Résumé

Experience

Software Engineer III

July 2022May 2025
Saga EducationRemote
  • Developed EdTech, including dashboards, games and collaboration tools, used by program administrators, math tutors and students
  • Built TypeScript GraphQL APIs on Node.js with performant SQL and MongoDB database operations
  • Developed frontends with Haxe, JavaScript, HTML, Sass and Svelte
  • Collaborated with artists to design and script an automated asset pipeline in Ruby, streamlining the ingestion of layered Photoshop files for integration with Saga's largest educational game title
  • Administered builds and deployment of Saga's flagship products to QA and production environments
  • Developed unit tests, refactored legacy tests, and created new test infrastructure to improve code maintainability

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Dec 2021March 2022
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon
  • Lectured, facilitated, and graded two weekly studios each consisting of 25 students
  • Accommodated studios to be hybrid (available remote and in-person) so that students affected by COVID-19 could still attend
  • Taught students how to use Microsoft Excel and Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT)
  • Taught students teamwork and problem-solving skills
  • Managed group work allocation and communication conflicts

Graduate Research Assistant

Sept 2020Dec 2021
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon
  • Created computer science teaching materials for middle school math teachers utilizing physical games and an educational coding language
  • Trained and managed a team of 3 undergraduate student researchers
  • Gathered information on curriculum and teacher effectiveness by observing and conducting interviews with middle school teachers
  • Lectured, facilitated, and graded for engineering class studios

Computer Science Teaching Assistant

Dec 2017Dec 2019
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon
  • Taught students computer science fundamentals and programming skills in Python and C++
  • Instructed and guided labs of 15 to 30 students
  • Hosted office hours for students in need of assistance
  • Graded up to 20 programming assignments per week
  • Lectured as a substitute instructor for classes of over 50

Software Engineering Intern

April 2019Sept 2019
McAfeeHillsboro, Oregon
  • Successfully administered the migration of software defect tracking information from Bugzilla to Jira for all software development teams at McAfee as a part of an initiative to streamline agile processes
  • Wrote SQL and JQL queries to gather relevant product defect information for management reports

Software Development Intern

June 2018Sept 2018
U.S. BankPortland, Oregon
  • Developed tools in C# and Perl for credit card information processing

Education

Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching

2021
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OregonGPA: 4.0
  • Completed coursework on how to effectively teach adult learners
  • Created syllabi and lesson content for university computer science courses

B.S. Computer Science

2020
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OregonGPA: 3.7

    High School Diploma

    2016
    Wilson High SchoolPortland, OregonGPA: 3.6