I'm a life-long Oregonian who can't help but smile at the smell of rain on wet pavement. (Apparently there's a word for this: petrichor.) After living in Oregon for over 22 years, I explored Michigan for a couple years and then returned back to my Oregon roots in the Silicon Forest to begin my professional career.

From 2019-2021, I attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI on merit scholarship to earn my M.S. degree from the School of Information (UMSI). My focus was on UX/UI Engineering, which means I wrote code while also taking classes and working with clients to develop foundational UX research and design skills.

Prior to attending grad school, I graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Computer Science from Pacific University in Forest Grove, OR, a small liberal arts university in the suburbs of Portland.

Throughout my education, I gained software engineering experience at three summer internships spanning three different teams, two different companies, and dozens of memorable skills and experiences in network software engineering, software architecture, full-stack application development, and technical program management. During my graduate degree, I also worked on semester and year-long UX consulting projects at large companies and non-profits organizations, including Amcor, Human Rights First, and the Southwest Florida Community Foundation (Collaboratory).

I care about learning how to better diversify tech, understand the human mind, and help other people. Approaching software development from a user-centered perspective often addresses all of the above! I'm most interested in tying my interests together to create more accessible, inclusive, and ethical software and systems.

Currently, you can find me working as a front-end developer on the Cloud Manager, which an open source web UI for the Linode API.

Outside of coding, I am a lover of erasable pens, cats, trivia, all kinds of craft projects, coloring books, and chai tea lattes. I also love reading and writing. When I am not at work programming, I'm likely volunteering at the library, curled up in a chair beside my (many) house plants with a book, or taking writing classes at the local community college.