About me

I’m a former archaeologist and from Philadelphia. I work with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript creating accessible, performant, and accessible single-page applications in an agile environment. I get to collaborate daily with cross-functional teams of technical leads, developers, UX designers, and researchers.

My transition into web development began with community organizations and local tech meetups like Girl Develop It. I taught myself how to code on nights and weekends. Now . I found there more value in a classroom, lecture, panel or event as opposed to sitting alone in front of a computer trying to hack it on my own. Because of the enormous amount of support I received when I started out, I began giving back as soon as I could.

This site is intended to give a small window into my transition from archaeologist to technologist. Throughout this career switch, I've discovered my passion projects are web accessibility and motivating people of all backgrounds looking to break into tech.

Timeline

  • 2013 – A decade into my archaeology career, I decide I need a change. I leave my job as an Archaeologist for the American Museum of Natural History in NYC to go back to school for medical illustration. To support myself, I work as the Graphic Design Specialist for a small archaeology firm.
  • 2014 – I design and develop my first website for the archaeology firm Hunter Research and I see the possibility of a career in tech.
  • 2015 – I leave archaeology for good 👋 to be a Front End Intern at The Archer Group, a digital and brand agency in Wilmington, Delaware. Six weeks later I am hired as a Front End Developer. I develop sites for Chase Bank, Wawa, Penn Mutual, TD Bank, YMCA, and more.
  • 2017 – In an effort to get more JavaScript programming work, I move to a front end development position at Webjunto, a mobile and web development company in Philadelphia where I develop mobile applications.
  • 2018 – Webjunto closes its doors, and I move with half the team to bootstrap the startup OpenForge for several months.
  • 2018 – I accept a position as the Software Development Apprentice at Think Company so I can focus on JavaScript and React, and I am promoted to Software Developer before the end of the year.
  • 2019 – I begin a Teaching Assistant position at UPenn's Coding Bootcamp teaching full stack development. I support students learning HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Java, Bootstrap, Express.js, React.js, Node.js, Database Theory, Bookshelf.js, MongoDB, MySQL, Command Line, Git, and more.
  • 2020 – Promoted to Senior UX Engineer at Think Company 🎉

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