Hi, I'm Tori.
I am a software engineer keen on human-centered tech, design, and digital connection.
Projects
NWSLink
The Living Archive
Squishi
IEPordle
Insighter
NWSLink
GitHub / Aug 2024 – Present
A graph database that explores the club and teammate histories of players in the National Women's Soccer League. Extended to a web-based guessing game. Personal project.
Tech Stack
Python / Neo4j / cypher / Flask REST API / Next.js / Tailwind CSS / mocha
Experience
theCoderSchool
LA / Sep 2024 – Present
- Instructs 1:1 coding lessons Scratch, Python, and Java using personalized project-based curriculum
- Leads offsite afterschool programs, managing weekly curriculum for K-8 students across skill levels
Freelance
LA / May 2024 – Sep 2024
- Created customized portfolios using Figma, Squarespace, and WordPress, focusing on user-friendly design
- Communicated with clients to ensure product reflected personal branding
Paramount
SF / Jun – Aug 2023
- Developed CBS News app for OTT platforms using Riot.js, JavaScript, and Sass as a SWE intern
- Implemented new channel-pinning feature and resolved full-stack bugs to improve functionality and UX
- Established monorepo by utilizing Git and wrote Node.js automation scripts to optimize CI/CD workflow
Loyola Marymount University
LA / May – Jun 2023
- Designed binary classification models using python and scikit-learn to identify walking surfaces (human activity recognition)
- Achieved classification accuracy of 96.6% with K-Nearest Neighbors, highest of 4 algorithms analyzed
- Performed K-Best and Regressive Feature Elimination methods to select 16 features for use in train-test split
Undivided
LA / Feb – Jul 2022
- Created IEPordle from an open-source React project to help families learn about individualized education plans
- Ideated game elements with CEO and and research team to align product with mission and branding
Girls Who Code
Remote / Jun 2021 – Aug 2022
- Instructed virtual web development lessons to classrooms of 30 to 60 high school students and led small group breakout sessions
- Customized national curriculum to tailor experience to needs and interests of students
- Hosted office hours to support students with daily review, debugging, and college-prep mentorship
Skills
JavaScriptReactHTML/CSSUI/UX DesignNext.jsTailwind CSSFirebaseGitNodePythonNeo4jpandasCI/CDsci-kit learnTypeScriptFigmaSass/SCSSJavaSQLPostgreSQLSwiftThree.jsRJira