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I come from a non-traditional technology background,

having earned a degree in Literatures and Cultures in English from Brown University. I discovered my passion for technology by taking an English course called “Electronic Media.” My capstone project for that class was to build a website from scratch using self-taught HTML, CSS, and Adobe Dreamweaver to tell a creative non-fiction story.

Completing this project showed me there’s not a huge leap from reading and writing words to reading and writing code.

The following semester, I accepted a work-study position with Brown's Scholarly Technology Group and built a website to house 30 years of a sociology professor's research on the Catskills Mountains.

These experiences with coding ignited my pursuit of technology as a career.

In 2011, I accepted a web developer position with the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Since then, I've worked for small, medium, and large companies primarily as a web developer and consultant.

Achievements

I am a 2016 recipient of The Apex Society’s Power 30 Under 30™ Award in Science and Technology, and also a panelist.

Each year, the society honors 30 individuals under the age of 30 across the United States that have achieved extraordinary success.

In honor of Women's History Month (March 2019), I was selected to speak on a panel ("Wisdom from Black Women in Tech") discussing my experience as a Black woman working in technology.

In 2021, I was awarded Digital Management, Inc.'s (DMI) Hi-Five Award, which honors a team or project that's been recognized by the customer and DMI leadership as having delivered measurable results that testify to the project team’s exceptional level of dedication, delivery, excellence and/or innovation.

Other Interests

My work has been published online and in print,

appearing on The Victorian Web and within the pages of Neohelicon, Sports Illustrated ("The Basketball Book"; "In the Paint"), and the Yale University Press holiday catalog.

TL;DR?

I am a tech-saavy native Washingtonian who enjoys live music, trying new restaurants, going to cultural events, and spending time with family, friends, and my cat-slash-fur child, Coco Lopez.