About
I'm a software designer and developer with a passion for creating frictionless user experiences to help people flourish in the languages that are most important to them. With 15 years of experience, I can make your app or website more focused, usable, and accessible to fulfill your business needs while helping your users.
Projects
An open Bible translation software platform. This successor of Paratext 9 offers cross-platform access, collaboration, and a modular extension system for tailored experiences. It prioritizes user experience and faster development.
Paratext is the premiere software tool for teams worldwide to translate, edit, and publish scripture and Bibles. Studio is the successor of Paratext 9. It offers cross-platform access, collaboration, and a modular extension system.
Designed and developed a custom career opportunities website in SvelteKit and Tailwind CSS.
Ethnologue.com, an esteemed academic reference begun by SIL in 1951, owes its success to the countless individuals who generously shared their language knowledge. We redesigned and remade it to honor their contributions and make language information more accessible to a wider audience.
A web app that gives employees better access to their international NGO's self-funded property insurance (mutual aid) plan.
Tangerine transforms the way teachers, coaches, and researchers assess and observe learning in low-income countries
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Work Experience
Solo UX designer for an organization with ~50 software developers.
Design, data analytics, and front-end development for a product similar to Google Analytics for a massive air-gapped network.
Connecting data centers, evaluating security software, porting legacy projects, data science, cloud development with virtual machines, front-end development, user experience, lexicography, and human language technology
Researched cost-effective, sustainable solutions; maintained existing equipment; trained field workers in areas of technology; installed and upgrade equipment in field sites; consulted with field teams on projects. Products included long-range wifi; network design, consulting and troubleshooting; network and power systems monitoring; generator and battery backup and
solar power.
Taught Chinese students with backgrounds ranging from K12 English teachers to seminary students.
Analyzed property lease and easement contracts for a large acquisition of radio stations and billboards; compiled summaries and timelines for when contracts needed to be renewed.
Side Projects
A journal of Christian thought
Education
Certifications
We have the courage to believe that redemption is possible—even in the face of betrayal, pain, abuse, and trauma. The world is in need of kind, courageous leaders who are trained to offer deep care for the sake of healing, freedom, and redemption.
Lasting change requires the capacity to understand and delve into the complex realms of the human condition. This program is designed for a diverse array of leaders and practitioners caring for people in a variety of contexts—from professional counseling settings to church communities, and nonprofit organizations to business settings.
Awards
Full undergraduate tuition and salary