🚀 Developer | Designer | Dog-Dad | #TechForGood
🌎 Based in Colorado
From marine biology to software engineering, my career has been a journey of blending science, education, and technology. I’m passionate about building software that is impactful, intuitive, and community-centered.
💡 What drives me?
- Creating accessible, user-friendly web applications
- Exploring the intersection of AI, UX, and environmental sustainability
- Helping others learn to code through mentorship and teaching
- Designing tech solutions that benefit communities and make a difference
- Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, HTML, CSS
- Front-End: React, Redux, Web Accessibility
- Back-End: Node.js, RESTful APIs, AWS
- DevOps & Testing: CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Unit & Integration Testing
- Design & UX: UI/UX Design, Figma, Miro
- Other: Automation, AI for Business, Data Processing
🔹 Built a customizable data export feature for enterprise sales & marketing teams
🔹 Designed UI enhancements using React & TypeScript
🔹 Worked across Front-End, Back-End & data ingestion to integrate APIs
🔹 Automated CI/CD pipelines & built internal tooling to streamline operations
- Teaching Assistant @ Upright Education – Educating the next generation of software engineers
- Student Mentor @ Turing School of Software & Design – Helping students through code reviews, UI/UX feedback & mock interviews
Before coding, I worked in marine biology, conservation, and outdoor education across the U.S., the Bahamas, Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Honduras. Some of my favorite roles:
🔹 Educational Coordinator @ Andros Nature Conservancy – Developed environmental education curriculums
🔹 Research Assistant @ Osa Conservation, Costa Rica – Led sea turtle conservation projects
🔹 Lead Facilitator @ Sustainable Summer – Guided sustainability programs for students
📺 PBS Documentary on Public Interest Technology (Spring 2025) – Interviewed leaders in Public Interest Technology while traveling across the country in a neon green RV 🚐
🔍 Fun Fact: When I’m not coding, you’ll probably find me diving into a D&D campaign or video game, hiking the Rockies with my dog, or geeking out over something I just learned that day! 🐙 🎲