Hi! I'm Fish, a software engineer living in San Francisco.

I'm passionate about building tools that empower people.

Currently, I do so in the security space; prior to this, I architected data visualization platforms as a means to reform the justice system and designed social robots to assist children on the autism spectrum.

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I help make companies safer
as employee #2 at Elevate Security

In my current incarnation at Elevate Security, I get to combine my academic background in psychology with my love of coding to facilitate security behavior change through gamification and experiential learning. My most recent project at Elevate was as the primary front end architect of our platform for security administrators.

I speak on panels to aid
people underrepresented in tech

Enthusiastic about diversifying the next wave of software engineers and building inclusive tech communities, I offer my experience and advice on nontraditional paths into tech, overcoming imposter syndrome, and job search strategies as a panel speaker.

I am also an active member of many communities for people underrepresented in tech, a /dev/color affiliate, proud graduate of the Grace Hopper coding bootcamp/ feminist utopia, and event organizer for Girl Develop It SF.

I have a demonstrated record
of teaching and mentorship

I am passionate about paying it forward, and often dedicate my time to mentoring techies of color one-on-one through job searches. I am also an instructor at Girl Develop It SF, where I teach introductory programming classes on HTML/CSS, git, command line interfaces, algorithms, React.js, and more to help women and non-binary folks achieve their technical goals.

While in undergrad at Yale, I was a teaching assistant for CS50, leading deep dives into lecture material during weekly 90 minute sections, and providing guidance, feedback, and grades to 16 students on their weekly problem sets, quizzes, and meaty final projects.

Current projects include:

  • the salon

    ...a gathering of women and NBs to generate magic and supportive community through an exploration of digital making and creative computing.

  • fund freedom

    ...a tool to combat wealth-based jailing through real-time filtering, visualization, and the opportunity to direct donations.


In my past lives...

  • i danced professionally

    ...winning several consecutive fellowships at The Alvin Ailey School, and subsequently teaching and working at Steps on Broadway.

  • i developed an AI character

    ...for a Jibo robot, to be deployed in thirty homes of children with ASD as part of a $10m NSF funded research study on socially assisted human-robot interaction.

Get in touch

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