So, who is Beatrice?

Personality

Bold, Cheerful, Empathic

I will be the first or second to go stand up in front of a crowd of strangers and present a new idea. Integrity is a core value that informs all other values for me. I am willing to say what may make others uncomfortable if it necessary to address core issues with trust or performance in a team.

My enthusiasm has a 99% up time. Get me talking about any of my hobbies and I will brighten up like the fourth of July. Discovering the hobbies and values of my team members is core to my personal team building strategy. I take care to determine the underlying reasons behind people's actions to help encourage trust among the team.

Background

Childhood

I've have always involved my self in some form of art or design, for as long as I remember. I can't imagine my life without it. But it was never about personal expression. Problem solving is core to my identity. It is my default state in any situation, casual or crisis. I also loved playing video games. Something about the immersion and interactivity called to me. Before entering college I knew I wanted to design solutions for life's problems with a little help from technology.

Education

I majored in Digital Art, concentrating on web design. The web seemed to be a gateway for many people to improve their life. However you cannot design for a medium you know nothing about. So I minored in web development and then obtained another degree in marketing. Problem solving in the design space requires basic knowledge in both business and development to succeed. The designer must act as a facilitator between those two disciplines. This has informed all of my decisions in past and continued education.

Career

I have spent more than eight years building my skills in software engineering. The later half of that time was focused on deepening my leadership abilities. You can look at my LinkedIn profile for where I worked.

Skills & Abilities

Software Development

• Develop interfaces between Drupal 8 back end and Angular front end using JSON:API specification
• Assess and contribute to state management implementation with NGXS in new and existing Angular applications
• Develop resilient and modular systems in PHP following clean code and Drupal best practices
• Configure and maintain visual regression, unit, and integration testing coverage for automated CI environments
• Evangelize efforts for accessibility standards, training, and testing
• Lead effort to develop enterprise wide custom web component design system with Stencil.js
• Architect scalable full stack solution and manage execution of a large e-learning application

Leadership & Project Management

• Develop and present in depth educational training on interpersonal communication and devops, with clear takeaways for team members
• Facilitate developer meetings and sprint retros across multiple projects and teams
• Facilitate interviews and develop a standardized evaluation criteria to equitably review candidates
• Communicate development tradeoffs with team and stakeholders that balance business KPIs and available development resources
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop project timelines and document progress in a combination of agile and waterfall environments
• Meet with stakeholders and internal team members to gather functional requirements and advise on overall web application strategy