I'm a software engineer specializing in full-stack web development. My past experience working with law firms and non-profits gives me a unique perspective on the software and technical needs of those fields.

I think of myself as an accomplished improviser. I'm quick on my feet and am accustomed to hitting the ground running, a fact demonstrated by my diverse work history and contract assignments.

I graduated this spring from Bloc's 24-week Full Stack Developer course, an industry standard-setting course from the oldest coding school in the nation.

While I was at Bloc, I completed a small but diverse set of projects, including a modern music app on AngularJS, and a social wiki Software-as-a-Service app on Ruby on Rails. Outside of the program, I built my portfolio as a React project and also built an app with MeteorJS. I worked hard to cultivate both breadth and depth of understanding of the entire technology stack in each project and rigorously followed the best industry practices, including Test-Driven Development.

Before Bloc, I worked as the Executive Administrative Coordinator at the California Appellate Project. My work was very demanding then -- I was working to meet the internal administrative and technical needs at every level of the organization's two offices. I liked all things having to do with technology, so I worked on CAP's web presence, email campaigns, internal training documents, customer and client services, SQL database, and other technical projects whenever the opportunity arose.

At my last job, I wrote code (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) but mostly it was plain English that organized and galvanized legal remedies for death row inmates. As a project manager, I'm used to putting people first, because I solve problems for people. Since then I've written full stack apps in many different JavaScript and Ruby frameworks. I believe in the power of tech to help people.