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evelyn@outofambit.com
https://outofambit.com

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, UCLA Extension

Los Angeles, CA, 2015-2017

Intro to Wearables, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017
UX I, Summer 2017, Winter 2017
UX Mobile, Fall 2017
Designing for Immersive Experiences, Fall 2017
Instructor, UCLA

Los Angeles, CA, 2019

Designed curriculum for and taught a six-week workshop for undergraduate and graduate students oncontributing to p5.js and discussions on how to make it more approachable for newcomers. Advised and enabledby Lauren McCarthy, UCLAWORK EXPERIENCE
Engineering Manager, Discord

Remote, 2021-Present

Managing the Presentation Frameworks group, which includes teams working on web accessibility for the Discord
client, creating internal design systems tools, and porting the Discord Android app to use React Native. Mentoringcoaching, and supporting engineers, tech leads, and managers.
p5.js Mentor, Processing Foundation

Remote, 2022-2023

Supporting the p5.js Co-lead p5.js by providing guidance, accountability, and technical context.
p5.js Co-lead, Processing Foundation

Remote, 2021-2022

Maintained code and buillt community around the creative coding library p5.js. Provided code review andtechnical support to contributors of the library. Identi ed collaborators, facilitated work by technical writers,planned online events, and spoke publicly about the value of access to software literacy.
Senior Engineering Manager, GitHub

Remote, 2020-2021

Managed engineering teams building features to help open source communities thrive on GitHub. Establishedteam and department processes, delivering feedback, scoping and planning engineering work in close
collaboration with design and product. Established engineering hiring process for department and successfully
hired and onboarded four engineers.
Senior Open Source Application Engineer, GitHub

Remote, 2018-2020

Implemented new features and maintained GitHub Desktop’s codebase. Fostered community in our open source
repository. Lead technical development of new features. Facilitated team discussions to develop stronger
processes. Managed technical release process. Participated in product planning.
Full-stack Web Developer, Carbon Five

Los Angeles, CA, 2017-2018

Built web applications for clients like Swell Investing, Moody’s Analytics, and Farmer’s Insurance. Implementedfi

new features from UI to database layers with test coverage. Mentored other developers.

User Experience Designer, BelkinLos Angeles, CA, 2016-2017

De ned user experience of consumer networking products for Linksys. Created wireframes and user ows for new
home mesh network solution and a gaming router. Conducted user interviews and usability testing.
UI Designer and Engineer, Oblong Industries

Los Angeles, CA, 2012-2015

Engineered user interfaces for corporate clients across a range of formats, from prototyping to production. Built ascreen sharing application for smart furniture, a gestural interface for an immersive oil eld simulation, and webbased geographic data visualizations. Clients included Saudi Aramco, GE, and IBM.

EDUCATION
Miami University, Oxford, OH — Psychology and Interactive Media Studies, December 2011.

TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
Leadership Panel, Girl Geek X + Discord, 2022
Intro to Open Source, Guest Lecturer, Media Arts and Practices at USC, 2021
Why I work on p5.js, CCFest Online, 2021
Contributions and Sustainability in Open Source Software Workshop, University of Denver Clinic for Open
Source Arts, 2021
Crafting Access for p5.js, Carnegie Mellon Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry #OSSTA Lecture Series, 2021
Consentful Communication in Open Source Software Panel, W3C Technical Plenary and Advisory Committee,2020Open Source as Site of Protest, ITP Open Source Hours, 2020
Pair Programming, Computer Science Education Methods with Nancy Se, 2020
Working Remotely During COVID-19, Carbon Five NYC Talk Night, 2020
Digital Weaving, Physical Computing (with Ahree Lee, Qianqian Ye, Ber n Ataman), Women’s Center for Creative
Work, 2019
Designing Beyond the Binary Panel, Ladies that UX LA Meetup, 2019
Intro to Figma, UX Workshop: Using Bartering & Mutual Aid Strategies, Gray Area, 2019
Intro to Open Source, Processing Community Day, 2019
Intro to Contributing to p5.js, p5.js Contributors Conference 2019
Handling Null, Empex LA, 2019
p5.js Approachability Lab, UCLA Conditional Lab, 2019
Intro to Programming with React, UCLA Conditional Lab, 2019
Queers and Crafts Meetup, Eyeo Festival, 2019
Coding and Weaving, Feminist Center for Creative Work, 2018
Open Source as Site of Protest, ITP Open Source Hours, 2018
Empathetic Engineering, Write/Speak/Code National Conference, 2018
Making Open Source Projects Newcomer Friendly, GitHub Constellation LA, 2018
Femmes in the Workplace Panel, Left in LA, 2017
A Queer Woman and Her Conservative Father Talk Politics: A Survival Guide, CRASH Space, 2017
Designing Network User Interfaces, Radical Networks Conference, 2017Femmes in the Workplace Panel, Left in LA, 2017
Mapping Whiteness, Feminist Center for Creative Work, 2017
Minimum Viable Documentation, Carbon Five LA Talk Night, 2017flfififi

Client API Architecture, Elixir LA Meetup, 2017

Physical Computing, Tech Jobs LA, 2016
The Future of Design, UCLA Extension Summer Program, 2016

PUBLICATIONS
it keeps happening, FLAT Journal Issue 03: After Tomorrow, 2023
How to contribute to open source software by sharing uncertainty, Critical Coding Cookbook, 2022
Why I work on p5.js, p5.js Contributor Catalog, 2021
Aligning with Intention in Open Source, Twilio Blog, 2019
Closing thoughts, p5.js 1.0 Zine, 2019
Shapemaker: A game-based introduction to programming, CGAMES, 2011

EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
Tumbleweed’s Kiss, Marfa Tumbleweed Exhibition, 2023
Self-examination poem, p5.js 1.0 Release Party, 2020Three poems, Oatmeal Magazine Release Party at Sideshow Books, 2020
My Friend’s Dog’s Gay Aunt, Me, Dog Dykes Reading at Bookshow, 2019
Three poems for Chelsea Manning, Left in LA, 2018
Please reconnect with me on LinkedIn, Sorry for Not Being _____ at UCLA Broad Art Center, Los Angeles, CA 2016
Choosing, Crash the Planet at Crash Space, Los Angeles, CA 2016

COMMUNITY
Co-organizer, Write/Speak/Code Los Angeles, 2017-2019
Mentor, Google Summer of Code (p5.js), 2018, 2019, 2020
Co-organizer, Global Service Design Jam Los Angeles Site, 2016
Co-organizer, Feedbag Los Angeles, 2013-2015

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: JavaScript (ES6+), Node.js, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SCSS, Ruby
Frameworks: Electron, React, Redux, Preact, Express, Ruby on Rails
Tools: Git, Webpack, Parcel, Rollup, Babel, Heroku, GitHub, CircleCI, TravisCI, Appveyor, Docker