# Nina Ray

> Software Engineer at Datavant

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ninaray

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Datavant
Jan 2022 – Present

### Software Engineer @ Zenysis Technologies
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
- Lead engineer, from initial scoping to deployment, of Geographic Information System (GIS) product using Mapbox GL JS and React.js, resulting in use across multiple deployments for a variety of important use cases.
- Implemented multiple initiatives to update and/or rebuild product frontend infrastructure, in order to create a refreshed user experience and reflect new engineering best practices and React tooling.
- Implemented multiple platform-wide design system refreshes, most recently working closely with designer to build an entirely new design system that reflects the platform’s intended user experience.
- Proposed and implemented CSS-in-JS tooling in order to make writing CSS for engineers easy, improve efficiency of page rendering, and further integrate styling with the React.js ecosystem.
- Recruited and evaluated candidates at Intern, Junior, and Senior career levels, onboarded resulting new hires.
- Introduced multiple best practices and initiatives for a more inclusive and equitable engineer hiring process, and employee quality of life.
- Co-led 2020 Internship program by planning team events, coordinating mentorship, and ensuring successful project completion.
- Published and contributed to 20+ internal documents to share and improve engineering best practices.

### CS 3110 Consultant @ Cornell University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Ithaca, New York
- Grading technical assignments that involve implementing applications in OCaml.
- Holding weekly office hours to review material and work 1-on-1 with students to explain concepts.
- Participate in bi-weekly grading sessions, and answering student questions on Discourse.

### Academic Excellence Workshop Facilitator (CS 2110) @ Cornell University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Ithaca, New York
- Reviewing, with a co-facilitator, and teaching course material every week to college students enrolled in CS 2110 (Object Oriented Programming and Data Structures, taught in Java)
- Developing and maintaining worksheets for students to work through during class time
- Explaining core CS concepts and algorithms to students with different levels of technical background, which requires careful thought and ability to excel in communication.

### Executive Board Member @ Women in Computing at Cornell
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Cornell University
- As a co-director, my co-directors and I am responsible for putting together the Girls Who Code program, which teaches code to local middle school and high school students. 
- Maintain frequent communication with local students, co-leaders, and volunteers for participating in Girls Who Code program.
- Maintain contact with company sponsors like Accenture and Google (igniteCS) to organize funding 
for Girls Who Code program.
- Supervise Girls Who Code curriculum taught by co-leaders
- Facilitate off-campus workshops with local schools and student groups to expose young students to CS.
- Often work with other student organizations (CU AppDev Project Team, Cornell Hacking Club, CUAUV Project Team, Scientista, etc) to develop demos and workshops for GWC students.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Zenysis Technologies
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California

### Teaching Assistant @ Girls Who Code
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | New York, New York

### Sales Associate @ Harmon Face Values
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016
Assisted dozens of customers daily. Managed finances efficiently through cash register transactions. Recognized by both managers and co-workers as friendly and resourceful.

### Sales Associate/Cashier @ Harmon Face Values
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
Assisted dozens of customers daily. Managed finances efficiently through cash register transactions. Recognized by both managers and co-workers as friendly and resourceful.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Cornell University

### Bridgewater-Raritan High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nina-ray-261664105
- GitHub: https://GitHub.com/ninaray

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Last updated: 2026-03-30