Software engineer and journalist based in Berlin 🇩🇪
Email / Website / LinkedIn / GitHub / Twitter / DEV
Frontend Engineer @ BRYTER (Dec 2020 - Present)
No-code platform that enables professionals to build interactive applications.
- Founding member of BRYTER's design system team and continued to provide support and extend the component library
- Wrote code in multiple architecture layers, including the application core and integrations with external services
- Implemented a new Vue 3 app using Vite to replace a legacy Vue 2 and Webpack architecture
- Technologies used: Vue, TypeScript, Jest, Testing Library, HTML, CSS, Sass, Vite, Web Components (LitElement).
Google Season of Docs 2020 | Technical Writer @ GraphQL Foundation (Aug 2020 - Jan 2021)
Google Season of Docs is a program matching experienced technical writers with open source organizations.
- Created a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) resource for graphql.org, including all the content and page functionality
- Triaged issues and reviewed pull requests to the GraphQL website
- Wrote internal documentation to improve the contributing experience
- Technologies used: CSS, React, TypeScript, Gatsby, GraphQL.
Software Engineer @ Meeshkan (Oct 2019 - Sep 2020)
Early-stage startup focused on automated API testing and NLP.
- Built the website and the initial web app that visualized the test reports
- Maintained unmock-js, an open-source fuzz testing library
- Ownership of Meeshkan's documentation and technical blog
- Technologies used: TypeScript, React, Gatsby, Chakra, Next.js, Node.js, GraphQL, REST, Jest, CircleCI, Python.
- Selected open-source work:
Frontend Engineer @ Blacklane (Mar 2018 - Sep 2019)
Professional chauffeur service available in over 300 cities worldwide.
- Worked in a cross-functional, agile team to rebuild and rebrand the B2C booking experience
- Led an accessibility initiative resulting in the website passing WCAG 2.0 requirements
- Extended and maintained a company-wide design system
- Technologies used: HTML, CSS, JavaScript ES6, React, TypeScript, Storybook, Redux, Next.js, REST, Jest, Mocha, Cypress, TravisCI.
Technical Writer @ Contentful (Sep 2017 - Feb 2018)
API-first infrastructure to create, manage and distribute content.
- Ownership of Contentful's technical blog
- Wrote developer experience documentation
- Assistance with information architecture and UX writing for the web app
- Technologies used: React, Gatsby, Node.js, GraphQL, REST, Contentful.
- Selected writing:
- JavaScript SDK guide
- Node.js example app and courses
- Concept references: Domain model, Multiple environments
This section only accounts for work done post-career change.
Acting Editor @ Future of Sex (Apr 2022 - Present)
Online publication that provides insights into how emerging technologies are expanding human sexuality.
- Oversee a team of writers and maintain the editorial focus for futurist publication attracting more than 50,000 monthly visitors and 90,000 monthly page views
- Develop article ideas for writers and edit work for readability, grammar, and accuracy
- Analyze website traffic and social media analytics to improve online reach and ensure optimal SEO performance
Previously worked as a Reporter from Dec 2020 - Apr 2022
- Researched and wrote original stories on sex and technology for sophisticated online audience
- Selected articles:
Freelance Writer (Mar 2020 - Present)
Regular contributor to Sex for Every Body. Other articles in Autostraddle, Silicon Allee, Curve Magazine, and elsewhere.
Contributing Editor @ FLURT Magazine (Mar 2016 - Sep 2018)
Magazine for socially conscious young people who want to create their own media.
- Wrote over 20 articles for print and web focused on technology and activism
- Edited and curated online-exclusive content
- Selected articles:
EU Conference Team Member @ Write the Docs (Jul 2019 - Present)
Technology conference focused on documentation systems, tech writing theory, and information delivery.
- Emceed the last in-person event in 2019 and the first virtual event in 2020
- Introduced speakers and faciliated Q&A sessions
Workshop Lead @ New Devs on the Block (Jul 2019 - Dec 2021)
Free, two-day workshops to help people build their first website.
- Creating a curriculum that covers HTML, CSS and a bit of JavaScript
- Preparing supplemental presentations on topics like accessibility and animations
- Events in Nürnberg and Vienna, now post-poned due to the COVID-19 outbreak
Web Development Instructor @ ReDI School of Digital Integration (Feb 2017 - Aug 2021)
Non-profit digital school for tech-interested newcomers applying for asylum in Germany.
- Built and continuously developed the course curriculum with a team of 4-8 other instructors
- Led classes to improve student comprehension of React, HTML, CSS and general web design principles
- Mentored students through presentations and job search
- Note: Took a break from teaching in 2019
Co-Organizer @ QueerJS (Jun 2019 - Dec 2021)
🏳️🌈 A meetup for everyone where queer speakers take the stage.
- Selected speakers and scheduling events
- Fostered an inclusive community and enforced the code of conduct
- 🐻 Previously co-organized BerlinJS from May 2018 - May 2020
-
JSHeroes live in Cluj 🇷🇴 (Jun 9, 2022)
Humanizing Your Documentation -
single-threaded Podcast (released on Mar 31, 2021)
Crying at work
Want me to speak at your event?
💖 Check out my website for more information.
Won First Place @ Rainbows End Sex Tech Hackathon (May 2021)
Built Tentilex, a wearable armband that records your hand movement and generates a live 3D-model.
Top Author Recognition @ DEV (2019 - 2020)
Named one of the Top 500 authors in 2019. Also wrote two articles that ranked in the weekly Top 7:
- How to remove condescending language from documentation
- Onboarding a junior developer to your team? Here's 12 tips.
Won Best Project @ Geek Girl Carrots Berlin Hackathon (Oct 2017)
Created Qarma, an online platform to report and retrieve lost & found objects for travelers abroad.
🇺🇸 English: Native
🇩🇪 German: B1
12-week intensive coding course focused on full-stack JavaScript
SPICED Academy - Berlin, Germany (Apr 2017 - Jun 2017)
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies
Beloit College - Beloit, Wisconsin, USA (2011 - 2015)
Washington Semester Program for Journalism and New Media
American University - Washington DC, USA (Fall 2014)
International Exchange studying Political Science
Yeditepe Üniversitesi - Istanbul, Turkey (Spring 2013)