Experience
Wall-to-Wall Studios
July 2016 - Present
Web Developer | Pittsburgh, PA
- Developing websites for smart challenger brands.
Bearded Studio
Nov 2015 - July 2016
Web Developer | Pittsburgh, PA
- Worked with all sides of a web design team, including content strategists and user research experts, to develop responsive, extensible front-end code for local non-profits and businesses.
- Helped to plan and facilitate ‘Responsive Web Design Workflows for In-House Teams’ workshop for ConvergeSE and Web Design Day conferences.
- Served as project lead to create a set web accessibility guidelines and accompanying site for a client.
Girl Develop It Pittsburgh
Oct 2015 - Present
Organizer, TA, Teacher | Pittsburgh, PA
- Organized monthly Code & Coffee to help foster community for women in tech and provide code help.
- Developed the materials for and taught the Intermediate HTML / CSS curriculum (a 2 day class).
Digital Scholarship Fellows & Beyond Penn's Treaty Project
Aug 2015 - Nov 2015
Digital Scholarship Fellowship Coordinator, Web Developer | Haverford College Libraries
- Developed a curriculum for the Haverford Digital Scholarship Fellows Program to teach foundations of the web and web development.
- Also, built the Django platform for a project focusing on Quaker and Native American relations. Integrated the existing Omeka API with the Django site, and did extensive front-end work.
Scattergood Project
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
Digital Scholarship Intern | Haverford College Libraries
- Created the entire website for the Scattergood Collection by identifying data from primary, 19th century materials which could be used in D3 visualizations, coding the database and back-end with Django, and making the front-end of the website with Foundation5.
Flyer's Boat Rental
Summers 2011 - 2014
Rental and Boat Shop Clerk, Launch Driver, Dock Staff | Provincetown, MA
- Was given increased responsibility annually. Worked 50-60 hours a week.
- Managed boat rental and repair shop businesses. Answered all phone calls and emails, made reservations, managed business cash, and did accounting for rental business. Also, instructed customers on the use of all rental boats.
Skills
Technical Skills
Django, Python, Java, Ruby, Git, HTML5, CSS3, SASS, CSS Animations, Greensock JS (GSAP), Middleman, Jekyll, Accessibility WCAG AA Standards, Responsive Design, JavaScript, jQuery, Ember JS, Angular JS, Bower / NPM, Grunt / Gulp, Foundation, Bootstrap, SQLite, PostgreSQL, WordPress
Non-technical Skills
Sketch, Photoshop, Browser Testing, Writing, Copy Editing, Proficient in Spanish
Education
Haverford College
2011-2015
Haverford, PA
- Graduated Cum Laude in 2015 with a BA in English, and minors in Computer Science and Spanish.
- Thesis title: ‘The Ocean’s Indifference: Confronting Death in the Natural Landscape of Thoreau’s Cape Cod.’
Interests
Ultimate Frisbee, Sailing, Girl Develop It Pittsburgh, Traveling, Doodling, Cooking