Before
In my final 2 years at Stetson University, I conducted Herpetology + Invasive Species research while also serving my peers as both a Biology and Writing Teaching Assistant. After receiving a B.S. in both Biology and Chemistry, I was privileged to help my community as a veterinary technician in gold standard animal hospitals for over 2.5 years. While managing animal hospitals, I learned full stack web development through the part time, remote bootcamp 100Devs. I built multiple projects individually and in cross-functional teams and successfully delivered websites to multiple paid clients. After graduating 100Devs, I went back to my roots. I began writing regularly and started a LinkedIn series called "Posting until I'm hired". I began teaching again through mentoring and career coaching. Pretty quickly, I got my first tech role as a Founding Engineer at a startup. That didn't last very long, so I tried it again at another startup... and that didn't last very long either. Ahh, startup life 🤷♀️
Now
Since July 2023, I've been a Software Engineer at Clerk. For a majority of my time at Clerk, I've pretty much had sole ownership over the Clerk Docs. Now, I'm managing a teammate! I've helped the Docs grow from a CMS to a full-fledged, open source repository with over 400 docs. I also like to help out other teams where I can to gain more product knowledge and bond with my Clerk family. 💜 For me, people come first. As a BIPOC LGTBQ+ neurodivergent Woman in tech, I'm passionate about supporting others, especially those from underrepresented groups. My experiences in adversity have helped me gain profound perspective and fathomless empathy. Outside of tech, I'm a huge music connoisseur with an affinity for electric guitars. I also enjoy jamskating, reading about philosophy and Roman history, cooking, lifting weights, and watching anime.