About Me

Programmer | Traveler | Middle East Enthusiast | Lifelong Learner

I am a Washington DC-based software developer with experience primarily in React, Redux, JavaScript, and TypeScript as well as in Ruby on Rails and Nodes.js.

Beyond code, I am an avid international traveler (semi-retired backpacker and recently, rehabilitated scuba diver -- 37 dives and counting). My professional experience before becoming a developer includes running professional development programs for teachers on the Middle East at New York University as well as running a film festival at a Turkish nonprofit. Although not code-related, these are accomplishments that I am still proud of because I helped foster a more nuanced and humanistic understanding of the peoples of the Middle East for teachers and New Yorkers. Even though my day job is now as a programmer, my sensibilities are still much informed by my liberal arts educational background and I truly believe that that makes me a more valuable team player.

My first dev job was as a JavaScript Developer working on Naviance, a college & career readiness platform, at Hobsons. As of February 2020, I work as an IT Specialist (Software Developer) at the Refugee and Asylum Program within U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services.

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Projects

Travel N Host

    A single-page web application inspired by Couchsurfing. Utilizes a React RESTful front-end architecture with a Redux framework and a Ruby on Rails backend. Integrates Google Maps API to accurately map users in 17 destinations.

Yoshi Jump!

A browser game featuring the cutest dinosaur from Super Mario World (1990) built with plain JavaScript and HTML Canvas.

BaseRecord

A custom Ruby ORM library that abstracts away complicated SQL queries and provides an intuitive interface for users to perform database operations in an object-oriented manner.

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Skills

  • Redux

  • React.js

  • Ruby

  • JavaScript

  • Rails

  • jQuery

  • HTML

  • CSS

  • POSTGRESQL

  • HEROKU

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Education

  • App Academy

    Full Stack Development

  • Georgetown University

    MA, Arab Studies - Earned and maintained a full merit scholarship and living stipend ($120k+ value)

  • Columbia University

    MA, Anthropology

  • Duke University

    BS, Economics

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