EXPERIENCE
Lead Front-End Engineer, Stitch Fix
August 2018 – Current
- Lead technical projects - writing specs, breaking down tasks, collaborating with business partners and stakeholders
- Build performant web experiences for new clients leveraging a custom built React static site generator
- Introduce front-end best practices for accessibility, performance, etc across teams
Software Engineer, Nava PBC
April 2017 – July 2018
- Tech lead on the HealthCare.Gov marketplace application
- Along with individual contribution, I provide pairing, technical direction, and mentorship to teammates
- Handle complex relationships with stakeholders and other contract teams within the HealthCare.Gov ecosystem
- Work closely with engineers, designers, and product to research, redefine, and build the next version of HealthCare.Gov
- Build scalable web applications that serve 30+ Million Americans
November 2015 – March 2017
- Work closely with designers, product managers, and full-stack engineers to implement new features across our platform, Chorus
- Work with other engineers to redefine the architecture and tooling for the front-end of our platform
- Contribute to our front-end work flow and guidelines across our team
- Unify 8 brands (300+ websites) onto a single core platform.
- Mentor and help new teammates
- Lead a monthly front-end skill-share
- Work with other Product Team members and leadership on developing a culture for hosting events and contributing back to the community
- Create guidelines and advocate for Accessibility within the company
May 2014 – November 2015
- Post Vox.com launch, worked with a product manager, a designer, and a full-stack engineer to implement new features and bug fixes to support the site and editorial needs. Including launching embeddable card stacks.
- Worked with a product manager, a designer, and Editorial staff on developing interactive feature layouts for Polygon
May 2012 – May 2014
- Worked as one of the founding designers of Polygon
- Worked with editorial staff and a designer on developing interactive feature layouts
- Led front-end development for the corporate website
SKILLS
Proficient in: JavaScript, React, Sass/CSS, HTML, Webpack, Git, front-end testing (Jest, Enzyme, etc), accessibility best practices, front-end performance best practices
Knowledge of: Ruby / Ruby on Rails, SQL, Node, Python, AWS
AWARDS
DCFemTech Powerful Woman Programmers
2015, 2016, 2018 Recipient
Trending Power Women in DC
2016 & 2017 Recipient
INVOLVEMENT
DCFemTech Leadership
2018 – Current
DCFemTech Member
2014 – Current
CSSConf Australia
2016 Speaker
SassConf
2015 Speaker
SassyDC Meetup Organizer
2014 – 2016
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design & Minor in Computer Science
American University