Utilizing my creativity, human-computer interaction skills, and software development skills to design and build new software that helps make the world a better place.
Experience
Lends her expertise in HCI & UI/UX design, React, Ruby/Ruby-on-Rails, and database administration to improve and maintain this startup’s internal customer support website.
Acquired the language of Clojure to enhance the company’s flagship distributed micro-service system, entitled Charlie, which utilizes Docker, AWS suite (S3, EC2, Lambdas, and Step Functions), hipster batch, and Leiningen to screen incoming prescription refill requests for possible conflicts within physician-established protocols and the patient’s chart, and notifies delegated medical staff members of any potential harm to the patient if the prescription refill were to be completed.
Exemplifies leadership by improving internal department workflow and cohesion via establishing feasible department meeting times for this distributed team across multiple time zones, and establishing an on-call rotation that evenly distributes the burden, clearly communicates who’s on-call, and streamlines transitions between shifts.
Employed usability evaluation techniques and user-centered UI/UX design principles to create new and improved features in this triple bottom line company’s flagship software product, SchoolPace.
Collaborated with departments of non-technical disciplines.
Utilized skills in PHP, MySQL, HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery.
Acquired experience using SASS, Twig, PHPUnit, Pimple, Composer, Vagrant, and Docker, while working within the infrastructure of SchoolPace.
Routinely helped to maintain and support SchoolPace.
Lended expertise to assist in all facets of the IT department and fulfillment of the company’s mission to teach children to read.
Performed the roles of Director, Tech Lead, and Developer for all web-related services in the University Communications Department at Immaculata University.
Oversaw and lead the planning and development of all web-based projects, while managing the university’s web-based technical infrastructure, a team of web development contractors, and a balanced budget.
Utilized skills in PHP, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, Drupal, WordPress, and web development best practices to manage, maintain, and enhance the university’s 10+ Drupal, WordPress, and PHP web application sites.
Reached out to university department heads on campus to foster understanding of individual departmental marketing goals and to encourage campus-wide engagement with the websites’ content.
After 1 year of collaborating with the Web Application Developer II, became the sole lead web developer responsible for all Senior Service America Inc. (SSAI) web development.
Planned, designed, and implemented projects to help the elderly re-enter the workforce and bridge the digital divide, such as the company’s Online Job Application Tool she built from scratch in Ruby/Ruby-on-Rails, HTML5, CSS3, and jQuery.
In 2014, began incorporating design skills acquired from Masters program in Human-Computer Interaction into projects at SSAI, such as the redesign of the company website’s homepage, which leveraged PHP, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and WordPress skills.
Enhanced and maintained this non-profit organization’s company website and web applications within an Agile development environment.
2011 — 2013
Collaborated with the Senior Web Developer, the Web Designer, and content owners to maintain and improve 5+ websites at this non-profit NPR public radio station.
Extended expertise and experience with PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, WordPress, and web development best practices.
Acquired a vast knowledge of Drupal CMS to support the station’s focal Web 2.0 websites (wamu.org, thedianerehmshow.org, and thekojonnamdishow.org) and web campaigns reaching out to the WAMU 88.5 audience.
Collaborated to produce the station’s new mobile presence on wamu.org for iPhone, Android, and iPad platforms.
Sought out and proposed areas of improvement for the user experience and website architecture.
Researched and analyzed new strategies and software utilities.
Graduated to being the sole lead web developer and content manager at WAMU 88.5.
Utilized management skills to plan, implement, document, and report progress on all web initiatives and maintenance procedures.
Education
2018
DePaul University Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
Master of Science - MS
2018
2001
Wake Forest University
Bachelor of Science - BS
2001