May 2019 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Support 10-13 engineers in their quest to grow in their careers both within our organization and in the future
• Collaborate with our Talent team to interview, hire, and onboard top engineering talent
• Collaborate with a team of managers to continually improve department wide process and communication to ensure the highest team performance
• Provide individual's feedback on both code and interpersonal experiences to promote empathy, growth, and technical excellence

May 2018 – May 2019 · 1 yr

• Managed four direct reports and support them through 1:1's and direct feedback
• Discussed, planned, and implemented process and hiring improvements as part of the engineering management team
• Led development of full stack features on a team of five focused on increasing customer's ability to practice concepts

Oct 2017 – May 2018 · 7 mos

• Developed full stack features using React and Rails as part of a cross functional team
• Reviewed teammates' code to provide feedback and increase our confidence and consistency
• Led the team to achieving our goals by removing blockers, writing stories, and helping ensure continual forward progress
• Organized and planned coding events for Lessonly engineers and Girl Develop It
• Facilitated a book club focused on reading and discussing Nonviolent Communication
• Led an internal committee with a focus on improving our hiring process

Jun 2016 – Oct 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Greater Denver Area

Aug 2014 – May 2016 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Chicago Area

• Assist aspiring programmers from all backgrounds change their career paths by teaching web development fundamentals, empathy, and communication skills
• Guide students in pair programming, version control, and agile practices in preparation for team projects
• Deliver daily lectures, code reviews, and student assessments and collaborate with staff on the development and implementation of an improved curriculum for students
• Continually iterate on Engineering Empathy curriculum with small group of instructors and counselors
• Instruct group of 10-25 students in the following areas:
• JavaScript
• Ruby
• Sinatra
• Rails
• HTML & CSS
• Database Design
• Software Testing (RSpec & Jasmine)

Apr 2014 – Jun 2014 · 2 mos · Greater Chicago Area

• Learned and practiced the following skills for 9 weeks:
• Web application development in Ruby using Rails and Sinatra and JavaScript using Angular.js
• Database management with SQL (PostgreSQL, SQLite) and ActiveRecord
• Test Driven Development with RSpec and Capybara
• Front-end design with CSS3, jQuery, AJAX
• Version control with Git
• Agile development (daily pair programming, user stories, iterations)
• Built a fully functional Typing Trainer single-page application for novice programmers by learning and implementing Angular.js, D3, and CoffeeScript in 8 days.

May 2011 – Jun 2013 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Darlington, South Carolina

• Improved student’s passing rate from 55% to 91% on the annual state standardized test which led students to highest achievement improvement in entire school of 1200 students
• Educated a socio-economically diverse, various ability-level group of 130 seventh grade students which includes students with math learning disabilities and gifted students
• Guided 52 students to successfully advance from standard math classes to Honors math
• Tutored students every day before school, twice a week after school, and assisted students with absent work and extra tutoring in all subjects daily during lunch time

Jan 2010 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr 5 mos · Columbus, Ohio Area

• Involved in entire scientific research process to determine the circumstances in which deliberation or going with your intuition leads to optimal decision-making outcomes
• Analyzed data from over 100 student participants using SPSS and other statistical tools
• Presented research findings at the national Society of Judgment and Decision Making convention

Aug 2009 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos · Columbus, Ohio Area

• Assisted event staff with planning and executing campus-wide lectures featuring notable speakers
• Developed spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel to track guest data