A three-year-old misspelled 'Amy' and gave me the nickname 'Yam.' It stuck.
I am excited to focus on creating clean and engaging web experiences that help humanity. Before becoming an Engineer, I worked in Social Work and Clinical Research. I got into the tech sector because I realized I could have a lot more impact on humanity and in a lot more realms if I learned to code.
I am a Rubyist at heart, but I'm borderline addicted to learning new technologies and I'm always looking for ways to level up. Along with Ruby I've used Ruby on Rails for 2 years along with HTML5 and CSS3. I've also used JavaScript, WordPress and PHP to deliver the best product for clients' needs. My strongest soft skill is writting and communicating technical ideas to less-technically-inclined people.
Before coding:
2 years as a Nutrition Educator
2 years in Clinical Research
2 years as a Case Manager for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
I've traveled to 17 countries and my experiences include: teaching English to Monks in Nepal and working on an archaeology field project in Peru.
I even learned to code in Brazil in 2017. I got good at Ruby and remained terrible at Portuguese.
I Also Like:
Writing
· Comedy · Yoga · Humans · Trivia · Adventure · Podcasts · Cooking · Mountains · Change · Staying Woke · Candy
Simplifies meal trains. Connect with friends, save your recipes, see a calendar of planned meals.
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A marketplace platform for teachers to post lessons and students to book classes Uber style: quick and easy.
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Amateur and home chefs host meal experiences; eaters book a gormet homecooked meal
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Currently, I'm freelancing and contracting with a Mexico City-based start up. Check out my Github to see what I'm working on. Or you can always ask me
I'm dedicated to learning new technologies and expanding the base that I already have. These are my main tools.
Ruby
JavaScript
PHP
CSS
Heroku
Git
HTML
JQuery
Ruby on Rails
React
PostgreSQL
WordPress