Reid Farrington on, Gin & "It", which premiered April 2010 in Ohio and May 2010 in NYC. I focused mainly on editing character placements and video scored Rope, by Alfred Hitchcock. I created Rope background mattes using Photoshop CS and Final Cut Pro. I also co-wrote and edited grant proposals submitted to NYSCA and The Jerome Foundation. Both grants were awarded in the amounts of $15,000 and $6,000 respectively. ### Intern - Video Editor & Project Assistant @ The Wooster Group Jan 2008 – Jan 2009 I helped out with daily office tasks like picking up the phone, running errands, and assisting the cast and crew during shows and rehearsals. I assisted with the MS 131 (Nov 2008-Dec 2008) project and taught students how to develop a storyboard, create a script, run lines, and execute a complete video production. Whilst in high school I interned with The Wooster Group for a term as well, where I worked on the video score for their 2005 production of Hamlet. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science Pace University - Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 ### General Course in Economics, Law The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics (Major), Law (Minor) Pace University Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/luisamorales - GitHub: https://github.com/KISS/ - Website: https://luisam.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/luisamariethmorales JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/luisamariethmorales/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22