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.
- Founders and Coders course - 1 week of mentoring, leading workshops on Git/GitHub, Accessibility
- Codebar
- Coding for Everyone & Coding for Women
- Get into Tech: North Kensington
- 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:
- Providing voice-to-sign and sign-to-voice interpretations for students, teachers, and other college staff
- 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
- Maintaining communication with teams and Interpreting Coordinator to course-related changes or situations in need of addressing
- Utilizing materials (lecture notes, handouts, course textbooks) to prepare for interpreting work ahead of classes/events