I am a Javascript/Node.js Developer and graduate of Founders & Coders. I am passionate about building accessible applications with intuitive, user-friendly UIs and producing high-quality code.
| Languages | Frameworks | Testing | Tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javascript | Node.js | Tape | Git |
| SQL/Postgres | Express | Supertest | Heroku |
| HTML | Handlebars | Travis CI | styled-components |
| CSS | React | Jest | Webpack |
| Redux | NPM |
Project with Grandparents Plus
An accessible decision tree web app built to help grandparents and other carers visiting the Grandparents Plus charity's website recognize their status as a 'Kinship Carer', guide them to relevant resources, and provide information for an advice callback from the charity.
Tech stack used: React, Express, Styled Components, Parcel bundler, Jest
Correl is an application that allows users to rate symptoms and potential contributing factors. These data points are plotted on a graph to show any correlations over time.
Tech stack used: Express, Handlebars, PostgreSQL, Tape/Supertest, D3
Made as part of my application to Founders and Coders, I used this website as an opportunity to learn more about accessibility practices paying special attention to alt text in my photo gallery, running Lighthouse accessibility audits and testing with ChromeVox.
Memflip is a simple photo matching memory game that utilizes the Pixabay API for images. This project uses Node, front end and back end API calls and Nock testing.
A freeCodeCamp API project which uses geolocation and the FCC Weather API to show users their local forecast for the day.
I spent a week mentoring one of the Founders and Coders cohorts and have also mentored at meetups including Coding for Everyone and Coding for Women.
- 16 week, full-time intensive Javascript program focused on peer-learning, TDD/testing, and pair programming. The course is heavily project-based with a new project built weekly and an external client project completed at the end of the course.
California State University, Fresno (Graduated 2013)
- B.A. in Communicative Disorders/Deaf Studies - Emphasis in American Sign Language Interpreting
Responsibilities:
- Facilitating communication at the university level in a variety of courses (e.g. Early Childhood Education, Cosmetology, Intro to Web Development) as well as staff meetings, business meetings and other campus events
- Working in pairs to provide interpreting services for students, teachers and other staff
- Utilizing materials (books, powerpoints) to prepare for interpreting work ahead of classes/events