Boston, Massachusetts, United States
I'm Allison and I'm a full-stack software engineer and Northeastern graduate. I love problem solving and am always striving to learn new things, rather that's professionally via new technologies/programming languages or by picking up new hobbies. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my friends and learning new crafts/hobbies. Most recently, I've learned how to sew and am looking into crocheting house plants! I also enjoy photography, focusing primarily on flowers and animals - I have a few on display of the "About Me" page of my website, feel free to check them out!
• Contributed to the full-stack development of the Lens product by refactoring common configuration to expand re-usability and clarity, implementing new functionality via Typescript, quickly pushing out bug-fixes that affect multiple teams, and reviewing cross-team PRs. • Co-led work on enhancements to an internal React app by organizing meetings with the backend team to refine tickets and remove blockers, and by delegating work to multiple new hires. • Led an effort to refactor Redux code in order to ready an updated product for client use and allow the team to begin deprecating the legacy version. This allowed for better support of caching and reduced the number of page re-renders from 2-3 times to 1, creating a more seamless experience for the user. • Maintained consistent communication and negotiation with Product Owners within an Agile workflow to make sure that story requirements are clear and Acceptance Criteria is met, while still considering tradeoffs with functionality and business timelines. • Actively engaged with the co-op program by leading multiple interviews alongside current co-ops, co-leading and planning onboarding for all co-ops in the Spring 2024 cycle, and by acting as a supervisor to provide technical and professional support for a co-op on my team
• Enhanced Javascript code to deliver new functionality to market intelligence product, improving benchmarking visualization and customization. • Worked on a small team to restructure Java backend code and consistently communicated with the data team in order to support new datasets. • Led an epic to enhance tooltips and HighCharts chart decoration whilst maintaining an open line of communication with the Product Owner to adapt to changing requirements.
Fundamentals of Computer Science II
• Integrated Github with services such as Azure DevOps and MS Teams through Github Actions. • Maintained codebase through automation tools using the Github API and yaml workflows to gate on PRs and track technical debt. • Contributed to a feature in C# by creating a script to autogenerate the API, making a wrapper class, writing a qualifier, and providing unit tests with full code coverage.